Houston Sustainability Indicators
Active Project? | No |
Year Project Began: | 2010 |
Year of Last Input: | 2019 |
Last Updated: | Nov 20 2019 |
Project Location: Houston |
State / Province: Texas |
Country: United States |
Lead Organization: Sustainability Solutions Lab, Rice University |
Type of Organization: Educational Organization |
Geographic Scope
MunicipalityIssue Areas
Children & Youth, Civic Engagement, Climate Change, Demography, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Equity, Governance, Health & Wellbeing, Housing, Infrastructure, Land Use, Other, Poverty, Social, Sustainability, Transportation, PopulationDescription
The Houston Sustainability Indicators (HSI) project is a long-range effort to assist with the measurement and characterization of community sustainability and urban sustainability in Houston. Metrics for the chosen indicators were defined and are measured based on literature review; expert and advisory consultation; and data availability.
Has Perfomance Measures?
YesMetrics are defined to measure each indicator. Index values are not used.
Project URL
http://www.houstoncommunitysustainability.org/Other Partners
City CountyProject Contact:
David AbrahamSustainability Solutions Lab, Rice University - Educational Organization
DAbraham@Rice.edu
Houston, TX. 77005 TX USA