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PSY 460 Implications for the Future

Discussion on future psychological trends and their societal implications.

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    Running head: Implications for the Future 1 Implications for the Future PSY 460 Student: Instructor: Date: In your essay, you explored the flooding issues in Houston, Texas, analyzing the economic, political, and legal implications. Drawing on your findings, propose a comprehensive solution to address these flooding challenges. In your response, be sure to discuss the barriers to implementing your proposed solution and how these obstacles can be overcome. Additionally, reflect on the role of environmental psychology in shaping policies related to flood management. Word Count Requirement: 1500 - 2000 words

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    Implications for the Future 2 Water Control: Flooding Issues in Houston, Texas The rationale of this essay is to explore and discuss the flooding issues in Houston, Texas. As a section of this analysis, this paper can assess the economical, political, and legal implications of Houston’s flooding. It’ll conjointly justify the link that science has got to environmental preservation, and can produce an answer to the problem at hand. within the method of proposing a conceivable resolution, this paper can discuss the economic, political, and legal barriers of the answer, however they will be overcome, and why this resolution are going to be in. Flooding problems in Houston, Texas Houston, American state is home to over 2 million people, and is that the fourth largest town at intervals of America. It set within the Southeastern a part of the state of American state, and sits roughly fifty feet higher than water level. Houston is understood for its renowned nickname of the lake town, because it is home to over a pair of, 500 miles of manmade rivers. Th is man made rivers area unit the town of Houston’s method of containing and channeling rain water to the ocean. This various system was a way required installation attributable to the city’s position, as compared to the ocean level (Bayou Preservation, 2012). Currently, Houston suffers from severe flooding problems (i.e. flash floods, urban floods, stream and lake floods), and relying upon the realm of city, the chance of high and slow moving floodwaters increase. Because the city’s population continues to rise, the roughly 650 sq. miles

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    Implications for the Future 3 that include the town continues to become additional jammed (urbanization). As such, the urban flooding problems still worsen, and also the town of Houston endlessly discusses a way to combat, and eventually stop the constant reoccurrences ("Floods and flash floods," 2012). Economic, Political, and Legal Implications of Houston's Flooding The Revised policies, originally established by the Harris County control District and town of Houston, consider addressing the flood and voidance issues, and examine the planned courses of action developed by native governments. There area unit 3 sections of state chargeable for the city’s storm water drainage; flood injury modification and water worth: the town of Houston, Harris County control District (HCFCD), and Harris - Galveston Coastal Subsidence District (Publics Works, 2013). The City of Houston’s overall agenda is to produce a range of services to native residents, which incorporates the answerableness for conserving community curbs, gutters, and voidance ditches. The Harris County control District and Harris - Galveston Coastal Subsidence District’s purpose is to be accountable for flood injury modification and developments that area unit appropriate for the general public and its natural values. Primary effects may well be physical destruction unsteady from bridges, cars, buildings, sewer systems, roadways, canals, and a number of other forms of structures. Fatalities from flooding embrace, however don't seem to be restricted to people and placental mammal UN agency exit attributable to changing into submerged underwater. Secondary effects would have an effect on water provides as impure water will cause plagues and viruses, and also the purity of uncontaminated potable becomes vulnerable. Viruses will cause unhealthful conditions, and also the eruption of water - borne

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    Implications for the Future 4 diseases, which might conjointly cause agriculture and food provide inadequacy as a result of the loss of entire harvests. The tertiary and semi - permanent effects of floods will cause economic hardship as a result of short - run drops in touristy, reconstruction prices, and evaluation will increase as an instantaneous result of shortages. The City of Houston’s political persons embrace the city manager of Houston, council members, and also the Depart of structure and Engineering. Our Mayor, Anise D. Parker and council members area unit guilty of making decisions with regard to town plans, goals, and also the applicable amount of town capitals to pledge toward flood reductions. they're conjointly accountable for making laws with regard to floods and voidance at intervals the town. the general public Works Department is guilty of execution the alternatives created by the city manager and council members. The Department of structure and Engineering’s primary focus is storm water management. at intervals that broad platform, the department focuses on variety of things, that include: storm water condition and capability, detention provides, plat and set up authorization, contemporary and extended varieties elementary development, synchronization with the Harris County control District (HCFCD) on structure and engineering productions, stockholder announcements, and flood awareness for the town (Harris County control District, 2010) The City of Houston, Harris County, and the State of Texas appropriated a number of stages to generate a legal outline for unexpected flood relief. In 1937, Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) was created by the Texas Legislature initially to be a local partner with the Federal Corps of Engineers for these two flood control reservoirs and other flood control developments in and around Houston (Blackburn & Dunbar, 2008). The District prearranged accountability for running our local waterways “for domestic, municipal, flood

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