About the Institute
The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas was formally established on May 14, 2020 by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents following the passage of House Bill 2345 by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019. The Institute’s mission is to facilitate the integration of analytical tools and state-level decisions related to disaster resiliency. Through collaborative efforts, the Institute aims to deliver critical research on disaster risk reduction, support state agencies with data analytics and decision-making tools, and generate evidence-based solutions that help Texas communities become more resilient over the long term.
“By working with Texas A&M University System partners, other institutions of higher education, public agencies, and other entities, the Institute will become a leader in developing analytical tools that support more disaster-resilient communities.”
Texas Disaster Information System
The cornerstone project for the Institute is the Texas Disaster Information System (TDIS). This project is currently in the planning phase, but will be an interactive, analytical, and visual web-based spatial data system designed to support more resilient decision making at the state level.
Latest Publications
Emergency Water Distribution Systems to Improve Spatial Equality and Spatial Equity in a 1 Heterogeneous Community with Differing Mobility Characteristics
Prepared For: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Protective Action Decision-Related Travel
Prepared For: Natural Hazards Review
Rectifying a flood data desert one step at a time: a co-created, engaged scholarship approach
Prepared For: Journal of Applied Communication Research
How about Now? Changes in Risk Perception before and after Hurricane Irma
Prepared For: Sustainability
Latest News
IDRT Faculty Member and Former Student are Showcased at SXSW
United By Disaster: Two researchers connect 12 years after Hurricane Katrina to aid disaster-damaged communities. Written by Rebecca Watts Published on Texas A&M Stories Click here
IDRT faculty member, Dr. Ashley Ross, recently published in LSE
In new research Ashley Ross, Stella M. Rouse, Isabella Alcañiz and Alejandra Marchevsky examine who Americans feel are deserving of federal aid during climate disasters.
Buyers Aware Officially Launches!
The Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) is proud to announce the launch of Buyers Aware https://buyersaware.org, a web-based analytical tool to assess the flood
