Choice #1: BaysideChoice #1: Bayside

Choice #2: NE HoustonChoice #2: NE Houston

Choice #3: W. TomballChoice #3: W. Tomball

Choice #4: DowntownChoice #4: Downtown

Choice #5: Downtown Choice #5: Downtown CentralCentral

Questions

What is the population density of this area? Is it in danger in case of a flood? What are the physical features of the land the

University is going to be built on? Is it on a fault line? What are the chances of natural disasters? What is the crime data in the area. What are land prices in these areas. Where are the watersheds located.

Floodplains

Type of floodplain Student-created explanation of floodplain

Locations of floodplain in Harris County

Explanation of potential flooding

Valley Floodplain The ground is very deep and floods easily. Flooding is moderate and can last for a few days.

They are located in the northwestern part of the county.

Flooding will be damaging but not severe. Will last for a few days.

Major River Floodplain A large and deep floodplain. The severe flooding can leave an area flooded for a week or more.

The only major river floodplain is along the San Jacinto River.

Flooding is severe and can leave areas uninhabitable for a week or more.

Shallow Floodplain A shallow area of ground where when it contains too much water, floods out. Generally lasts a few hours.

They exist throughout much of the county and affect thousands of residences and businesses.

Flooding is mild, lasting for several hours.

Coastal Floodplain Happens when high tides or hurricane surges flood low-lying structures.

Along the Gulf Coast area and Galveston.

Very disastrous if building is close to the sea when flooding occurs.

A. the three different categories of flood plains are 10-year flood, 100- year flood, and 500-year flood.1. 10 year floodplain2. 100 year floodplain3. 500 year floodplain

Analyze

After further breakdown of the information, this is the ranking of severity of each floodplain.

1. Coastal Floodplain: The damage is quite catastrophic, including the complete destruction of the university if a hurricane makes landfall.

2. Major River Floodplain: The damage is severe due to the fact that the river floods out and causes heavy floods in theory. The damage to repair the university could amount to a lot.

3. Valley Floodplain: The flooding is not severe but it could cause damage for several days, if not weeks.

4. Shallow Floodplain: The least damaging floodplain. Constant flooding of this plain could be threatening, however, it typically lasts a few hours.

Areas and their designated Floodplains

Location Type of floodplain Watershed Flooding Threat Level

Bayside 500 Year Floodplain Clear Creek B-

NE Houston 100 Year Floodplain San Jacinto D

W. Tomball 100 Year Floodplain Willow Creek D

Downtown 100 Year Floodplain Greens Bayou D

Downtown Central Area of Lowest Risk Buffalo Bayou A

Hurricane Data

Location Category of hurricane that would require an evacuation

Storm surge height that would flood the campus

Hurricane Threat Level

Bayside Category 3 4.8 Feet + D

NE Houston Will not be affected. Would not be affected strongly.

A

W. Tomball Will not be affected. Would not be affected strongly.

A

Downtown Category 5+ Would not be affected strongly.

B

Downtown Central Category 5+ Would not be affected strongly.

B

Storm SurgesB. Storm surge is a large dome of water often 50 to 100 miles wide that sweeps across the coastline near where a hurricane makes landfall

C. Because the shallower the offshore water, the higher the storm surge.

D. Hurricanes, Wave action, and when Low and High pressure builds in shallow water

E. The surge is helped by the effect of breaking waves, which acts like a bulldozer, destroying anything and everything in its path.

Fault Data

Location Faults Nearby (High, Medium, Low)

Projected Repair Costs

Bayside Medium 1,000$/year

NE Houston Low 500$/year

W. Tomball None 100$/year

Downtown High 5,000$/year

Downtown Central Low 500$/year

Questions:

A. Mechanical Weathering

B. 0.2-0.8 inches per year

C. They could cause cracks and damages in the University.

Analyze

After further analyzation, I have come to the conclusion the severity of faults affecting the University from the scale of Worst to Least severe.

1. Downtown: The many fault lines surrounding it could cause extreme damage, estimated repair cost: 5,000$/year.

2. Bayside: There are a lot, but not to the extreme amount. The estimated repair cost: 1,000$/year.

3. NE Houston/Downtown Central: These locations are tied because of the low amounts of faults located around them. Estimated repair cost: 500$/year.

4. W. Tomball: This location has nearly zero fault lines around it, making it very safe. Estimated repair cost: 100$/year.

Conclusion: The best place to build due to faults, is W. Tomball. The worst is Downtown East.

Crime Data

Location Total # of Rapes Total # of Murders Crime Level

Bayside 6 0 Medium

NE Houston 1 0 Low

W. Tomball 0 0 Low

Downtown 1 0 Low

Downtown Central 5 6 High

Question: Adding the time of day the crime was committed, number of people involved in crime, and Police response time

Analyze

1. Downtown Central is the highest crime rate because of it’s population density. The more people, the more crimes committed. The place is also very good based on information from the other data gathered.

2. Bayside has crimes due to the fact that it’s a tourist area, or a place where tourist pass, making them valuable targets to criminals. However, based on the information, Bayside isn’t the best place to build and this piece of data does not help it neither.

3. NE Houston/Downtown East/Tomball all have low crime rates. The law enforcement there must be upheld tightly, and these are the ideal locations to best serve our students based on this data.

Conclusion: Downtown Central is highly populated, therefore making it a heavy target to crime. It would affect student recruitment severely due to the fact that most are scared of their safety above all. Bayside is high in rapes, therefore it might affect the female gender recruitment. The rest of the places are ideal because they either have low or no crime, putting students to the ease of mind attending here.

Land Prices

Location Land Price (per acre)

Option 1: Bayside $27,000

Option 2: NE Houston $12,000

Option 3: W Tomball $40,000

Option 4: Downtown East $50,000

Option 5: Downtown Central $6,850,000

Analyze

The cost of the land might make students change their mind about attending because of housing or shelter costs. And if the student plans to continue living in that community, they want to prepare ahead of time. These are the cost from highest to lowest.

1. Downtown Central: $6,850,000 2. Downtown East: $50,000 3. W. Tomball: $40,000 4. Bayside: $27,000 5. NE Houston: $12,000

Upon conclusion, the area best suited to build the university based on this information is NE Houston. The students that plan to continue on living in this area after college have the ease of mind, knowing that the land would be much cheaper then the rest of the areas. Downtown Central however, has the highest cost. The construction of the university would take a large, large, large amount of money to construct. Students who plan to live on after, would take the cost into consideration and would be turned away from this information.

Analyze

The Board of Directors, if presented only these two pieces of information, they would instantly select NE Houston. It costs very cheap to build and has a very low crime rate. However, I believe if they were presented the rest of the information, they would take a second look at Downtown Central to build the university. Downtown Central is a very populated place, making it ideal for student recruitment. They would want to attend a university that was close to where they live and could easily dodge the morning commute. NE Houston however, is also populated, but takes more damage from things such as faults, floodplains and such.

My Personal Choice: Downtown Central

Board of Director’s Choice: NE Houston

AnalyzeOther sources of information Explanation of how the source

would be beneficialLocation that would likely benefit the most from your source

Location that would likely benefit the least from your source.

Population Density Explain how many people live in the area, affecting recruiting, and such.

Downtown Central W. Tomball

Morning Commute/Traffic It affects how students get to and from your university

W. Tomball Downtown Central

Monthly Living Expenses Shows how much students would have to pay monthly to live in the area. Also affects recruitment.

NE Houston Downtown Central

Analyze1. Hurricane storm surge and potential damageThis data shows what potential damage could occur to the university due to weather.This data is most important because if you are in an area where there is constant damage,there’s zero point in building it there.2. Crime dataThis data shows what impacts for or against student recruitment there is. Many studentswould be dismal at the high rate of crime of an area, while on the other hand, having lowcrime in the area. Also shows the possible crime that could be committed on campus.3. Land pricesLand prices could affect the ability to build the university. It could also affect recruitmentDue to the fact that students who consider staying in the area after graduation may want topurchase homes in the area. However, if the monthly mortgage is too much for themto handle, they may be turned away by it.4. Fault data and mechanical weatheringThis data could help determine where the university should be located at because if it issitting on top of a major fault line, it will suffer constant damage and repair costs willskyrocket.5. FloodplainsFloodplains also help determine by showing in the rain seasons, how dangerous it may beto the university. You don’t want to be in an area that floods every 3 days.6. WatershedsThe watersheds determine which area that floods due to a light rain because it is a verysmall watershed.

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