Project Challenge
�Improve tribal community resilience against extreme wind hazards.
Community challenges include limited technology infrastructure, the lack of a skilled workforce, distinct community governance and emergency management, and the significant natural disasters caused by prominent extreme wind hazards in the study region.
[A Multi-dimensional Approach to Transform Tribal Community Resilience Against Extreme Wind Hazards]
[Pilot Location(s) – University of Nebraska Omaha]
NSF Award ID: 2431053
PI: Chenyu Huang, University of Nebraska Omaha
2024 Civic Innovation Challenge
Pilot Vision
- Aim 1: Understanding societal, infrastructural, and environmental vulnerabilities and resilience of Midwest communities to wind hazards
- Aim 2: Co-develop integrated resilience models against wind hazards, coupling meteorological precursors and community vulnerabilities
- Aim 3: Develop a meteorological precursor detection and overall risk prediction framework for wind hazards driven by artificial intelligence
- Aim 4: Develop and implement a web-based GIS platform integrating outcomes of Aim 1, 2, and 3
Civic Partners:
- Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
- Thurston County of Nebraska
- National Weather Service at Omaha/Valley, Nebraska
- Douglas County Emergency Management Agency
- Douglas County GIS Department
Research Partners:
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Nebraska Indian Community College
Research Questions
- What are the societal, infrastructural, and environmental factors impacting tribal community resilience against extreme wind hazards?
- How can the understanding of tribal community vulnerabilities and meteorological precursors translate into effective wind hazard risk prediction and community resilience assessment?
- How can novel deep learning techniques be utilized to process multimodal meteorological data and directly detect precursors for wind hazards?