This repository contains the code and documentation for the "Houston Blackout Sensitivity Analysis" project. The purpose of this project is to conduct a thorough geospatial analysis of the February 2021 blackout in Houston. Utilizing several data sources including night light data from NASA, OpenStreetMap data, and socio-economic data from the American Community Survey, the analysis estimates the number of homes affected by the blackout and explores the socio-economic factors influencing community resilience during power outages.
├── analysis.RMD
├── analysis.html
├── .RData
├── .Rhistory
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
└── .gitignore
└── data
└── ACS data
└── Buildings data
└── Roads data
└── Nightlight data
Data is stored in the README and can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bTk62xwOzBqWmmT791SbYbHxnCdjmBtw/view
Hsu, Feng Chi et al. 2021. “Frozen Out in Texas: Blackouts and Inequity.” https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/case-study/frozen-out-in-texas-blackouts-and-inequity/.
NASA. 2023. “Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive & Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center - LAADS DAAC.” https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/.
OpenStreetMaps. 2023. https://planet.openstreetmap.org/.