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Item Investigating the Intersection of Flood Risk and Environmental Justice in Maryland(2020) Acheampong, Maud; Cerpa, Candela; Cheng, Anna; Corrao, Nicolette; Krimm, Audrey; Mathews, Shifali; Mullen, Haley; Salami, Olasunbo; Zhang, Lynne; Zidar, Jaclyn; Goger, JoannaConsidering the implications of environmental justice, we sought to identify areas of Maryland with high socio-economic vulnerability, flood risk, and environmental risk to assess whether emergency preparedness policies in these areas were effective. We characterized this disparity based on a review of hazard mitigation policies in areas of Maryland that were susceptible to flood risk and toxic release. Our first phase of research determined which counties met our criteria of containing low-income, minority populations and being subject to flood risk. With the use of GIS technology to visualize pollution risk factors, we chose various counties in Maryland to use as our focus of comparison. The second phase analyzed emergency management plans for flooding and hazard mitigation policies of the selected counties. In our third and final phase, we interviewed officials or related personnel in the emergency preparedness policies and practices to gain a better understanding of the reality of their implementation. We found that Baltimore City, Dorchester County, Anne Arundel County, and Prince George’s County had high-risk factors for flooding and socioeconomic vulnerability and had less comprehensive emergency plans. Additionally, we found that the explicit mention of environmental justice was not a priority of most plans, creating space for future improvements and research.Item Needs Assessment and Workflow Analysis of Baltimore County Department of Public Works Operational Procedures for Managing Flood Reports(Partnership with Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2020) Argueta, Raymond; Ayornu, Siraj; Johnson, Andrew; Salami, Olasunbo; Wora, Nikhil; Diker, Vedat; Duffy, PamelaThe Baltimore County Department of Public Works (BCDPW) Storm Drains Engineering Department seeks a standardized operational process and technical system that can be used within Cityworks, an asset management system used to help manage their public assets, work activities, and business process. This standardized operational process and technical system would assist BCDPW in systematically evaluating incoming flood complaints and help determine the most resource-efficient approach to alleviate and respond. A process and system should accurately depict the exact nature of an incident as well as rate and prioritize the incident. This approach should also guide inspectors on the necessary resources and next steps to effectively and efficiently resolve the incident. This report incorporates suggestions to improve operational procedures regarding the CityWorks management system. The project scope is strictly limited to conducting an assessment to resolve the needs and wants of current procedures versus desired procedures. Accordingly, the final deliverable will not include designing any technology but will include a descriptive analysis of the database or processes envisioned. Finally, we will be developing suggestions working within the ideal situation where requests are made to one group within BCDPW and their procedural steps of using the CityWorks asset management system.