Important post-Sandy planning initiatives, including the state and county hazard mitigation plans and New Jersey Future's local recovery network. Part of the Sandy One Year Later conference Oct. 29, 2013, at Monmouth University, co-presented by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Recovery Fund as well as New Jersey Future and Monmouth University.
Dr. Kwame Emmanuel Build Better Jamaica Presentation at Caribbean School of A...BuildBetterJamaica
Build Better Jamaica spokesperson Dr. Kwame Emmanuel presents an overview of Build Better Jamaica project, "Developing Design Concepts for Climate Change Resilient Buildings" at the Caribbean School of Architecture, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica.
Boston Harbor, Julie Wormser, Executive Director, The Boston Harbor Association, Co-Author, Preparing for the Rising Tide; National Institute for Coastal & Harbor Infrastructure, John F. Kennedy Center, Boston, Nov. 12, 2013: "The Triple Threat of Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Storms and Aging Infrastructure: Coastal Community Responses and The Federal Role"
Managed Retreat for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction A C...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Dr. Kwame Emmanuel Build Better Jamaica Presentation at Caribbean School of A...BuildBetterJamaica
Build Better Jamaica spokesperson Dr. Kwame Emmanuel presents an overview of Build Better Jamaica project, "Developing Design Concepts for Climate Change Resilient Buildings" at the Caribbean School of Architecture, University of Technology, Kingston, Jamaica.
Boston Harbor, Julie Wormser, Executive Director, The Boston Harbor Association, Co-Author, Preparing for the Rising Tide; National Institute for Coastal & Harbor Infrastructure, John F. Kennedy Center, Boston, Nov. 12, 2013: "The Triple Threat of Rising Sea Levels, Extreme Storms and Aging Infrastructure: Coastal Community Responses and The Federal Role"
Managed Retreat for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction A C...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
6th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2016 Integrative Risk Management - Towards Resilient Cities. 28 August - 01 September 2016 in Davos, Switzerland
Climate Smart & Climate Ready Conference Opening Plenary on April 20, 2013 at Cinempolis in Ithaca, NY. David Kay, Dept. Development Sociology, Cornell University. Community Planning, Climate Change and Uncertainty in a Home Rule State.
Presentation - Scaling up nature-based solutions to address water-related cli...OECD Environment
Presentation - Scaling up nature-based solutions to address water-related climate risks: insights from country experiences - OECD Secretariat, Mikaela RAMBALI and Brooke DEMCHUK
Green Sustainability Plans: an introduction to their international sucessElizabeth Baker
Huey D. Johnson awards Mike Taugher first ever Truth in Environmental Reporting Award; describes the history of environmentalism from Ancient Rome and China forward; describes proven, decades-long success of Green Plans as solution for environmental management including the causes of climate change.
Climate Smart & Climate Ready Conference Opening Plenary on April 20, 2013 at Cinempolis in Ithaca, NY. David Kay, Dept. Development Sociology, Cornell University. Community Planning, Climate Change and Uncertainty in a Home Rule State.
Presentation - Scaling up nature-based solutions to address water-related cli...OECD Environment
Presentation - Scaling up nature-based solutions to address water-related climate risks: insights from country experiences - OECD Secretariat, Mikaela RAMBALI and Brooke DEMCHUK
Green Sustainability Plans: an introduction to their international sucessElizabeth Baker
Huey D. Johnson awards Mike Taugher first ever Truth in Environmental Reporting Award; describes the history of environmentalism from Ancient Rome and China forward; describes proven, decades-long success of Green Plans as solution for environmental management including the causes of climate change.
Putting People First - Building and Sustaining Awesome Distributed Teams at S...Thoughtworks
Building and sustaining happy, productive, successful distributed teams is hard.
Using a mix of theory and interesting at-the-coalface stories, Mike Breeze from REA and Qiang Ma from ThoughtWorks discuss how the two organisations have partnered to achieve this at scale over the last four years, with many teams happily Delivering, Innovating and Thinking for them - simply by putting people first.
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Presentation for the New Jersey Society for Floodplain Management focuses on the need for good long-range planning in a post-Sandy world. It outlines existing planning initiatives in New Jersey, both publicly and privately funded, and highlights similar initiatives in neighboring states.
Community engagement on adaptation to sea level changeNeil Dufty
A change in mean sea levels will require new ways to estimate flood risk, and ways
to mitigate this risk. This paper looks at the process of developing Adaptation Plans,
which are suburb specific studies on the risks and options for potential sea level rise,
and the key component of successful adaptation planning, community engagement.
Many coastal decision makers are actively assessing options to manage coastal
flood risk that incorporates rising sea levels. These adaptation options are broadly
grouped into three categories - protect, accommodate or retreat and each option has
its costs and benefits. The mix of options chosen largely depends on the attitudes
and perspectives of the community at risk - without their support, decisions within a
democratic political system are unlikely to be successful.
This paper reports the findings of a large survey and series of workshops of ‘at risk’
residents within Lake Macquarie Local Government Area. The survey helped gauge
their preferences for management options and decision-making considerations.
Following on from this survey is the current work on community engagement as part
of developing Adaptation Plans. This engagement is using an innovative
collaborative approach to engaging the community on sea level rise and adaptation
that focuses on building the capacity of Council and the community to work together
to find a solution that sticks.
The usefulness of this research is to increase understanding on the key concerns of
community to coastal adaptation, and more effective collaborative engagement on a
topic that is often controversial. As a result, this work aims to develop management
strategies that are more appealing to those at risk and the wider community.
Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities
Setting the Local Context: North Kingstown, RI
September 19, 2013
Jonathan J. Reiner, AICP
Town of North Kingstown
Presentation - Adapting to a changing climate in the management of coastal zo...OECD Environment
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Lyons, CO CPAT Final community presentationAPA_Planning
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Incorporating SLAMM Maps and Recommendation into Local Plans
Chelsea Siefert, RI Statewide Planning Program
Teresa Crean, URI Coastal Resources Center / RI Sea Grant
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, NADO Program Manager Brett Schwartz provided context on economic resilience and described NADO efforts to develop resilience resources.
Schwartz planning for regional resilienceRPO America
During the 2017 National Regional Transportation Conference, Brett Schwartz shared the significance of economic resilience, focusing on the ability of a region to withstand shocks and disruptions.
ADAM PARRISHowHurricane SandyTamed tneBureaucracy.docxcoubroughcosta
ADAM PARRIS
How
Hurricane Sandy
Tamed tne
Bureaucracy
A practical story of
making science useful for society,
with lessons destined to
grow in importance.
R
emember Hurricane Irene? It pushed across New
England in August 2011, leaving a trail of at least
45 deaths and $7 million in damages. But just
over a year later, even before the last rural bridge
had been rebuilt. Hurricane Sandy plowed into
the New Jersey-New York coast, grabbing the
national spotlight with its even greater toll of
death and destruction. And once again, the region—and
the nation—swung into rebuild mode.
Certainly, some rebuilding after such storms will always
be necessary. However, this one-two punch underscored a
pervasive and corrosive aspect of our society: We have rarely
taken the time to reflect on how best to rebuild developed
areas before the next crisis occurs, instead committing to a
disaster-by-disaster approach to rebuilding.
Yet Sandy seems to have been enough of a shock to stim-
ulate some creative thinking at both the federal and regional
levels about how to break the cycle of response and recov-
ery that developed communities have adopted as their de-
fault survival strategy. I have witnessed this firsthand as part
of a team that designed a decision tool called the Sea Level
Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery, to support not just recovery
from Sandy but preparedness for future events. The story
that has emerged from this experience may contain some
useful lessons about how science and research can best sup-
port important social decisions about our built environ-
ment. Such lessons are likely to be of increasing importance
as predicted climate change brings the inevitability of ex-
treme weather events.
A story of cooperation
In the wake of Sandy, pressure mounted at all levels, from lo-
cal to federal, to address one question: How would we re-
build? This question obviously has many dimensions, but
one policy context cuts across them all. The National Flood
Insurance Program provides information on flood risk that
developers, property owners, and city and state governments
are required to use in determining how to build and rebuild.
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Run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the program provides information on the height of
floodwaters, known as flood elevations, that can be used to
delineate on a map where it is more or less risky to build.
Flood elevations are calculated based on analysis of how
water moves over land during storms of varying intensity, es-
sentially comparing the expected elevation of the water sur-
face to that of dry land. FEMA then uses this information to
create flood insurance rate maps, and insurers use the maps
to determine the cost of insurance in flood-prone areas. The
cost of insurance and the risk of flooding are major factors
for individuals and communities in determining how high
to build structures and where to locate them to avoid seri-
ous damage during floods.
But here's the challeng.
Extreme weather is becoming more common in our region. Flood events can impact human health and safety, and result in substantial costs to property and infrastructure. Geared toward municipal decision makers and concerned citizens, this forum provides on-the-ground examples of flood resilience strategies that can help Hudson Valley communities minimize risks while conserving financial resources.
Presentation by Gregg Swanzey, Director of the Office of Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships, City of Kingston and Libby Murphy, Climate Outreach Specialist,
Hudson River Estuary Program, NYSDEC for a flood management forum hosted by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY on May 4, 2013.
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‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
Here is Gabe Whitley's response to my defamation lawsuit for him calling me a rapist and perjurer in court documents.
You have to read it to believe it, but after you read it, you won't believe it. And I included eight examples of defamatory statements/
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
NJ Future Sandy One Year Later Planning Sturm Oct 29 2013
1. Planning for the Inevitable:
Approaches in New Jersey and
Neighboring States
Sandy One Year Later:
Looking to the Future
October 29, 2013
Chris Sturm
New Jersey Future
2. An Old Problem
1944 Atlantic City
1992 Hoboken PATH
station
1962 Cape May
NJTPA Photo
6. State of NJ Planning Initiatives
– Post Sandy Planning Assistance Grants ($5m)
– University Consortium on protective systems
($1.3m)
– State Hazard Mitigation Plan update and grants for
county plans
7. Hazard Mitigation Planning
• Federal law requires state and local governments to
adopt Hazard Mitigation Plans as a condition of
receiving FEMA disaster assistance.
8. Examples: Mitigation Strategies for
Flood Hazards
Accommodate
Retreat
Protect
Graphic courtesy of the Integration and Application Network, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (ian.umces.edu/symbols/).
9. Hazard Mitigation Planning in NJ
2011 State
Hazard
Mitigation Plan
– Update due April 2014
• 20 “multi-jurisdictional”
countywide plans, with
municipal participation
• Handful of municipal
plans
10. Opportunities to Improve
Hazard Mitigation Planning
ForwardLooking
• Risks include sea level rise
• Strategic – target areas for retreat,
strengthening
Integrated
• Not just emergency management
• Prevent: through land use plans &
regulations, infrastructure
Implemented
• Involve municipalities in every step
• Link updated plans to spending
11. New Jersey Future
Local Recovery Planning Managers
• Help towns develop recovery
and rebuilding plans
• Provide the capacity to
implement those plans
NEW JERSEY
RECOVERY FUND
12. NJF in Sea Bright and Highlands
Providing capacity for
long-range planning:
– What future is
envisioned for Sea
Bright and
Highlands in 2050
and 2100?
– How can land use
planning facilitate
the transition?
13. NJF in Tuckerton and Little Egg
Harbor
Helping the towns knit together many related
but separate planning efforts:
Stockton
State
FEMA
Town
Rutgers
Other…
14. NJF in Commercial, Downe and
Maurice River Townships
Advancing sustainable
development in economically
challenged, environmentally
sensitive area:
• Direct planning assistance
• Helping procure funds
• Project implementation
17. Resiliency Planning Initiatives:
Maryland
Sea Level Rise
Projections for MD
“The independent,
Scientific report
recommends that is it is
prudent to plan for sea
level to be 2.1 feet
higher in 2050 along
Maryland’s shorelines
19. Opportunities for NJ to be
“Smarter than the Storm”
• Statewide guidance:
– sea level rise & vulnerable areas
– Strategic approach for fortifying, accommodating, retreating
• More resources for local recovery managers, hazard
mitigation planning
• Regional Planning
• Update to NJ State Plan (State Strategic Plan)
• Update to CAFRA
1944 inlet section of atlantic city1962 cape mayWater pours into the Hoboken, New Jersey underground PATH mass transit station during the December 12, 1992 Nor'easter. Image credit: Metro New York Hurricane Transport Study, 1995.
Federal funds will not be enough to rebuild all that was damaged. Need to shift the Titanic of how we plan for growth, for infrastructure, for preservation. How is NJ doing that? How is the nonprofit sector? Other states?
$5m planning grant program for affected towns and counties. No list of who qualifies but estimated at 76 towns and 9 counties. Can apply for up to $300,000 for variety of grants – “Strategic Recovery Planning report, update master plan and zoning, design standards, municipal hazard mitigation plan. $1.8 just awarded to 31 towns. Many more aplicationscoming.Not clear if state will allow public comment on HMP!
Assess risks – man-made (terrorism); natural – wildlfires, earthquakes, etc. In NJ, biggest is floodingMitigation Plan – strategies for mitigating future risks – Making people and property better able to withstand future storms and other disastersImplementation – Where $$ comes in – the projects. Every project must be grounded in an approved plan.
Here are some examples of mitigation strategies that deal with flooding. Other mitigation projects might include …So we developed a model ordinance that divides the floodplain into different zones based upon the communities adaptation goals for that area– and the intensity of development In the area here circled in red, where the community has critical infrastructure and dense urban development – they may want to designate this area as “protection zones” –where they want to allow shoreline armoring. for areas with less dense development –communities may want accommodate new development -- butuse regulations to ensure that development is more resilient to impacts – such as by requiring structures to elevated – the house on stilts approach.Finally, where communitieshave less intensely developed rural areaswith sensitive natural resources they may want to designate a Conservation Zone (or retreat zone).,circled here in green- In these areas they want to limit new developmentRequire structures to be relocated inland if they are damaged in a floodAnd require natural flood buffers. Each zone employs the land-use tools listed on the previous slide that can be used to effectuate the adaptation goal for that area. For example, in the Retreat Zone the model proposes that the area be downzoned for low-intensity uses, such as open space. And, that rebuilding of storm-damaged structures be prohibited or limited.
Not known if there will be an opportunity for public comment on the draft. County level – all but Ocean County have adopted plans. Ocean’s in progress. Grants to 14 municipalities for updates. (5-year cycle). In NJ municipalities are generally part of the county-wide plan. Muncipalofficialsl must participate and sign off (who – governing body.?) 27 have not. Handful with their own plans
New Jersey has a great opportunity to use hazard mitigation planning to transition to a safer futureImportant .HMPlannign is mostly about fixing bad land use decisions
Katrina lesson – local govts lack capacity to rebuild and recover. Part-time mayor, small staff, etc. National Disaster Recovery Framework recommends Local Disaster Recovery Managers. NJF able to obtain private funding to place them in seven towns. Heres are examles of how tey are enhancing towns’ capacity to rebuild..
Stockton State College – marketing for ecotourism, economic developmentRutgers – green infrastructure and living shorelinesFEMA – technical assistance
$25 million planning program for 102 sandy-affected communities. Must complete 8-month planning process, based on planning framework that includes comprehensive risk assessment, including forward-looking maps of vulnerable areas. Once plans completed, towns eligible for $750 million in implementation funds from CDBGDR ($500m) and HMGP ($250m).
MD Sea level rise protections. Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley recently signed an executive order to reduce flooding risks to state building and public infrastructure in coastal areas, and his administration’s initiatives include new sea level rise projections to help decision-makers plan and a Coast Smart Communities Program, providing on the ground sea level rise planning expertise, training and technical mapping tools.
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