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The Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise on Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal & City of Darien
The Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise on Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal & City of Darien
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Coburn, Carolyn
Cornwell, Andrew
Glostner, Joshua
Hylton, Peter
Risher, John
Skinner, Jill
Wilson, Richard
Cornwell, Andrew
Glostner, Joshua
Hylton, Peter
Risher, John
Skinner, Jill
Wilson, Richard
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Abstract
The Garden City Terminal at the Port of Savannah is one of the
largest and fastest growing container ports in the country, making it an
economic engine locally and nationally. The Terminal is an integral economic
component on several scales: locally, it supports many households in and
around Chatham County; regionally, the port supports wider distribution
networks and regional agriculture and manufacturing; and nationally, the
port serves as a gateway to access markets across the globe. Therefore
rising sea levels projected over the next 100 years make port disruptions an
important economic threat on a variety of scales. This report describes the
economic threat that sea level rise poses to port and port-related
operations through permanent inundation, worsening storm surge, and other
environmental changes at local, regional and statewide scales. The team drew
on research by Keating and Habeeb (2012) and created new tools for assessing
the potential impacts on jobs, property, transportation links, and other businesses. The intent is to provide actionable projections for business leaders, policy makers, and individuals in areas that may eventually have to respond to the effects of sea level rise.
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2013-12
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Masters Project
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