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A Flood Resilience Policy Analysis: New York City
A Flood Resilience Policy Analysis: New York City
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Sherman, Jonathan
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The urgency of flood resilience in coastal regions has amplified over the past decade as several high cost storms have hit significant metropolitan regions. New data has indicated that major hydrological events have doubled since 2004 and quadrupled since 1984 (EASAC 2018). The Mid-Atlantic United States is particularly vulnerable to coastal flooding as the statistics approximate above average sea level rise for the region (EPA, 16). Sea levels are expected to rise globally between eight inches and six and a half feet by the end of the century (NYC Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency 2013). The Mid-Atlantic region SLR rates are three to four times the global average, indicating a much faster rate of increase than other parts of the globe. This region encompasses several densely populated areas including New York City. Strategies to mitigate climate change impacts or adapt to changing environmental conditions have become frontline topics in planning and urban design.
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2019-05
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