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How Big Should My Water Wings Be?
Building Resilience Workshop V – Communities on the Edge
Margaret Davidson
Acting Director
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Coastal Vulnerability Around the World
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Coastal Communities: Vital to U.S. Economies
Coastal watershed counties contain 52% of the nation's population -- but account for less than 20% of US land area (excludes AK).
45 % of the U.S. national gross
domestic product is contributed by
coastal communities
Coastal tourism and recreation accounted for $89.2B between 2005-2010
Why should we all care?
This graphic illustrates the truck flows from the Port of New Orleans and shows how far goods spread from one port. It also speaks to patterns of development in this country.
Coastal risk is not a special interest. We are a coastal nation -- even in the heartland, Americans are connected to the coast.
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Billion Dollar Disasters: Fact of Life
This chart illustrates the publically and privately reimbursed entities that have physical and fiscal losses, environmental and social costs are not depicted here.
These events and disasters are impacting dense populations where a large portion of the economy is generated
Trend line of this graph shows acceleration of damages in the last few years.
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Weather-Related Versus Geophysical Events
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Determining Risk
Probability (Frequency)
Chart courtesy of Western Kentucky University
What is risk? It is a function of geography, geomorphology, cultural frameworks, risk perception.
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Not Waiting for A Disaster to Achieve Better Resilience Today
Digital Coast Resilience Data and Tools
Coastal lidar
Coastal economic data
Electronic navigation charts
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Most Vulnerable Populations
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Sandy: A Turning Point?
Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy shows possibilities of change in the conversation on rebuilding.
No one-size-fits-all approach: rebuilding strategy for NY will be different from NJ. In NJ, mom and pop shops and shore towns are half of that area’s revenue which presents challenges if they can’t bring in money by Memorial Day.
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Sea Level Trend: Eugene Island, LA
Mean Sea Level Trend
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Greenland Ice Melt
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Shrewsbury River, NJ
The Viewer is a readily available and accessible tool that allows users to visualize the extent of flooding under different storm regimes or under changing sea level scenarios.
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Managing Risk: Who Pays?
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Shared Flood Risk Management: Buying Down Risk
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Will Your Business Be Open Tomorrow?
The yellow building was built with standard construction techniques. The green building was built of the exact same materials but a different, more wind-resistant construction technique. The green building cost $3000, less than 5% more, to build.
The top wind gust during the test was 136 mph or the equivalent of a 97 mph one-minute sustained wind speed. All wind speeds are referenced to standard open country conditions at an elevation of 10 m (33 ft.).
 At what wind speeds did the following components on the common practice construction building fail?:
Flashing: 73 mph wind gust, which is the equivalent of a 52 mph one-minute sustained wind speed
Roll-up Door: 115 mph wind gust
Wall: after the 2×4, which simulated a tree branch, shattered the window, the wall separated from the building during a 110 mph wind gust, which is the equivalent of 79 mph one-minute sustained wind speed.
Note the importance of window protection: Before the window was broken the building’s walls survived a 136 mph wind gust, which is the equivalent of a 97 mph one-minute sustained wind speed. 
The buildings were set up as diners, with “inventory” placed in the back. The inventory in the yellow building was ruined, the inventory in the back of the green building was only displaced.
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Adaptation Costs of Climate Change Risks
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Green-Gray Infrastructure
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Multiple Lines of Defense
The multiple lines of defense framework used by the Dutch explains the concept of green/gray infrastructure.
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Change is Here: Time to Act is Now
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