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Nature-based Urban Flood Resilience: a policy analysis of natural flood mitigation measures in sea level rise planning in New Orleans, New York City, and San Francisco
(2017-08-18)
Sea level rise (SLR) and severe weather events have already exposed the vulnerability
of coastal cities to flood events. Regional planning bodies are developing comprehensive
plans to build resiliency utilizing both hardened ...
IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON RIVER HERRING SPAWNING AND NURSERY HABITAT IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
(2009-04-24)
River herring populations have declined in abundance by 99% since the 1970s, in part
because of spawning and nursery habitat loss. In Eastern North Carolina, river herring
spawn in coastal streams and adjacent riparian ...
Global Environmental Change in Coastal North Carolina: Public Opinion and Impact Mitigation
(2007-08-31)
Abstract
As research progresses the observed or anticipated impacts of global warming become
more pronounced and the projections more precise. Impacts along coastlines include
sea level rise (SLR) and increasing proportion ...
Shifting Coastal Wetland Communities in North Carolina: An Historical Spatial Analysis of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
(2011-04-28)
Coastal wetlands are dynamic landscapes shaped by many factors. However, there is
growing concern that sea level rise brought on by climate change, and its associated
physical pressures (e.g. saltwater intrusion, increased ...
Analysis of Global Sea Level Rise Impact Risk Assessments
(2011-04-28)
Global sea levels currently are rising and will continue to rise far into the future.
This rise engenders significant risks to life and the environment, as it creates negative
physical, economic, and societal impacts across ...
COASTAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION: Ecological and Socioeconomic effects of Climate Change in Dare, Hyde, and Tyrrell Counties
(2012-04-26)
Climate change threatens the ecological and socioeconomic sustainability of Dare,
Hyde, and Tyrrell counties as they are the three lowest-lying counties in all of North
Carolina, making them particularly vulnerable to sea ...
Physical and Program Options for the Inland Migration of Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands in Response to Relative Sea Level Rise
(2012-04-26)
Louisiana contains over a third of the coastal wetlands in the contiguous US, but
has seen a drastic reduction in total wetland area in the last century. This loss
is especially troubling for coastal Louisiana where wetlands ...
Sea Level Rise Education and Outreach for Coastal North Carolina
(2011-04-25)
Environmental education and outreach are vital for preparing North Carolina to cope
with impending sea level rise and the large number of risks it presents to the state’s
coastal communities. The North Carolina Coastal ...
Physical and Program Options for the Inland Migration of Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands in Response to Relative Sea Level Rise
(2012-04-26)
Louisiana contains over a third of the coastal wetlands in the contiguous U.S., but
has seen a drastic reduction in total wetland area in the last century. This loss
is especially troubling for coastal Louisiana where wetlands ...
Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Mitigation Planning in Charleston, South Carolina
(2015-04-24)
As sea level rise continues to occur on a global scale, coastal cities need to be
evaluating the risk and potential impacts it will have on their communities and developing
adaptation and mitigation strategies to effectively ...