A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Current and Future Vulnerability of Sarasota County, Florida, to Hurricane Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise
Coastal communities in portions of the United States axe vulnerable to storm-surge inundation from hurricanes and this vulnerability will likely increase, given predicted rises in sea level from climate change and growing coastal development. In this paper, we provide an overview of research to determine current and future societal vulnerability to hurricane storm-surge inundation and to help public officials and planners integrate these scenarios into their long-range land use plans. Our case study is Sarasota County, Florida, where planners face the challenge of balancing increasing population growth and development with the desire to lower vulnerability to storm surge. Initial results indicate that a large proportion of Sarasota County's residential and employee populations are in areas prone to storm-surge inundation from a Category 5 hurricane. This hazard zone increases when accounting for potential sea-level-rise scenarios, thereby putting additional populations at risk. Subsequent project phases involve the development of future land use and vulnerability scenarios in collaboration with local officials.
Current and Future Vulnerability of Sarasota County, Florida, to Hurricane Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise
Coastal communities in portions of the United States axe vulnerable to storm-surge inundation from hurricanes and this vulnerability will likely increase, given predicted rises in sea level from climate change and growing coastal development. In this paper, we provide an overview of research to determine current and future societal vulnerability to hurricane storm-surge inundation and to help public officials and planners integrate these scenarios into their long-range land use plans. Our case study is Sarasota County, Florida, where planners face the challenge of balancing increasing population growth and development with the desire to lower vulnerability to storm surge. Initial results indicate that a large proportion of Sarasota County's residential and employee populations are in areas prone to storm-surge inundation from a Category 5 hurricane. This hazard zone increases when accounting for potential sea-level-rise scenarios, thereby putting additional populations at risk. Subsequent project phases involve the development of future land use and vulnerability scenarios in collaboration with local officials.
Current and Future Vulnerability of Sarasota County, Florida, to Hurricane Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise
Frazier, Tim (author) / Wood, Nathan (author) / Yarnal, Brent (author)
Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 ; 2008 ; Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 ; 210-221
2008-03-28
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2008
Directional Bore in Sarasota County, Florida
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007
Hurricane Storm Surge Modeling for the Florida Southeast Coastline
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2005