NOAA is seeking proposals for coastal habitat restoration projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in an unprecedented effort to jumpstart the economy. The effort is designed to create resilient and healthy communities by generating and saving jobs, employing several thousand people, and restoring valuable coastal and marine habitat. NOAA is formally […]
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Trim Your Trees, Protect Your Utilities?
Posted on March 9, 2009
A report commissioned by the Public Utility Commission of Texas recommends a relatively inexpensive means of protecting the city’s utility lines: trim back dead and diseased trees — even those on private property. The article in the Houston Chronicle notes that the report argues that 96% of all damage to the city’s utility company’s infrastructure […]
Town gets ~$11 million in FEMA funds to move utilities underground
Posted on February 16, 2009
FEMA today released a case study outlining how a town secured $1.5 million through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grants Program (HMGP) to convert over 1,200 residential utility services underground. The utility-lines had been repeatedly damaged by storms, and the town recognized that simply repairing them again and again made little sense. (more…)
EPA releases new report on effects of sea level rise on Mid-Atlantic region
Posted on January 29, 2009
The Department of Environmental Protection has released a new publication called Coastal Sensitivity to Sea Level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region. The lengthy report (784 pages!) covers ecological and economic implications of sea level rise, and while it focuses on the Mid-Atlantic portion of the US coastline (New York to North Carolina), it […]
CICEET Convenes Living Coasts Workshop
Posted on January 29, 2009
CICEET recently convened a workshop for land use planning researchers and outreach specialists participating in its Living Coasts Program. Under this program, 13 project teams, each working with a dedicated community partner, are using land use planning technology to help coastal areas grow in a way that preserves water quality, protects natural areas, and improves […]
CARRI releases new "Searchable Resilience Bibliography"
Posted on January 29, 2009
The folks at the The Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI) have released a new searchable Resilience Bibliography with a database of over 1,000 documents related to resilience. The database will be updated on a monthly basis with additional publications and information. The database is searchable by author, title, publisher, date or keywords. The database […]
FEMA releases Hurricane Ike Impact Report
Posted on January 29, 2009
FEMA today released the Hurricane Ike Impact Report, documenting the effects of Ike on the social, economic, built, and natural environments. While the report is described as a “living document” that is likely to be continually updated, it aims to provide an overview that will help everybody involved in the recovery process to work efficiently. […]