Today, NOAA’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management has released “Protecting the Public Interest through the National Coastal Zone Management Program: How Coastal States and Territories Use No-Build Areas along Ocean and Great Lake Shorefronts.”
From NOAA:
In the face of continued population growth and increasing economic activity along, »read moreTags: publications, regulations
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has voted unanimously to pass a development plan for land within 100 feet of the bay's coastline. The plan—which requires that decisions about land use in the area consider factors including the latest climate science and the importance of wetland restoration—gives the agency a tool to deny, »read moreTags: case study, climate change, hazard identification, planning, regulations, sea level rise
Tags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, case study, hazard identification, planning, regulations, sea level rise, zoning
Orrin Pilkey, always a lightening-rod for coastal climate change issues, has written a gloomy forecast for the world's beaches, and has the photos to justify his positions.
He acknowledges that predicting the effects of sea level rise on beaches is complex, and that results will vary greatly depending on many factors. But overall, the picture isn't, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, editorial, infrastructure, Insurance, legal, planning, regulations, weather & climate
The Florida Department of Community Affairs and Florida Division of Emergency Management yesterday released its long-awaited Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning: A Guide for Florida Communities. [QUICK NOTE: while this is written for Florida, it's likely to be useful for communities anywhere in the US.]
From their announcement:
Over the past four years, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, infrastructure, planning, regulations
The fine folks over at Colorado State's Natural Hazards Center have a neat summary of the National Flood Insurance Program's Preferred Risk Policies program in their monthly newsletter.
The short version? Property owners who find themselves newly mapped into high risk flood areas now have up to two years to apply for a Preferred Risk Policy (PRP). If they, »read more
The International Submerged Lands Management has announced its new conference dates. Unlike most conferences, this one takes place on your computer, so those of us with limited travel budgets can still participate.
You can find a schedule of all the conference's events on their website (and we'll add the lot to the StormSmart Coasts Calendar), but we'd, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, events, legal, planning, regulations, training & outreach, weather & climate
From the bright and informed folks over at the Association of State Floodplain Managers:
As part of a unanimous consent agreement last night, the Senate cleared a measure (HR 5569) that would extend the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program until September 30, 2010. It was previously passed by the House, so it will become effective as soon, »read moreTags: funding & assistance, Insurance, regulations
FEMA has released a memo clarifying that in the event of a declared flood disaster, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage will apply even if oil is mixed with flood waters.
The brief memo suggest that the NFIP will bill the party that caused the oil damage (in this case, British Petroleum) for the damages. And while this bit is somewhat less, »read moreTags: funding & assistance, Insurance, legal, oil spill, regulations
Houston is hugely underprepared for a major hurricane, a new Rice University study found.
Among the findings of Learning the Lessons of Hurricane Ike:
Existing dikes and levees along the Houston Ship Channel were barely adequate during Hurricane Ike and would not protect all refineries from the storm surge of a more powerful hurricane or even an, »read moreTags: adaptation & mitigation, Building, case study, emergency services, hazard identification, infrastructure, Insurance, planning, publications, regulations, Texas, weather & climate
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