Will 2012 be the Second Worst Disaster Year since 1980?
Climate Central breaks it down: With about six weeks remaining in the year, there have already been 11 natural disasters that have cost $1 billion or more in damage, bringing 2012 to second place on...
View ArticleSend the Planners to Jail for Allowing Sandy
Ed Blakely says planers should be sent to jail for allowing development in areas we all know are at great risk: I advance this argument to get the attention of our planning profession, which has been...
View ArticleHow Would the Dutch Fix Our Flood Problems?
. . . not surprisingly, with less focus on recovery and more on preparation. The Dutch “way of thinking is completely different from the U.S.,” where disaster relief generally takes precedence over...
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Rebuilding after Sandy (or Another Storm)? Don’t Forget about Historic...
The National Historic Preservation Act focuses on preserving our Nation’s heritage. It also caries some pretty substantial requirements for all federal agencies working on projects that could impact...
View ArticleAre Federal Programs Making Our Coastal Communities Less Resilient?
The New York Times takes a serious look at the impact of the National Flood Insurance Program and the Stafford Act on coastal building and planning practices and finds the results troubling (to say the...
View ArticleCRS Coastal Webinar Video Available
Berry Williams gave a great webinar today called “FEMA’s Community Rating System: Save Money and Prepare Your Community for Flooding”. Anybody curious about the CRS (including those who want...
View ArticleBig Bill For Levee Upkeep Comes To New Orleans
the US Army Corps of Engineers will hand over control of much of the city’s ~$13B levee system next summer. But with ownership/control comes responsibility, at the tune of an estimated $38M a year. Few...
View ArticleUS Infrastructure Not Ready for Future (or Current) Weather
States and cities are trying to come to terms with what the change means to them and how they can prepare for it. Transportation engineers build highways and bridges to last 50 or even 100 years. Now...
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Incorporating Sea Level Rise into Post-Disaster Planning
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has just released “Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning: Addressing Sea Level Rise During Long-Term Recovery.” This is the fifth and final piece of the...
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