LibGuides: Coastal Community Resilience & Post Storm Recovery: Building Community Resilience

What Is Coastal Community Resilience?

According to the Environmental Protection Agency,

Resilience is the capacity of human and natural systems to adapt to and recover from change. Communities need to conduct vulnerability assessments and planning efforts to better position their communities to recover from coastal storms and adapt to the impacts resulting from changes in our environment. The EPA Gulf of Mexico Program (GMP) partners with Gulf coast communities to develop adaptive programs and methods for communities and ecosystems to become more resilient to coastal hazards. Understanding the risks a community faces is a first step in becoming more resilient.

Free Resources on Building Community Resiliency

NOAA's Climate Resilience Toolkit for Coastal Communities
The U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit provides an overview of relevant climate threats, information on how to assess your community's vulnerabilities and risks, options a community has for protecting, replacing, and redesigning infrastructure, and best practices for prioritizing actions.
NOAA's National Ocean Service Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery
The National Ocean Service (NOS) brings a wealth of coastal science, management, and operational expertise to aid communities impacted by hurricanes in their recovery. We are on the front lines to help America understand, predict, and respond to the challenges facing our oceans and coasts. Learn about hurricanes and explore our roles and responsibilities related to hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery.
Sea Grant Hazard Resilient Coastal Communities Hurricane Research, Outreach and Technical Support
Hurricanes and other coastal storms carry the threat of disaster, placing people and property at risk along the
nation’s coasts. These dynamic forces, combined with potential climate change impacts and population
growth along our coastlines, have tremendous implications for the economic and environmental health of
our coastal areas. Coastal residents must understand these risks, learn how to reduce their vulnerability, and
understand how to respond quickly and effectively.

Learning from the Past

Learning from the past can help communities rebuild and move forward in the event of natural disasters. HathiTrust provides access to The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned. Community leaders and officials can use this information as they navigate recovering initiatives in Florida

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