Developing coastal adaptation to climate change in the New York City infrastructure-shed: process, approach, tools, and strategies

Rosenzweig, Cynthia; Solecki, William; Blake, Reginald; Bowman, Malcolm J.; Faris, Craig; Gornitz, Vivien; Horton, Radley M.; Jacob, Klaus; LeBlanc, Alice; Leichenko, Robin; Linkin, Megan; Major, David C.; O’Grady, Megan; Patrick, Lesley; Sussman, Edna; Yohe, Gary; Zimmerman, Rae

doi:10.1007/s10584-010-0002-8

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“…The parameters of these four equations are estimated by system identification on historical measurements according to Equation (1). The time unit of t is seconds.…”

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Influence of a Storm Surge Barrier’s Operation on the Flood Frequency in the Rhine Delta Area

Zhong

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Gelder

et al. 2012

Water

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Abstract:The Rhine River Delta is crucial to the Dutch economy. The Maeslant barrier was built in 1997 to protect the Rhine estuary, with the city and port of Rotterdam, from storm surges. This research takes a simple approach to quantify the influence of the Maeslant storm surge barrier on design water levels behind the barrier. The dikes in the area are supposed to be able to withstand these levels. Equal Level Curves approach is used to calculate the Rotterdam water levels by using Rhine discharges and sea water levels as input. Their joint probability function generates the occurrence frequency of a certain combination that will lead to a certain high water level in Rotterdam. The results show that the flood frequency in Rotterdam is reduced effectively with the controlled barrier in current and in future scenarios influenced by climate change. In addition, an investigation of the sensitivity of the operational parameters suggests that there is a negligible influence on the high water level frequency when the decision closing water level for the barrier is set higher due to the benefits of navigation (but not exceeding the design safety level 4 m MSL).

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“…The parameters of these four equations are estimated by system identification on historical measurements according to Equation (1). The time unit of t is seconds.…”

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“…In England, the Thames barrier was established at the mouth of Thames River. In the USA, a series of storm surge barriers are under discussion as a possible way to deal with the increasing risks of storm surges in New York City [1]. A primary concern related to a barrier is the question: How much does the barrier reduce the flood risk?…”

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Influence of a Storm Surge Barrier’s Operation on the Flood Frequency in the Rhine Delta Area

Zhong

Overloop

Gelder

et al. 2012

Water

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“…Even though workshops and communication events are common in developing adaptation policies, at least in western countries (Rosenzweig et al 2011;Eakin and Patt 2011), their impact on how participants view extreme weather is not yet established. For instance with respect to flood risk, very few studies have examined the link between flood risk communication and flood individual risk perception (Kellens et al 2012).…”

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Adaptation to extreme weather: identifying different societal perspectives in the Netherlands

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The intensity and occurrence of extreme weather events are expected to change with climate change. This change necessitates adaptive responses to extreme events, which need to take into account different societal perspectives, in order to be robust. In this paper, we explore the perspectives of different social actors in the Netherlands with respect to extreme weather events and ways to adapt to these events. The paper reports on a set of 41 interviews, using the repertory grid technique. The results were analyzed, to identify (a) the perspectives that stakeholders hold as most important for adaptation to extreme weather events; (b) the determinants of differences in perspectives. We find six different perspectives, all of which prioritize different adaptive actions. Producing robust adaptive responses which include different perspectives is therefore not a straightforward matter and is likely to result in win-lose situations. Further, differences in perspectives were not closely related to different sectors the interviewees belonged to. Thus, the traditional approach of involving different sectors to discuss and produce adaptation measures may be too limiting and needs to be supplemented to involving actors with different perspectives. The level of concern and level of information influenced the ways interviewees perceive adaptation priorities for extreme weather events. Participation in information events does not always result in perceived need to prepare for extreme events, something that adaptation communication needs to take into account.

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“…These impacts are exacerbated by human development in flood-prone areas [3,4]. Scientific evidence shows that climate change is intensifying these risks by accelerating relative sea level rise, elevating water tables in coastal areas, and increasing the incidence of extreme precipitation [5][6][7]. Estuaries provide a uniquely valuable setting for human settlement, but these urban regions are very vulnerable to sea level rise.…”

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Choosing a Future Shoreline for the San Francisco Bay: Strategic Coastal Adaptation Insights from Cost Estimation

Hirschfeld

Hill

2017

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Abstract:In metropolitan regions made up of multiple independent jurisdictions, adaptation to increased coastal flooding due to sea level rise requires coordinated strategic planning of the physical and organizational approaches to be adopted. Here, we explore a flexible method for estimating physical adaptation costs along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Our goal is to identify uncertainties that can hinder cooperation and decision-making. We categorized shoreline data, estimated the height of exceedance for sea level rise scenarios, and developed a set of unit costs for raising current infrastructure to meet future water levels. Using these cost estimates, we explored critical strategic planning questions, including shoreline positions, design heights, and infrastructure types. For shoreline position, we found that while the shortest line is in fact the least costly, building the future shoreline at today's transition from saltwater to freshwater vegetation is similar in cost but allows for the added possibility of conserving saltwater wetlands. Regulations requiring a specific infrastructure design height above the water level had a large impact on physical construction costs, increasing them by as much as 200%. Finally, our results show that the costs of raising existing walls may represent 70% to 90% of the total regional costs, suggesting that a shift to earthen terraces and levees will reduce adaptation costs significantly.

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Developing coastal adaptation to climate change in the New York City infrastructure-shed: process, approach, tools, and strategies

Cited by 181 publications

References 18 publications

Influence of a Storm Surge Barrier’s Operation on the Flood Frequency in the Rhine Delta Area

Influence of a Storm Surge Barrier’s Operation on the Flood Frequency in the Rhine Delta Area

Adaptation to extreme weather: identifying different societal perspectives in the Netherlands

Choosing a Future Shoreline for the San Francisco Bay: Strategic Coastal Adaptation Insights from Cost Estimation

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