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Flood‐resilient waterfront development in New York City: Bridging flood insurance, building codes, and flood zoning
Author(s) -
Aerts Jeroen C.J.H.,
Wouter Botzen W.J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06074.x
Subject(s) - zoning , flood myth , climate change , environmental planning , urban planning , flood insurance , resilience (materials science) , environmental resource management , geography , business , civil engineering , engineering , environmental science , ecology , thermodynamics , physics , archaeology , biology
Waterfronts are attractive areas for many—often competing—uses in New York City (NYC) and are seen as multifunctional locations for economic, environmental, and social activities on the interface between land and water. The NYC waterfront plays a crucial role as a first line of flood defense and in managing flood risk and protecting the city from future climate change and sea‐level rise. The city of New York has embarked on a climate adaptation program (PlaNYC) outlining the policies needed to anticipate the impacts of climate change. As part of this policy, the Department of City Planning has recently prepared Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan for the over 500 miles of NYC waterfront (NYC‐DCP, 2011). An integral part of the vision is to improve resilience to climate change and sea‐level rise. This study seeks to provide guidance for advancing the goals of NYC Vision 2020 by assessing how flood insurance, flood zoning, and building code policies can contribute to waterfront development that is more resilient to climate change.