Resiliency Planning in Rural Coastal Maine
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Learning Outcomes
- See how a flood-preparedness checklist helps communities focus on resiliency.
- Learn how hazard mapping exercises help communities look at infrastructure and neighborhoods for resiliency planning efforts.
- Learn ways of working with communities to use the comprehensive planning process to address extreme storm events, flooding, and sea level rise.
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Coastal flooding is one of the most significant natural hazards impacting Maine's communities and is expected to become more severe with increasing precipitation and rising seas. Most of the communities have populations less than 5,000 year-round. How does Maine help prepare these smaller communities, and what can be done to reduce their vulnerabilities?
Using a resiliency checklist and hazard mapping can improve a community's understanding of local vulnerabilities to existing and future flood hazards. The process engages a diverse group of decision makers in discussions about flood preparedness and enhances information sharing across municipal departments.
Learn about practical actions to improve a community's flood resilience, and see how flood resilience can then be integrated into existing planning and policies.