sea level rise at the local government level:...
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Sea Level Rise at the Local Government Level: Lessons Learned
John Fergus
City of Satellite Beach, Florida
Relationships
Intergovernmental cooperation essential
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• Water Management District
• Regional Planning Council
• County
• City
Tools
Anticipated Rate of Sea Level Rise
• Least well defined parameter
• Estimate changing – faster/sooner
Tools
Virtual Library
• Adaptive Coastal Planning
• Over 600 references
http://research.FIT.edu/SeaLevelRiseLibrary/
Results
No significant impacts for 40 years
Initial impacts from mainland side
• Due to low lagoon-side topography
OceanLagoon
Results
http://satellitebeachfl.org/CPABSeaLevelRise.aspx
DO NOTHING catastrophic
PROTECT or DEFEND unlikely
ACCOMMODATE of limited use
STRATEGIC WITHDRAWAL favored
Results
Recommendation went to City Council
No Comprehensive Plan amendment
• Concern about state interference
Does not preclude informal action
Results
Informal action lacks:
• Authority
• Corporate memory
• Sense of necessity or urgency
Result: Inaction