Sentences with phrase «coastal resiliency»

Coastal resiliency refers to the ability of coastal areas to bounce back and recover from natural disasters like storms, floods, or rising sea levels. It involves implementing measures to protect and adapt coastal communities and ecosystems, ensuring their ability to withstand and adapt to these challenges while minimizing damage and maintaining their functionality. Full definition
Deborah Gans, professor, School of Architecture, and principal architect of GANSstudio who has been an advocate of coastal resiliency projects and serves on New York City's Build It Back program, comments on lessons learned from...
The nascent effort to mitigate the degraded condition of Long Island's waterways got a boost last week when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a $ 10.4 million shellfish restoration initiative that is also intended to bolster coastal resiliency.
The Southold Town Trustees brought another recommendation before the Town Board on Tuesday, calling for a comprehensive coastal resiliency policy.
Lawrence River coastal resiliency planning, including nature - based shoreline studies that will support subsequent coastal projects.
The Trustees are seeing a 10 percent increase in their application workload related to a storm that preceded winter storm Grayson on Jan. 4, indicating a need for a «thoughtful approach to coastal resiliency not presently written in our code,» according to a letter Trustees read at Tuesday's Town Board work session.
«The goal is to have an investment strategy with respect to coastal resiliency both for the built and the natural environment as opposed to having an ad hoc approach to addressing those issues as they manifest themselves,» he said.
Topics to be discussed include clean water, climate change, light and sound pollution, and coastal resiliency.
Republican Town Supervisor Scott Russell and Democratic challenger Damon Rallis are scheduled to discuss the issues at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Cutchogue from 6 to 8 p.m. Topics will include nitrogen overload, wastewater treatment, coastal resiliency, natural resource protection and modernizing the energy grid.
Areas of expertise: Ecosystems, coastal protection, natural infrastructure, coastal resiliency, rivers and deltas
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