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Coastal Storms/Tsunamis
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Below you will find links to a variety of tools that can help minimize the impacts of coastal storms and other hazards on communities through vulnerability assessment and planning.
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Coastal Population Tool
A component of the Historical Hurricane Tracks Web site, this tool allows managers to view 100 years of population and historical hurricane data side by side for selected counties or parishes.
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Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool CD-ROM
Before communities can develop effective hazard mitigation strategies, they must first identify their hazard risks and assess their vulnerability to the impacts of those hazards. This CD-ROM provides a methodology in the form of a tutorial for conducting a community-wide vulnerability assessment of physical, social, economic, and environmental factors.
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Rhode Island: Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
The state of Rhode Island conducted a risk and vulnerability assessment to prepare for and minimize the impacts of natural hazards on 39 communities. This report includes detailed methodology, scores, results, resources, and implications of the results for planning and emergency management.
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Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool (RVAT)
A risk and vulnerability assessment helps to identify people, property, and resources that are at risk of injury, damage, or loss from hazardous incidents or natural hazards. This Web site includes: risk and vulnerability assessment how-to, interactive mapping, and a storm surge visualization tool.
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Updating Road Data for Evacuation Planning
In an emergency or an evacuation, time is of the essence. But with increased development and the constant changes in infrastructure: emergency responders do not always have accurate up-to-date information. The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking into using satellites to obtain data on infrastructure to help with emergency planning.
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Updating State Flood Insurance Rate Maps
Hurricane Floyd brought devastating flooding to coastal and inland North Carolina. Many of the economic impacts of the hurricane were due to an outdated system that identified flood-prone areas for insurance purposes. This disaster illustrated the need for comprehensive flood planning in North Carolina and resulted in the large-scale flood-mapping initiative that is described in this Web page.
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Vulnerability Assessment Techniques and Applications
Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVAs) are used to determine a communities vulnerability to hazards. This Web site provides a variety of resources related to RVAs including an overview of RVAs, links to related policies, publications and research centers, a glossary of related terms, and access to a topic-specific list-serv.
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