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The collection of tools in this section can be used as is or easily modified to fit specific situations.
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Applications for Remote Sensing
This site provides examples of how remote sensing technology provides a unique perspective for managers who need to balance social and environmental concerns within a region.
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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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Integrated Coastal Management Tool
The Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) tool allows users to overlay forecasts of land use change with ICM-generated analyses of habitat patches to set priorities for restoration and conservation planning. The ICM uses remotely sensed land cover data and indicators of ecological function, such as patch size, and the number and proximity of similar habitat patches, to evaluate the quality of habitat patches in coastal areas surrounding Lake St. Clair.
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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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Salt Marsh Site-Selection Tool
This tool helps restoration planners integrate socioeconomic and environmental information to identify and prioritize salt marsh restoration opportunities in Narragansett Bay.
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Seagrass Site-Selection Tool
The Seagrass Site Selection Tool considers human use conflicts along with ecological factors like water depth, light conditions, historic and current eelgrass distributions, and water temperature to identify suitable restoration sites.
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