Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts (Emergency Preparedness / Disaster Management) PDF
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Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction Water Science and Technology Board Ocean Studies Board Division on Earth and Life Studies THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Govern- ing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineer- ing, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropri- ate balance. Support for this study was provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under con- tract number W912HQ-09-C-0041. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or rec- ommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-309-30586-0 International Standard Book Number-10: 0-309-30586-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014948025 Additional copies of this report are available for sale from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001; (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313; Internet, http://www.nap.edu. Copyright 2014 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Acad- emy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding en- gineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineer- ing programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., is presi- dent of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Insti- tute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Victor J. Dzau is president of the Institute of Medicine. The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sci- ences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy’s purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Coun- cil is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone and Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr., are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council. www.national-academies.org COMMITTEE ON U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WATER RESOURCES SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND PLANNING: COASTAL RISK REDUCTION RICHARD A. LUETTICH, JR., Chairman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill GREGORY B. BAECHER, University of Maryland, College Park SUSAN B. BELL, University of South Florida, Tampa PHILLIP R. BERKE, Texas A&M University, College Station ROSS B. COROTIS, University of Colorado, Boulder DANIEL T. COX, Oregon State University, Corvallis ROBERT A. DALRYMPLE, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland TONY MACDONALD, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey KARL F. NORDSTROM, Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey STEPHEN POLASKY, University of Minnesota, St. Paul SEAN P. POWERS, University of South Alabama, Mobile DON RESIO, University of North Florida, Jacksonville AP VAN DONGEREN, Deltares, Rotterdamseweg, The Netherlands NRC Staff STEPHANIE E. JOHNSON, Study Director, Water Science and Technology Board DEBORAH GLICKSON, Senior Program Officer, Ocean Studies Board ANITA A. HALL, Senior Program Associate, Water Science and Technology Board SARAH E. BRENNAN, Program Assistant, Water Science and Technology Board v WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD GEORGE M. HORNBERGER, Chair, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee EDWARD J. BOUWER, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland YU-PING CHIN, Ohio State University, Columbus DAVID A. DZOMBAK, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh M. SIOBHAN FENNESSY, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio BEN GRUMBLES, Clean Water America Alliance, Washington, D.C. GEORGE R. HALLBERG, The Cadmus Group, Watertown, Massachusetts CATHERINE L. KLING, Iowa State University, Ames DEBRA S. KNOPMAN, RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia LARRY LARSON, Association of State Floodplain Managers, Madison, Wisconsin RITA P. MAGUIRE, Maguire & Pearce PLLC, Phoenix, Arizona DAVID I. MAURSTAD, OST, Inc., McLean, Virginia ROBERT SIMONDS, The Robert Simonds Company, Culver City, California FRANK H. STILLINGER, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey GEORGE VALENTIS, Veolia Institute, Paris, France MARYLYNN V. YATES, University of California, Riverside JAMES W. ZIGLAR, SR., Van Ness Feldman, Washington, D.C. Staff JEFFREY JACOBS, Director LAURA J. EHLERS, Senior Program Officer STEPHANIE E. JOHNSON, Senior Program Officer M. JEANNE AQUILINO, Financial and Administrative Associate MICHAEL J. STOEVER, Research Associate ANITA A. HALL, Senior Program Associate SARAH E. BRENNAN, Senior Program Assistant BRENDAN R. McGOVERN, Senior Program Assitant vi OCEAN STUDIES BOARD ROBERT A. DUCE, Chair, Texas A&M University, College Station E. VIRGINIA ARMBRUST, University of Washington, Seattle KEVIN R. ARRIGO, Stanford University, Stanford, California CLAUDIA BENITEZ-NELSON, University of South Carolina, Columbia EDWARD A. BOYLE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge RITA R. COLWELL, University of Maryland, College Park SARAH W. COOKSEY, State of Delaware, Dover CORTIS K. COOPER, Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, California ROBERT HALLBERG, NOAA/GFDL and Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey DAVID HALPERN, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California SUSAN E. HUMPHRIS, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts BONNIE J. MCCAY, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey STEVEN A. MURAWSKI, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg JOHN A. ORCUTT, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California H. TUBA ÖZKAN-HALLER, Oregon State University, Corvallis STEVEN E. RAMBERG, Penn State Applied Research Lab, Washington, D.C. MARTIN D. SMITH, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina MARGARET SPRING, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California DON WALSH, International Maritime Incorporated, Myrtle Point, Oregon DOUGLAS WARTZOK, Florida International University, Miami LISA D. WHITE, University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University Ex-Officio MARY (MISSY) H. FEELEY, ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas Staff SUSAN ROBERTS, Board Director CLAUDIA MENGELT, Senior Program Officer DEBORAH GLICKSON, Senior Program Officer CONSTANCE KARRAS, Research Associate PAMELA LEWIS, Administrative Coordinator SHUBHA BANSKOTA, Financial Associate PAYTON KULINA, Program Assistant vii Acknowledgments Many individuals assisted the committee and the National Research Council staff in their task to create this report. We would like to express our appreciation to the following people who have provided presentations to the committee. Holly Bamford, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Robert Banks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Doug Bellomo, Federal Emergency Management Agency Lynn Bocamazo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Candida Bronson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bruce Carlson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Craig Colten, Water Institute of the Gulf Sarah Cooksey, Delaware Coastal Programs Stephen DeLoach, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gerry Galloway, University of Maryland John Haines, USGS Coastal and Marine Program Coordinator Roselle Henn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Carl Hershner, Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Keelin Kuipers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Michael Lindell, Texas A & M University David Moser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers James Murley, South Florida Regional Planning Council Michael Park, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lindene Patton, Zurich Insurance Group Jim Pendergast, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ix
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