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Buy-in for buyouts : the case for managed retreat from flood zones /
This report offers policy recommendations to increase participation in buyoutprograms and to make them more effective tools for building resilience in coastalcommunities. Based on a study of managed retreat following Hurricanes Irene andSandy, the report provides an overview of flooding risk, a deta...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,
[2016]
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| Series: | Policy focus series (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction; On Safer Ground?; The Case for Buyouts; Chapter 2: People and Places at Risk; Overview of Risks; Communicating Flood Risk; Managing Risk: The 5 Rs; Community Types; Chapter 3: Buyout and Acquisition Programs; Federal Policies and Funding; Key Features of Buyout and Acquisition Programs; Buyout and Acquistion Program Precedents; Buyout Programs in the New York Metropolitan Region; Buying In and Backing Out: Understanding Participation and Attrition; Chapter 4: Fiscal, Community, and Health Impacts; Fiscal Impacts; Community Impacts
- Health ImpactsChapter 5: Case Studies; Oakwood Beach, New York; Milford, Connecticut; Mastic Beach, New York; Wayne, New Jersey; Sayreville, New Jersey; Chapter 6: Recommendations; Appendix A. Buy-In for Buyouts Roundtable; Appendix B. Place-Type Analyis Methodology; Appendix C. Fiscal-Impacts Analysis Methodology; References; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; About the Regional Plan Association; About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy