Making Waves in Equitable Coastal Resilience

Making Waves in Equitable Coastal Resilience

Making Waves in Equitable Coastal Resilience: A National Workshop on Social Equity and Coastal Resilience

Virtual Workshop
November 1, 2, and 10 2023

Purpose

This virtual workshop brings together researchers, practitioners, community organizations, and students to develop an organizing framework for advancing social equity in coastal resilience within the U.S. context. This workshop focuses on applied research at the intersection of coastal resilience and social equity, and how such research can make a difference on the ground. Workshop participants will help identify key research questions and provide guidance for research-practice collaborations that address equity through implementable, on-the-ground projects or programs.

The outcome of the workshop will be the identification of (1) a research agenda for future applied projects in coastal resilience and social equity, and (2) recommendations for research-practice collaborations to effectively address equity through implementable, on-the-ground projects/programs. This workshop will provide researchers and practitioners with a starting point for a cohesive and coherent approach to researching social equity and coastal resilience and advancing on-the-ground efforts to address social equity in coastal resilience.

This workshop is a project of the Coastal Resilience Center, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence (coastalresiliencecenter.unc.edu)

Workshop Discussion Themes:

  • Metrics and mapping of social equity and coastal community resilience
  • Equity concerns underpinning policy analysis and decision making (e.g., benefit cost analysis, BRIC, flood insurance, etc.)
  • Infrastructure planning (green-grey, built environment) for equitable coastal resilience
  • Emergency/disaster management challenges for equitable mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery
  • Inclusion in decision making: Under-served, under-resourced, or invisible communities (rural communities, tribal communities, low-wealth communities, marginalized communities)
  • Coastal squeeze, climigration, and equity implications
  • Lessons learned from research-practice collaborations and on-the-ground projects/programs
  • Recommendations for research-practice collaborations to effectively address equity through Implementable, on-the-ground projects/programs

Workshop Agenda

Workshop Participants

Workshop participants draw from practitioners and community leaders from coastal communities across the U.S. and researchers studying coastal resilience issues.

Speakers and Topics

  • David Alexander (Senior Science Advisor – Resilience, Science & Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security) – Welcome [video]
  • Susanne C. Moser (Susanne Moser Consulting) – Setting Ourselves Up for Success: Centering Equity in Engagement, Resilience Building, and Hazard Mitigation [slides, video]
  • Olivia A. Scriven (Federal Disaster Recovery Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency) – Notes from the field: Equitable recovery of the Ironton community in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida [slides, video]
  • Cassandra R. Davis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) – Lesson Learned to Assist with Building Trust [slides]
  • Tanya Denckla Cobb (Institute for Engagement and Negotiation, University of Virginia) and Elizabeth Andrews (Virginia Coastal Policy Center, College of William & Mary) – The RAFT (Resilience Adaptation Feasibility Tool) [slides, video]

Products: Summary Report, Research Agenda, Recommendations

  • Workshop SUMMARY report [go to share drive]
  • (Preliminary) Summary of Discussions and Key Points’ [pdf]
  • Keywords

  • End-of-day and Workshop Eveluation Report [pdf]
  • Research-Practice Collaborations [pdf]
  • Coastal Squeeze Climigration [pdf]
  • Equity in Emergency Management [pdf]
  • Equity Concerns in Policy Analysis and Decision Making [pdf]
  • Inclusion in Decision Making [pdf]
  • Metrics and Mapping [pdf]
  • Infrastructure Planning [pdf]
  • Making Waves Equitable Resilience [coming soon]
  • Questions for Research [pdf]
  • Recommendations for Practice [pdf]

Project Team

Dr. Wie Yusuf
Professor

School of Public Service
Old Dominion University

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Dr. Tom Allen
Professor

Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University 

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Dr. Joshua Behr
Research Professor

Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center

Old Dominion University

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Dr. Ron Carlee
Clinical Assistant Professor

School of Public Service, Old Dominion University

Dr. Nicole Hutton
Associate Professor

Dept. of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University

Dr. Marina Saitgalina
Assistant Professor

School of Public Service, Old Dominion University

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Dr. Jennifer Whytlaw
Assistant Professor of Applied GIS

Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University 

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Dr. Afi Anuar
Lecturer

Department of Engineering Technology, Old Dominion University

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Dr. Cassandra R. Davis
Research Associate Professor

Department of Public Policy
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

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Resources

  • Resilience Metrics website (https://resiliencemetrics.org/)
  • Report: From the Voices of Communities, Local Governments, and Academics: Assessing Preparedness and Recovery for Socially Marginalized Communities Impacted by Natural Disasters [pdf]
  • Summary: Building Community through a Hazard: Reforming Relationships between Communities and Disaster Management Agencies [pdf]

Advisory Group

  • Ellis Stanley – Hammerman & Gainer International
  • Jae Park – AECOM
  • Paula Shea – City of Norfolk
  • Adam Stein – NOAA Office for Coastal Management
  • Dr. Claire Knox – University of Central Florida
  • Heidi Schultz – Center for Disaster Philanthropy
  • Dr. Fredrika Moser – Maryland Sea Grant
  • Dawn Brantley – Massachusetts Emergency Management
  • Elizabeth Andrews – Virginia Coastal Policy Center

Thank you to our expert facilitators and note takers who support the workshop.

Facilitators: Gail Nicula, Bridget Giles, Vickie Carnegie, Lindsay Usher, Adam Eckerd, Marina Saitgalina, Nicole Hutton, Joshua Behr

Notetakers: Tihara Richardson, Saige Hill, Ren-Neasha Blake, Lucia Mock, Lauren Sommer, Jem Baldisimo, Jennifer Whytlaw, Dalya Ismael, Norah Alshayhan