by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
This article from the New York Times interviews Henk Ovink, mastermind of the Rebuilding by Design competition, and follows the attempt to guide the US towards a more regional approach to flood management (both coastal and riverine). Other Dutch projects that could be...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
The City of Seattle is looking for public input on their Hazards Mitigation Plan by April 23.From the City: “The City of Seattle is looking for your input on what hazards worry you most. Earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, snow and ice storms, terrorism are just...
by admin | Mar 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act in 2012 (BW12) in order to modernize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), with new maps, new community outreach efforts, and flood insurance rates that reflected risk more accurately.However,...
by admin | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Josh Silberg, MRM Candidate and Hakai Scholar at Simon Fraser University, shares his thoughts on how resilience supplanted sustainability: “Part of the reason why the word resilience is so effective is that… the term recognizes the inherent natural...
by admin | Feb 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
As part of a study of coastal beaches around the country, the USGS has published “Historical shoreline change along the Pacific Northwest coast.” Among several findings, one is that 36% of beach transects in OR and WA were determined to be eroding. The...
