mebauer / nyc-flood-reports

New York City Flooding Reports and Publications.

New York City Flooding Reports and Publications

Introduction

This project serves as a comprehensive compilation of reports and publications focused on flood risk analysis, planning, and management within New York City. The curated list encompasses contributions from various city agencies, alongside scholarly publications such as those from the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC). Among the notable recommendations, a particularly insightful read is the NPCC's 2019 Report, with Chapter 4 specifically delving into Coastal Flooding. Personally, I found this chapter to be exceptionally insightful and highly recommend it, as it's also authored by some of my heroes in the field.

Table of Contents

• New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC)
• Scholarly Publications
• NYC Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency & Hurricane Sandy
• Stormwater and Parks Resiliiency Plans
• Flood Insurance
• Department of City Planning
• New York City's Hazard Mitigation Plans
• PlaNYC and OneNYC Reports
• Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Plan
• Additional Reports

New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC)

New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC)

• Special Issue: Advancing Tools and Methods for Flexible Adaptation Pathways and Science Policy Integration (New York City Panel on Climate Change 2019 Report)
• Building the Knowledge Base for Climate Resiliency (New York City Panel on Climate Change 2015 Report)
• Climate Risk Information 2013: Observations, Climate Change Projections, and Maps (New York City Panel on Climate Change 2013 Report)
• Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response (New York City Panel on Climate Change 2010 Report)
• Climate Risk Information (New York City Panel on Climate Change 2009 Report)

Scholarly Publications

Sample Search on Google Scholar

A few of my favorite papers:

• Hurricane Sandy’s flood frequency increasing from year 1800 to 2100 (2016)
• Increased threat of tropical cyclones and coastal flooding to New York City during the anthropogenic era (2015)
• Evaluating Flood Resilience Strategies for Coastal Megacities (2014)
• Cost Estimates for Flood Resilience and Protection Strategies in New York City (2013)
• Low‐probability flood risk modeling for New York City (2013)
• Managing Exposure to flooding in New York City (NYC) (2012)
• Brief communication" Hurricane Irene: a wake-up call for New York City?" (2012)
• Physically-based Assessment of Hurricane Surge Threat under Climate Change (2012)
• Flood-resilient waterfront development in New York City: bridging flood insurance, building codes, and flood zoning (2011)
• Risk assessment of hurricane storm surge for New York City (2010)

NYC Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency & Hurricane Sandy

Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR)

• A Stronger, More Resilient New York (2013)

Stormwater and Parks Resiliiency Plans

• NYC Stormwater Resiliency Plan (2021)
• Design and Planning for Flood Resiliency: Guidelines for NYC Parks (2017)
• Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan (2008)

Flood Insurance

• The Cost and Affordability of Flood Insurance in New York City (2017)
• Appeal of FEMA’s Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for New York City (2015)
• Flood Insurance in New York City Following Hurricane Sandy (2013)

Department of City Planning

• Neighborhood Coastal Flood Protection Guidance Related Initiatives (2021)
• NYC's Floodplain by the Numbers (2020)
• Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency Planning for Resilient Neighborhoods (2019)
• Resilient Industry: Mitigation and Preparedness in the City's Industrial Floodplain (2018)
• Zoning for Resiliency Community Outreach Summary (2018)
• Retrofitting Buildings for Flood Risk (2014)
• Urban Watefront Adaptive Strategies (2013)
• Designing for Flood Risk (2013)
• Vision 2020: Comprehensive Waterfront Plan (2011)

New York City's Hazard Mitigation Plans

New York City Hazard Mitigation

• New York City's Risk Landscape: A Guide To Hazard Mitigation (2019)
• New York City Hazard Mitigation Plan (2014)
• Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (2009)

PlaNYC and OneNYC Reports

• PlaNYC: Getting Sustainability Done (2023)
• OneNYC 2050 (2019)
• One New York: The Plan for a Strong and Just City (2015)
• PlaNYC Full Report (2011)
• PlaNYC Full Report (2007)

Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Plan

• Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan (2021)
• Lower Manhattan Climate Resilience Study (2019)

Additional Reports

• The NYC Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines v4.1 (2022)
• State of Climate Knowledge 2021 Related Initiatives (2021)
• The New Normal: Combating Storm-Related Extreme Weather in New York City Related Initiatives (2021)

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