Padre Island National Seashore Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment
Peek K, Tormey B, Thompson H, Young R, Norton S, McNamee J, Scavo R. 2017. Padre Island National Seashore Coastal Hazards & Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment. NPS 613/154046. National Park Service. Washington DC
The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Western Carolina University’s (WCU) Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS), has developed a Coastal Hazards and Sea-Level Rise Asset Vulnerability Assessment Protocol. This protocol assesses the vulnerability of infrastructure to multiple coastal hazards (i.e., erosion, flooding, storm surge, sea-level rise, and historical flooding), over a 35-year planning horizon (2050). Unlike natural resource vulnerability, which combines three metrics (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity), the newly developed method for assessing infrastructure includes only exposure and sensitivity to coastal hazards and sea-level rise in the vulnerability score; adaptation strategies are instead examined in the context of the vulnerability results. The overall goal is to standardize the methodologies and data used, allowing managers to compare the vulnerability of coastal assets across local, regional, and national levels. A total of 43 structures and 44 transportation assets are included in the vulnerability assessment of Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS)..
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Peek, Katie; Tormey, Blair; Thompson, Holli; Young, Robert; Norton, Shawn; McNamee, Julie; Scavo, Ryan
- Date of Issue
- 2017-07
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- PAIS
- Keywords
- adaptive capacity, buildings, coastal hazard, exposure, P13AC01382, resilience, risk, sensitivity, structures, sustainability, transportation, vulnerability, vulnerability assessment, Western Carolina University, Western Carolina University vulnerability assessment