Resilience planning for coastal Georgia: Combatting sea level rise and flooding with community engagement
Project Overview
University of Georgia researchers are helping the island establish actionable guidelines to better manage sea-level rise and flooding, specifically to combat “sunny-day” flooding. The researchers created a Geosurvey, which, alongside crowdsourced photos from island residents, identified areas vulnerable to flooding, erosion, and marsh die off. The researchers organized a virtual charette in spring 2021 to pinpoint potential conflicts and to find their possible solutions.
The goal: To identify flooding solutions and climate-resilience strategies on the bay-side of Tybee Island, in partnership with the community.
key researchers
Brian Bledsoe, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor, College of Engineering
bbledsoe@uga.edu
Alfie Vick, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Environment + Design
ravick@uga.edu
Jon Calabria, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Environment + Design
jcalabr@uga.edu
Jill Gambill, Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
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