Partners
UGA IRIS, Georgia Seagrant
Key researchers
Brian Bledsoe, Jill Gambill, Alfie Vick, Jon Calabria
Project description
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.
Project goal
To identify flooding solutions and climate-resilience strategies on the bay-side of Tybee Island, in partnership with the community
Project status/outcomes
In progress