"Wisdom begins in wonder" – Socrates
Tag: Policy
Climate-Induced Housing Repairs
04/28/21
“How will climate change cause the need for more housing repairs?”
As the climate becomes more chaotic, more and more damage to the built environment will occur. Housing will be a part of this damage, whether it be from wildfires torching buildings or floods rupturing the foundations. This will bring in the need to plan for more Climate-Induced Housing Repairs, which will require new expertise to implement.
Housing Buyout Decisions Making
04/27/21
“How are housing buyout decisions made?”
Committing to a housing buyout is rarely an easy decision. Undertaking it involves deliberate planning, analyzing risk, and planning where to go. Housing Buyout Decisions Making is influenced by the multitude of these factors. Through careful analysis can people relocate to where they need to go.
Flood Resilience Research for Adaptation Practitioners
04/26/21
“How can adaptation practitioners use flood resilience research to their own advantage?”
Flood resilience researchers oftentimes need to look to more state-of-the art methods to advance their work. One way to do this is to look into what research literature has been saying and apply it forward. This is how Flood Resilience Research for Adaptation Practitioners can make things better for everyone.
Estimating Impervious Surface
04/25/21
“Why is estimating impervious surface levels so important?”
Impervious surfaces cause water to build up. During floods, this can lead to disastrous consequences. To create adaptation capacity, one of the actions local governments should take is to look into Estimating Impervious Surface and retrofit based upon current capabilities. One way to find this is to go to the Multi-Resolution Land Use Consortium’s data.
Why Open Data Sources are Pivotal for Climate Adaptation Work
04/24/21
“Why are open data sources pivotal for climate adaptation work?”
Climate Adaptation as a profession is built upon the availability of data. Data can be used to determine risk, problems with environmental quality, and population numbers. As such, if data is not available, then it will be very difficult for matters to move forward. This is Why Open Data Sources are Pivotal for Climate Adaptation Work.
Why National Flood Insurance Program Communities Ban Housing Development in Floodplains
04/15/21
“Why do communities that are covered by the national flood insurance program ban housing development in floodplains?”
Communities that are part of the national flood insurance program are instructed to ban housing development in floodplains. This is to prevent more people from living in at-risk zones. This is Why National Flood Insurance Program Communities Ban Housing Development in Floodplains.
Drawbacks to The U.S National Flood Insurance Program
04/13/21
“What are some of the drawbacks to the U.S National Flood Insurance Program?”
While the U.S National Flood Insurance Program has its merits, it has its drawbacks as well. Since it makes properties in flood-prone areas require flood insurance, it increases the odds that these places will be owned by elderly citizens who paid off their mortgage or investors using the property for rental income. Since this flood insurance only covers losses for the owner of the property, it makes it more likely that these properties will be occupied by renters and not property owners. This makes, flood-zone properties more likely to be offered for rent since owners don’t want to get their own items damaged. Finally, the increased risk makes these flood-prone properties cheaper, and since the safer properties become more expensive lower-income communities are more likely to be pushed out to the flood-prone areas, increasing systematic oppression and segregation. These are the Drawbacks to The U.S National Flood Insurance Program.
The U.S National Flood Insurance Program
04/12/21
“How is flood insurance handled in the U.S on the national level?”
Having property in the flood zone is inherently risky. At any given moment one can have their entire livelihoods destroyed by a surge of water. To mitigate this risk, insurance can be taken out. Sensing that some people may be left out of the private market due to financial circumstances, The congress of the United States created The U.S National Flood Insurance Program in 1968 to alleviate this. The program stipulates that communities that inhabit the 100-year floodplain are not only required to have insurance for their property but be able to access insurance to protect their assets. The U.S National Flood Insurance Program has caused a revolution in disaster work in the U.S and its consequences are manifold.
Adaptation Technology Cost Projection
04/11/21
“How can we project the cost of adaptation technology?”
Climate adaptation technology is going to come down as it becomes more advanced. However, this will change at different rates according to different economic evolutions. By using Adaptation Technology Cost Projection, we can forward project what this will look like using analytic techniques.
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