Nature-Based Shoreline Restoration Techniques...No Retreat From The Coastline - Sarah Crean, Gotham...
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Nature-Based Shoreline Restoration Techniques
Teresa Doss
Rockaway | Superstorm Sandy 2012
Mantaloking NJ | Superstorm Sandy 2012
Seaside Heights NJ | Superstorm Sandy 2012
Mantaloking NJ | Superstorm Sandy 2012
Chris Christie: Remember, Resolve, Rebuild
- Forbes 9/17/2013
NJ Response | Superstorm Sandy 2012
No Retreat From The Coastline - Sarah Crean, Gotham Gazette 6/11/2013
“Striking a tone of defiance, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today that New York City will not retreat from its coastline despite the threat of rising sea levels and the possibility of storms more catastrophic than Hurricane Sandy. On the contrary, he argued, the city should not only continue to build along the waterfront but build better.”
NYC Response | Superstorm Sandy 2012
NJ Response | Superstorm Sandy 2012
From: US Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study Todd Bridges and Dr. Paul Wagner, November 2013
Nature and Nature-Based Infrastructure at a Glance
Dune | natural systems
Maritime Forest
Back Dunes Wetlands Sandy Beach
Aquatic Habitat
Fore Dunes Wetlands
Avalon NJ | maritime forest
Avalon NJ | maritime forest
Bay Head NJ | storm barrier
Union Beach NJ | no storm barrier, no house
FARROC | dune living
Staten Island NY | expanding dunes
Staten Island NY | expanding wetlands and living shorelines
Jamaica Bay NY | aquatic habitats
Eelgrass Learned what works and doesn’t work Able to determine best planting methods Water quality not limiting – bioturbation and hydrodynamics
Oysters Reef Ball pilot projects successful
Future oyster sites in NY harbor require: Lower energy Greater depth Structural protection
Reducing the risk of flooding: 1.Reduce negative impacts of storm events
• reducing wave heights and velocity • reducing water velocities • reducing surges
1.Reduce day-to-day erosive forces No one natural coastal feature can do all of this
Reduce Flooding | using natural habitats
Reduce Flooding | using natural habitats
Reduce Flooding | using natural habitats
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