Coastal vulnerability index cvi assessment suffolk. Coastal impacts, adaptation, and vulnerabilities a technical input to the 20 national climate assessment national climate assessment regional technical input report series. This graphic includes assessments of inundation from storm surge, geomorphology, soil drainage, erosion, and slope. The coastal vulnerability index is a relatively simple and functional method to estimate the vulnerability to erosion of any coastal zone in relation to future sea level rise. The vulnerability assessment is an informational source for planners, designers, engineers, and decision makers to inform adaptation. Applying a coastal vulnerability index cvi to the westfjords, iceland. An assessment of coastal vulnerability to climate change. Up to 3 vulnerability category difference in cvi applications in barcelona. Assessment of the coastal vulnerability index in an area. Then, a new approach of coastal vulnerability index called integrated coastal vulnerability index icvi is proposed in this study. Public risk perceptions and adaptation to climate change in nonmetropolitan coastal communities christopher david button benvst hons adelaide school of social sciences discipline of geography, environment and population the university of adelaide, south australia. Jan 04, 2012 conceptual and methodological framework two 2 composite index frameworks were constructed. In the united states, millions of people are repeatedly at risk of flooding and because this number will only continue to grow, the identification of the intersection of social vulnerability and physical risk to flood inundation is essential for both coastal planning. It combines the sensitivity of the coastal zone to changes, with the ability of the coastal system to adapt to the new conditions.
Report on coastal vulnerability and sea level rise 2 december 8, 2014 tthhiiss this report this rreeppoorrtt report was developed was developed was developed in consultation of the in consultation of the in consultation of the town of stony point nyrcr planning committeetown of stony point nyrcr planning committeetown of stony point nyrcr planning committee. Library of vulnerability indicators to input in the risckit toolkit and to test these tools on 11 case studies. Areas with relatively low elevations will experience either temporal or permanent flooding, while other areas will experience increased coastal erosion. Thus there is a need to know what is potentially at risk, which led to the development of a coastal vulnerability index cvi, which was undertaken as a desktop study based on available data. Thieler and hammer have completed extensive assessment of coastal vulnerability along various coasts based on the work of gornitz. Social vulnerability index for coastal communities at risk. Additionally, a cvibased map was created for each nj coastal community. The objective of this paper is to assess storminduced coastal vulnerability for 3 coastal areas of the aegean sea thrace, lesvos island, chania, prone to flooding, for three time periods, one. A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts, natural. The coastal vulnerability index cvi presented here is the same as that used in thieler and hammarklose 1999 and is similar to that used in gornitz and others 1994, as well as to the sensitivity index employed by shaw and others 1998. Pdf the resilienceincreasing strategies for coasts toolkit risckit fp7 eu project 202017 aims to produce a set of three innovative and. The coastal vulnerability index cvi model is developed to assess vulnerability and resiliency of connecticut coastal towns. Vulnerability refers here to the susceptibility of the receptor to be adversely affected by the coastal flood hazard and can be seen as an internal characteristic of the affected element.
Provided below is a sampling of the digital coast resources available for this task. This includes the capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist, and recover from the adverse effects of the physical event. Coastal vulnerability index cvi was used to identify and map the vulnerable coastline of oahu from sealevel rise risks. Feb 06, 2020 communities are now equipped to use recommendations to help guide their efforts to reduce vulnerabilities and boost resilience to coastal hazards and climate change. This article focuses on the applicability of the coastal. Geoprocessing model on coastal vulnerability index to. Noaa scientists have demonstrated a new method to assess flood vulnerability in the united states on a national to regional level. Pdf sea level rise and coastal vulnerability assessment. Dec 31, 2012 the index high value means very high vulnerability is different for different areas. Implementing a flood vulnerability index in urban coastal. Coastal zones are under severe threat from sea level rise. The cvi allows the six variables to be related in a quantifiable manner that expresses the relative vulnerability of the.
The coastal vulnerability index cvi is one of the simplest and commonly used methods to. These subindices focus on ecosystem integrity and how it is threatened by anthropogenic and natural hazards. New noaa report looks at national coastal flood vulnerability. Geological survey coastal vulnerability index, cvi. Cge training materials for vulnerability and adaptation assessment. Coastal vulnerability assessment research papers academia. Nov 10, 2019 to date, few researches focused on developing macroscale coastal vulnerability index at an island or archipelagicscale. An assessment of the vulnerability to erosion of the. The authors in this index referred to coastal erosion vulnerability, either than coastal. An assessment of coastal vulnerability to climate change in south east queensland, australia marcello sano, griffith centre for coastal management and griffith climate change response programme, griffith university, australia m. Assessments of the vulnerability of coastal resources to the impacts of climate change can usefully. However, recent study on vulnerability assessment using index was very scarce.
Figure 51 usaid coastal vulnerability assessment framework, which is appropriate. Vulnerability assessments noaa office for coastal management. Methods for assessing coastal vulnerability to climate change. A coastal vulnerability index cvi was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sealevel rise within gulf islands national seashore in mississippi and florida. Validation of the hazard and vulnerability analysis of. Development of a coastal vulnerability index implication that the needs of the present generation may coastal system may, as acknowledged in the excerpts given indeed be met as a right turner 1993. Coastal zones are dynamic regions that can be particularly vulnerable to local and. Famaradrammeh the gambia united nations nippon foundation of japan fellowship programme. A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use.
The first methodological step for the calculation of the original formulation of cvi deals with the identification of key variables. Gornitz 19 analyzed vulnerability and considered the physical susceptibility of the coastline, using an index to categorize areas of the united states that are subject to. Densely populated coastal regions are vulnerable to threats associated with climate change and variability, especially storms. Present study is to design the automatic executable geoprocessing model that can support to analysis the datasets such as geomorphology, coastal erosion and accretion, coastal slope, relative. Coastal vulnerability index this map is for informational purposes only. In the development of the matrix and the index, indicators of impacts of sea level rise which use commonly available data are used. Environmental vulnerability has been characterised by three components or subindices. A good understanding of the people and places in harms way is an important first step for communities looking to address potential impacts from coastal flooding and severe weather. Coastal hazards and vulnerability by gillian cambers coastal zoneisland systems management cdcm professional development programme, 2001 44 the vulnerability of this coastal area is now very high, and besides coastal ecosystems, there are now many human and economic resources at risk. Pdf the coast is one of the most dynamic parts of the earth surface. A coastal vulnerability index cvi was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sealevel rise within fire island national seashore in new york.
Usgs has used this cvi for assessing coastal vulnerability against future sea level rise. The njcmp developed cvi mapping for the entire coastal area in new jersey covering 239 municipalities over four sea level rise scenarios present day 2014, 2030, 2050, and 2100. New jersey s coastal community vulnerability assessment and mapping protocol. The geoprocessing model on coastal vulnerability index algorithm has been developed by integrating multiple geospatial parameters to identify the vulnerable zone along the south west coast of tamil nadu. A coastal community vulnerability index ccvi was constructed to evaluate the vulnerability of coastal communities buhangin, pingit, reserva, sabang, and zabali in the municipality of baler, aurora, philippines. This paper presents the development of the coastal community social vulnerability index ccsvi in order to quantify the social vulnerability of hurricaneprone areas under various scenarios of climate change. The cvi is an indication of the relative vulnerability of the various segments of the mangalore coast to coastal erosion hazards. Image indicating nature of the prevailing environment within the proposed swro site. The paper presents the coastal vulnerability index cvi for the estimation of vulnerability of the coastal region of mangalore coast, india, from talapady to surathkal. The deliverable coastal vulnerability indicator library o is composed of. In first half of 2012, the comprehensive coastal vulnerability index cvi atlas has been brought out by the indian national centre for ocean information services incois.
An assessment of the vulnerability to erosion of the coastal. Coastal vulnerability index to sea level rise in ghana. The innovation here comes from the integration of a proportional coefficient. Cvi coastal vulnerability index mesic slr sea level rise. Modeling residential coastal flood vulnerability using. Vulnerability, impacts and adaptation to climate change. The climate and ocean risk vulnerability index corvi is a tool to identify the financial, political, and ecological risks that climate change poses to coastal cities. Coastal areas of orissa state in the northeastern part of the indian peninsula are potentially vulnerable to accelerated erosion hazard.
The necessity of an effective risk management in urban coastal zone increases, while the climate change creates unpredictable natural hazards. Unlike most european union countries, mapping of the coastal vulnerability, assessments of geological hazards, and coastal zone management are completely unknown concepts in croatia 1,17. Gis based methodology to assess the relative vulnerability. The report appendices include a detailed account of the application of the sea level affecting marshes model slamm in the cook inlet area. The coastal vulnerability index cvi is a relatively simple and functional method, developed to estimate the vulnerability to erosion coastline retreat of any coastal zone in relation to a future sealevel rise. New jerseys coastal community vulnerability assessment and. Coastal cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis the climate crisis has arrived, and coastal cities are the most vulnerable places. Vulnerability is the resources at risk from coastal hazards.
Assessing coastal vulnerability index to climate change. Moreover, the present study contributes to the livelihood vulnerability literature by assessing and. But for the present study, the assessment of coastal vulnerability index based on coastal processes, the following modifications have been done from the cvi assessment done by the usgs 2004. Coastal vulnerability assessment of the future sea level rise. In an increasing number of communities along the massachusetts coast, erosion and flooding are causing damage even during minor storms. The developed coastal vulnerability assessment model is used to determine. Assessing the vulnerability of alaskas coastal habitats. Cge training materials for vulnerability and adaptation assessment page 8 of 52 box 51 cont. Based on the weights and scores derived using ahp, vulnerability maps are prepared to demarcate areas with very low, medium and high vulnerability. Financial assistance provided by the coastal zone management act of. Jan 15, 2015 thus, coastal vulnerability assessment methods have been developed to identify and manage the vulnerable areas over the coast. Indexbased tools are particularly useful to make a. It is based on a numerical approximation of the principal physical. Aug 15, 2014 the idea of the beach vulnerability index bvi originates from the coastal vulnerability index developed by gornitz et.
The coastal vulnerability index cvi is one of the simplest and commonly used methods to assess coastal vulnerability to sealevel rise slr driven erosion andor inundation. Development of an integrated coastal vulnerability index. As a coastal property owner, assessing your propertys vulnerability to storm waves and flooding can greatly enhance your ability to address these and other storm damage problems. Local vulnerability indicators and adaptation to climate change. A coastal vulnerability index cvi was constructed to estimate the level of vulnerability of a coastline approximately 48. They have incorporated six physical coastal variables. Department of geology, university of madras, chennai 600 025, india. Pdf coastal vulnerability index to sea level rise in.
Coastal vulnerability index cvi for gulf islands national. Development of coastal vulnerability index for mangalore. In this regards, coastal vulnerability assessment due to sea level rise is needed. Far from implying above, be due to anthropogenic causes as well as natural. A combination of pvi and svi values are further utilized to compute the coastal. Coastal vulnerability assessment of puducherry coast. Sea level rise pose many complications such as loss of land to many coastal communities, especially on islands, such as oahu. Assessment of coastal vulnerability to climate change hazards. An holistic approach to beach erosion vulnerability. A rating of the vulnerability analysiss key parameters is often based on the analytic hierarchy process 9,16. Local vulnerability indicators and adaptation to climate.
Pdf the coastal zones are highly resourceful and dynamic. Application of coastal vulnerability index cvi on the. The coastal vulnerability index cvi presented here is similar to that used by gornitz et al. Coastal vulnerability indexand cchzcoastal change hazard zone. This paper fills a knowledge gap by developing an integrated coastal vulnerability index icvi for nine small islands in the azores archipelago. Comparison of coastal vulnerability index applications for. National coastal vulnerability assessment and designing of integrated coastal management and adaptation strategic plan for timorleste coastal vulnerability assessment report.
In 2010, mclaughlin and cooper developed a multiscale coastal vulnerability index to investigate the implications of spatial scale in depicting coastal hazard risk, coastal vulnerabilities for national, local authority and site level. National coastal vulnerability assessment and designing of. New jersey tidal waterways coastal vulnerability index, 2014 cvi low probability d moderate probability high probability 0 5 10 20 30 40 i i i miles 1. A coastal vulnerability index cvi was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future slr within the study area. In this way, it is a common tool contributing to the decisionmaking process in longterm coastal planning and management. The cvi assesses the relative physical vulnerability of the coast. View coastal vulnerability assessment research papers on academia. The index allows the six physical variables to be related in a quantifiable manner. Coastal vulnerability index for greenwich township, new jersey. Coastal vulnerability assessment of puducherry coast, india. New jersey s coastal community vulnerability assessment and mapping protocol suggested citation. An index to determine vulnerability of communities in a. Coastal vulnerability assessment for orissa state, east coast. Assessing vulnerability of coastal areas and properties.
Cge training materials for vulnerability and adaptation. The coastal vulnerability index cvi is one of the most commonly used and simple methods to assess coastal vulnerability to sea level rise, in particular due to erosion andor inundation gornitz et al. Application of sea level rise vulnerability assessment. Assessing hazard vulnerability and resilience in coastal.
Coastal vulnerability assessment for orissa state, east coast of india. Coastal vulnerability assessment studies over india. Examples of coastal resource analysis in developing countries a different approach to screening assessment has been applied in mombasa and dar es salam, where global datasets were used to map and analyse each city. Coastal vulnerability assessment for chennai, east coast of. Coastal vulnerability index making cities resilient. The following variables are used in the estimation of cvi, which is used to rank the. Coastal vulnerability index cvi for fire island national. This guidance document, explaining how to use the library, but also introducing the. Coastal vulnerability assessment of the northern gulf of. National assessment of coastal vulnerability to sealevel rise. Local vulnerability indicators and adaptation to climate change a survey carlos e.
A coastal vulnerability index cvi was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sealevel rise along the northern gulf of mexico from galveston, tx, to panama city, fl. Therefore, the study tried to find out the level of vulnerabilities of coastal communities to different environmental stresses of southwestern coastal bangladesh. An integrated coastal vulnerability approach to small islands. Map of the coastal vulnerability index cvi for the u. Coastal vulnerability and climate change in australia. Coastal zones are under severe threat from climate change and its associated sealevel rise.
The the results of the assessment served as a basis to develop a set of appropriate national coastal. A coastal vulnerability index for kwazulunatal, south africa. Integrating coastal vulnerability and communitybased. Pdf library of coastal vulnerability indicators guidance document. It is therefore very important to develop and implement analytical tools able to assist decisionmakers to reveal vulnerable areas and prioritize relevant mitigation and adaptation measures. Gis based methodology to assess the relative vulnerability index of buildings to coastal hazards coastal karaikal a case study 1 2t arumugam, m.
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