Resources

Town of Falmouth Resources:

• Vulnerability Assessment 

FEMA Resources:

• FEMA Resources for Climate Resilience
• Building Code Strategy 
• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
• Hurricane Planning and Response
• Individuals and Communities
• Above the Flood: Elevating Your Floodprone House
• Recommended Residential Construction for Coastal Areas
• Homeowner’s Guide to Retrofitting
• Requirements for the Design and Certification of Dry Floodproofed Non-Residential and Mixed-Use Buildings
• Wet Floodproofing Requirements and Limitations

Case Studies:

• Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (focused on erosion, but the construct is applicable)
• Financing Climate Resilience: Mobilizing Resources and Incentives to Protect Boston from Climate Risks (UMASS Boston, 2018) (see Ch 4 for overview of mechanisms including improvement districts)
• EXPANDING BOSTON’S CAPACITY TO BUILD COASTAL RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE LESSONS FROM THE SEAPORT DISTRICT (ARCADIS, 2020) (see Sections 5.3 and 5.5. There’s a lot more here including some in-depth regulatory review, really good reference.)
• Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Financing at the Local Level in Florida (Review of Municipal Service Benefit Units and Special Districts)
• Norfolk Special Service District Policy for Flood Protection (SSDs enable a group of residents to agree to pay a tax to finance additional services in a particular neighborhood. To initiate a project, residents must work with the City government to determine feasibility, boundary, and cost; the SSD plan must be developed with engineering, costs, and a timeline; 75 percent of parcel owners representing 50 percent of the property value in the area must agree to the project; and the City Council must approve construction of the project.)