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Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide

This guidebook shows how Great Lakes counties and municipalities can use science-based information to address coastal hazards and incorporate concerns for climate change into local planning efforts. The planning guide features the following resources:

  • Local stories
  • Case studies
  • Maps, Data, and Tools
  • People and Organizations
  • Events and Funding
  • Climate and Environment
  • Library of relevant publications

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Hazards
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Coastal
Flooding – General
Assets
Energy and Utilities
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Property
Sources
American Planning Association Association of State Floodplain Managers Coastal States Organization National Association of Counties National States Geographic Information Council NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory NOAA Office for Costal Management Digital Coast The Nature Conservancy University of Wisconsin Extension Wisconsin Sea Grant
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Steps Addressed

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action

Related Case Studies & Action Plans

  • The lighthouse at Agate Bay, Two Harbors, Minnesota. By Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

    • Two Harbors: Investments in Green Infrastructure Pay Off

  • St. Joseph's Pierhead Lighthouse at sunset. Photo by Flickr user Chris "Mr. Pants" Landis, CC-BY-2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), via Flickr

    • Staying Even with Mother Nature

  • Travis Essinger on Unsplash

    • All Hands on Deck: Creating Green Infrastructure to Combat Flooding in Toledo

  • Green Bay's CityDeck with the Peacemaker tall ship docked at the Cherry Street boat landing, 2014. By Chris Rand, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), via Wikimedia Commons

    • Visualizing Flooding in Green Bay
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