Co-developing a community and data-driven framework for coastal protection decision making
Grant
Overview
abstract
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The overall goal of this proposal is to design a user-friendly framework that identifies best practices for selecting coastal protection designs given site environmental conditions, while considering hazard risk and socio-ecological benefits. The framework will expand upon past estuarine shoreline stabilization decision-support tools developed by the NC Division of Coastal Management and NOAA, by incorporating information on new NB substrate and design options, new data on gray and NB performance under different conditions, refining wave energy and exposure thresholds for using different protection approaches, and identifying socio-ecological benefits of protection approaches across a range of site conditions (e.g., sediment composition, slope, salinity, tidal range, native species composition). The team will accomplish this goal using a co-development approach, with the following objectives: Obj. 1: Advance community and interdisciplinary scientific understanding of individual and community needs and expectations as they relate to gray vs. NB coastal protection approaches. Obj. 2: Increase participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in coastal protection decision-making and community-based research. Obj. 3: Co-develop and co-produce a framework that can help individuals and communities adopt coastal protection strategies that will provide both social and ecological benefits. To achieve the overall goal and objectives, this Project Team proposes to address the following Research Questions (RQ)1: What information do individuals and communities need to increase adoption of coastal protection approaches that will provide both social and ecological benefits? RQ2: How do site conditions influence the social and ecological benefits provided by gray and NB approaches?
date/time interval
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January 2023 - December 2026
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