Document Type
Report
Publication Date
11-2022
Pages
1-2 pp.
Conference Name
Making Waves in Equitable Coastal Resilience: A National Workshop on Social Equity and Coastal Resilience, November 2022 (Virtual)
Abstract
Summary: Coastal squeeze is impacting communities across the United States. Agricultural lands are affected by groundwater salt intrusion, habitats are lost due to limited space for species to migrate inland, natural capital and flood protection values are impacted by reduction in undeveloped land for natural ecosystems, infrastructure such as transportation are affected by flooding, and insurance companies are withdrawing from covering properties in coastal communities experiencing sea level rise and flooding. Resulting ‘climigration’ is occurring, for example, in Puerto Rico residents moving off the island, and subdivisions in North Carolina and Virginia being turned over to conservation. Lower-income communities are often at greater risk and have limited resources. Urban centers on the coast experience more severe climate impacts, but inland rural communities are more disadvantaged and may be impacted disproportionately. Data availability might also introduce equity challenges, as there is more data on coastal communities and less on riverine communities. In most coastal areas, the majority of land in the land-estuary interface is owned by private landowners. Human decision-making is complex and personal; a deeper understanding of decision-making by individuals, households, and communities is needed. Climigration will increase demand for higher elevation property locations in cities or towns and for cities and towns at higher elevation. This may affect property values in high-demand areas and drive out or exclude lower-income residents. Stakeholder buy-in and support are critical for both leaving and receiving communities, but there can be cultural and ideological resistance to policy implementation.
ORCID
0000-0003-3599-1417 (Yusuf)
Repository Citation
Yusuf, Wie, "Coastal Squeeze, Climigration, and Equity Implications" (2022). School of Public Service Faculty Publications. 81.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/publicservice_pubs/81
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Comments
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under Grant Award Number 2015-ST-061-ND0001-01. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.