EPA's Sustainable Port Communities: Anticipating Changes in Exposures and a Proposal to Facilitate Resilience through Knowledge Flows (MTS Workshop May 2017)
Citation:
Smith, Betsy. EPA's Sustainable Port Communities: Anticipating Changes in Exposures and a Proposal to Facilitate Resilience through Knowledge Flows (MTS Workshop May 2017). Committee on Marine Transportation Systems Resilience Integrated Action Team workshop, Washington, DC, May 25, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
To make other federal agencies involved in resilience research aware of our study and to solicit collaboration.
Description:
Port Communities Face Many Challenges: • Climate change – Sea Level Rise, Extreme Events: “Assets” become Vulnerabilities; Nuisance flooding; Changes in waste water and stormwater capacity; Changes in near-shore ecology and water quality • Port Expansion: Increasing multi-modal cargo transport, bigger ships; Energy use, transport; Invasive species; Homeland security; Increased development pressure (land use); Population growth • EJ Communities: Hazardous waste, cargo; Changes in emissions (amount, type, distribution) Changes in demographics, real estate values Disproportionately impacted by climate change • Competing Economic Interests Tourism and historical resources Protection of ecosystem services