With over 1000 miles of coastal shoreline and many low lying areas, Virginia’s Middle Peninsula is vulnerable to coastal storms and flooding, which will be made worse by climate change and sea level rise. A team of faculty and students from Virginia Tech, in partnership with staff at the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) first summarized the work already begun by the MPPDC to prepare for these hazards, then synthesized climate change adaptation planning principles and case studies applicable to the Middle Peninsula, and formulated a planning framework and a portfolio of strategies appropriate to the Middle Peninsula that may help communities better prepare for for the effects of sea-level rise.
Project Details: John Randolph, Yang Zhang, Theodore Koebel, Tommi Godwin (VA Tech) and Jackie Rickards (Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission). Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Middle Peninsula Counties in Virginia.
