Spatial Planning for Future New Jersey Coastal Hazards

Coastal Sustainability SymposiumUrban Coast Institute9/10/08

Overview

Coastal LandscapePast and Predicted Sea Level RiseAnticipated InundationWetland DynamicsSpatial Planning: Belford/Port Monmouth caseCommunity RatingCoastal Planning Office efforts

The Jersey Shore Landscape

Image: Author

Global Climate Change & New Jersey

NJ & Sea Level Rise

Image: Psuty & Ofiara, “Coastal Hazard Management: Lessons and Future Directions from New Jersey” (2002). Image: Union of Concerned Scientists, “Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast” (2007).

Wetland Dynamics

Varies by geomorphologyFactors include:

Slope/erodibilitySediment fluxFlood frequencySubsidenceDisturbance

Image: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake BayEcosystem and Implications for Environmental Management; Circular 1316

SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding

Images: “Future Sea Level Rise and the New Jersey Coast: Assessing Potential Impacts and Opportunities,”Cooper, Beevers & Oppenheimer, (2005).

SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding

Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).

Wetland Dynamics – SLR Uncertainty

Images: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management, Circular 1316.

Wetland Migration Impedance

Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).

Spatial Planning

Retreat Zones Created by Lathrop & Love: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise”

NFIP/Community Rating

Coastal Planning Efforts

Thank You

John D’AgostinoNJDEP

Coastal Management Office