Coastal Communities:
“With varying technical capacity and the demands placed on
local planning staff, providing resources to identify and implement adaptation
strategies is essential. Our goal is to help local governments determine how
well they are currently positioned to plan for coastal hazard impacts through a
simple, practical self-assessment. The Scorecard also provides a mechanism for
planners, natural resource managers, emergency management professionals and
other local officials to identify specific, realistic ways that they can
prepare for these impacts by integrating coastal hazards into existing
planning, management, and regulatory programs. Because each Maryland community
is unique, the Scorecard is intended to identify areas that need improvement,
not serve as a basis for ranking or comparing among communities.”
~University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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