Impact of Sea Level Rise on Development Suitability in New York City
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Berry, Marisa
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Curriculum in Environment and Ecology
- Abstract
- Global climate change and resultant rising sea levels and more frequent flooding are impacting the sustainability and vitality of coastal communities, making identifying vulnerable areas particularly important. Sea level rise projections for the 2020s and 2050s were incorporated into a land use suitability analysis of New York City, which was conducted in a GIS environment based on Ian McHarg’s overlay methods. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was used to produce weights for the six criteria considered, which were then reclassified and combined according to a weighted linear combination. The results of the suitability analysis suggest that Eastern Staten Island and the southern shore of Brooklyn and Queens are particularly unsuitable for future development. This analysis could be improved by better considering hydrological connectivity when modeling sea level rise.
- Date of publication
- spring 2014
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- Advisor
- BenDor, Todd
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Honors level
- Highest Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Extent
- 36
- Date uploaded
- April 24, 2014
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