Building Back Better? An Assessment of Sustainability and Resiliency in Post-­‐Disaster Recovery and Rebuilding Plans in New York and New Jersey Following Superstorm Sandy

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Dwyer, Caroline
    • Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of City and Regional Planning
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  • On October 29, 2012, the United States was delivered a devastating reminder of exactly how vulnerable our coastal cities and communities remain, particularly in light of the likelihood of sea level rise resulting from global climate change. By Executive Order, President Barack Obama directed Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts to address these vulnerabilities via the development of a plan for rebuilding, focusing on increasing resiliency and sustainability. The concepts of resiliency and sustainability are, of course, not unfamiliar to planners- they are both increasingly recognized to be crucial elements in the long-term success of any community. Through this lens, the on-going recovery of select communities within the States of New York and New Jersey will be evaluated using identified indicators of resiliency and sustainability. In addition to evaluating the recovery of the case study communities, state-local intergovernmental cooperation frameworks, for both New York and New Jersey, will be investigated by examining each state’s planning mandates and policies. It is believed that identifying the cooperation typologies of each state will allow for an evaluation of the likely implications of each framework type on: 1) the quality of local planning; 2) the incorporation of greater sustainability into local planning; and 3) the increase in the resiliency of local communities. The findings derived from the indicator evaluation, and the implications of the cooperation frameworks, will allow for a discussion of the degree to which the directive for greater resiliency and sustainability, contained within President Obama’s Executive Order, has been met. Additionally, these findings may help inform the nascent national recovery policy that has emerged following the criticisms of the federal government’s response to Hurricane Katrina and the on-going recovery along the Gulf Coast.
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  • Master of City and Regional Planning
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  • Land Use and Environmental Planning
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2014
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