CAF14-115

Monterey Bay: Pioneering Innovative Vulnerability and Adaptation Approaches to Coastal Decision Making

Speakers: David Revell, Ph.D., Senior Coastal Geomorphologist, ESA PWA Environmental Hydrology; Philip King, Ph.D., Associate Professor, San Francisco State University; Meg Caldwell, Executive Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University; Christine Hopper, Senior Associate Planner, City of Monterey; MODERATOR: Rachel Couch, Project Manager, State Coastal Conservancy

This session explores planning efforts in Monterey Bay that comprise critical pieces in the region’s unique climate adaptation puzzle. The session includes presentations on advancements in modeling addressing local coastal hazards and applications of the results, specifically improved methods to project accelerating cliff erosion, integrate coastal erosion and flooding, and map future coastal flood hazards based on site-specific conditions; perspectives of a city planning manager on the challenges presented by coastal hazards when applying local land use policy analysis and decision-making; regulatory risk associated with land use planning adaptation strategies; and improvements to a 2012 study that evaluated economic benefits and costs of shoreline protection and land-use policies to incorporate improved data, physical modeling of hazards and socio-economic impacts under sea level rise and alternative management scenarios. These improvements will position the region’s actively engaged stakeholders to more effectively manage the dynamic land-sea interface for current and future generations.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-107

Resilient Communities: Bringing Change to Life

Speakers: Demetra McBride, Director, Santa Clara County’s Office of Sustainability; Brent Bucknum, Director, Urban Biofilter; Lily Verdone, LA/Ventura Project Director, The Nature Conservancy; MODERATOR: Sarah Newkirk, Coastal Project Director, The Nature Conservancy

The degree to which communities are vulnerable to climate change is strongly influenced by local circumstances such as culture and community priorities, infrastructure, economics, ecological setting, and local resources. Until recently, most local planning decisions have been made using a relatively short planning horizon, and without specific reference to future climate conditions. However, communities are increasingly coming together to envision possible future scenarios, articulate their values, and identify strategies to secure these values – now and in the future. This session highlights three communities that are working to collaboratively identify “win-win” opportunities to address climate adaptation, mitigation, and long-term community resilience. The session provides participants with the opportunity to interact with mapping, visualization, and risk assessment tools supporting these processes, learn about the value of green infrastructure in combating the effects of climate change, and discuss the role that community engagement and economics have in creating effective climate adaptation plans.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

CAF14-207

Next Steps for Integrating Land-use, Water & Ecosystem Adaptation Planning

Speakers: Michelle Selmon, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Water Resources, South Central Region Office; Michael Boswell, Ph.D., AICP, Professor, California Polytechnic State University, City and Regional Planning Department; Armand Gonzales, Special Advisor, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Climate Science and Renewable Energy Branch; Jessi Kershner, Lead Scientist, EcoAdapt; MODERATOR: Erin Chappell, Senior Environmental Scientist, California Department of Water Resources

Climate change adaptation planning is a rapidly growing field in part due to the many agencies and organizations that have been proactive in developing new tools and planning processes to support adaptation in their respective sectors. However, there is a growing awareness that greater benefits, efficiencies, and opportunities could be realized by moving beyond the traditional, sector-specific planning to a broader cross-sector approach. This session will: (1) highlight tools and processes for assessing climate change vulnerabilities to support adaptation planning in the water, land use, and ecosystem sectors; (2) help to identify commonalities in methods and overlapping goals in those efforts; and (3) facilitate a robust discussion on how we can integrate strategies to promote effective cross-sector planning in California and help build a framework for how to better connect the climate adaptation planning being conducted by local land use planners, water managers and natural resources managers.

MP3

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$30.00