Game of Floods - Town Beach
50 Year Results - No Storm
Assignment: Locate your chosen action(s) in the list below and record your results in your notebook.
Beach Nourishment
As sea level rises, the beach is shrinking faster and fast. Beach nourishment is eating up a bigger and bigger piece of the town budget, but the beach still isn’t as good as it was 50 years ago.
Points: 1
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Grant Program
The beach is almost gone and the water has gotten higher, and despite the flood-proofing all three buildings are now extremely exposed. Some of the owners are looking to sell. It clearly won’t last forever, but your investment in flood-proofing those properties bought you several more decades of keeping them intact and on the town’s property tax rolls.
Points: 2
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Build a Seawall
The rebuilt seawall is crumbling, and the beach has long since eroded away. The waterfront buildings experience flood damage almost every year, and one is derelict – a real eyesore! With the loss of the beach as a tourist attraction, the downtown is in decline.
Points: 0
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Managed Retreat
The beach is still a centerpiece of the town, and everyone loves the views and the open access – people are surprised to learn there used to be buildings there. The beach does shrink every winter due to storms and needs more sand, but the dunes play a key role stabilizing the area and protecting areas farther inland. The decision to replace the buildings with dunes was expensive at the time, but it really saved the beach.
Points: 6
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Beach Nourishment + Grants
The beach would be gone without the annual beach nourishment, and the water has gotten higher. Despite the flood-proofing all three buildings are now extremely exposed. Some of the owners are looking to sell. It clearly won’t last forever, but your investment in flood-proofing those properties bought you several more decades of keeping them intact and on the town’s property tax rolls.
Points: 3
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Beach Nourishment + Seawall
The rebuilt seawall is crumbling, the waterfront buildings experience flood damage almost every year, and one is derelict – a real eyesore! Even with annual beach nourishment, the beach is tiny compared to 50 years ago. It’s no longer a regional attraction.
Points: 1
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Grants + Seawall
The rebuilt seawall is crumbling, the waterfront buildings experience flood damage almost every year, and one is derelict – a real eyesore! The elevated building was fine for a while, but has also fallen into disrepair. The beach has long since eroded away, and with the loss of the beach as a tourist attraction, the downtown is in decline.
Points: 0
Step Two:
Roll the dice to see if there was a storm at 5 years, then click on the corresponding link below to see the results. Record your results in your notebook.
5 Year Results
Questions:
1. What was the most successful part of your resilience strategy? Describe the action you took and say why it was successful?
2. What would you do differently next time? Describe how you would change your strategy and why.
Congratulations! Your have successfully helped make Resilience, CT more resilient!
Your final analysis to your teacher should include the following components:
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Your assigned area of town in Resilience, CT
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Your assigned role from your town
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Your answers to the background reading questions
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Flood adaptation options rankings and rationale
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Your provided budget and chosen flood adaptation options and their cost
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Results from 5 years, 15 years, and 50 years
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Your answers to the two questions listed above