Game of Floods - Windy Point
50 Year Results - No Storm
Assignment: Locate your chosen action(s) in the list below and record your results in your notebook.
Public Education
Storm readiness is now part of the Windy Point community: it is taught in schools, and helps bring people together and community events. Evacuation routes are clearly posted, and almost everyone has a kit with emergency supplies and an individual storm action plan. Residents have a strong relationship with emergency response personnel.
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
Rezone
More than 50% of homes remaining in Windy Point are now elevated. The lowest-lying areas flood almost every year; most homeowners now accept that elevation is important. The tax base at Windy Point has shrunk by 20%, as flooding decreased property values and some residents chose to relocate rather than renovate.
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
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Rezone + Grants
More than 90% of homes remaining in Windy Point are now elevated, and the lowest-lying areas flood almost every year. A few residents have chosen to relocated to higher ground, but thanks to the grant program, tax revenue from Windy Point is still a stable, important part of town revenues.
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
Breakwater
The breakwater is an important part of the Windy Point landscape, protecting the area close to land from waves and providing fish and oyster habitat. After 50 years it is due for some maintenance – there are some gaps where the boulders have shifted over the years. The town is working on raising the revenue to fix the breakwater.
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
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Public Education + Rezone
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: 4
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
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Public Education + Breakwater
Storm readiness is now part of the Windy Point community: it is taught in schools, and helps bring people together and community events. Evacuation routes are clearly posted, and almost everyone has a kit with emergency supplies and an individual storm action plan. Residents have a strong relationship with emergency response personnel. The breakwater is an important part of the Windy Point landscape, protecting the area close to land from waves and providing fish and oyster habitat. After 50 years it is due for some maintenance – there are some gaps where the boulders have shifted over the years. The town is working on raising the revenue to fix the breakwater. The breakwater issues have triggered a renewed interest in storm preparedness among residents.
Points: 4
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
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Rezone + Breakwater
The breakwater is an important part of the Windy Point landscape, protecting the area close to land from waves and providing fish and oyster habitat. After 50 years it is due for some maintenance – there are some gaps where the boulders have shifted over the years. The town is working on raising the revenue to fix the breakwater. More than 50% of homes remaining in Windy Point are now elevated. The lowest-lying areas flood almost every year; most homeowners now accept that elevation is important. The tax base at Windy Point has shrunk by 10%, as flooding decreased property values and some residents chose to relocate rather than renovate.
Points: 4
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