2024 Reports
Managed Retreat in Oakwood Beach, Staten Island (New York City)
A community organization in Oakwood Beach, Staten Island successfully lobbied New York State for a neighborhood-scale buyout following widespread damage and flooding due to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The successful buyout provides a model for future managed retreat programs on Staten Island and other areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storms.
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- Center for Climate Systems Research
- Urban Climate Change Research Network
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- UCCRN Case Study Docking Station
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- November 22, 2024
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Managed retreat, buyout, equity, sea level rise,
storm surge, Hurricane Sandy
