This National Science Foundation (NSF) Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) Project Grant award of $114,863 to The Ohio State University will support a planning effort to develop new methods for mapping risks to subsurface infrastructure in coastal communities due to sea level rise. The key objectives are to:
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Co-develop approaches for assessing exposure and vulnerability to shallow groundwater hazards, such as rising and salinizing groundwater, so that communities can use risk maps to make informed decisions about maintaining or surrendering subsurface infrastructure like tunnels, building foundations, and stormwater/sewer systems.
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Form a Boston-area coalition of scientists and community leaders to collaborate on these new risk assessment methods and adaptation planning for mitigating the effects of sea level rise.
This 2-year planning project will generate pilot hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and impact maps, as well as identify challenges to scaling the risk mapping workflow to new asset categories and communities. The insights will inform a future proposal to expand the risk mapping and community engagement activities to additional geographic areas.
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