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Surge: Coastal Resilience and Real Estate introduces the challenges associated with coastal hazards such as sea level rise, coastal storms, flooding, erosion, and subsidence, and provides best practices for real estate and land use professionals, as well as public officials, to address them. The report includes sections on:

  • Coastal risks and their impacts on real estate and communities
  • The business case for integrating coastal resilience into real estate
  • Strategies and best practices for addressing coastal hazards in real estate and land use
  • Public-sector policies and practices that can support coastal resilience
  • Profiles of real estate and communities that have adapted to coastal hazards and their outcomes

Approximately 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 62 miles (100 km) of a coast, and many of the world’s major cities and urban areas lie along coasts. Coastal hazards, exacerbated by climate change, are increasingly affecting these coastal communities and their populations. By bolstering the resilience of coastal assets and areas now, we can help protect coastal real estate, communities, and ecosystems in the face of the significant coastal risks that are expected in the coming years—and strengthen them in the process. With this report, ULI seeks to provide best practices, resources, and case studies to inform private- and public-sector professionals, as well as communities, about the many methods for integrating coastal resilience strategies into land use and real estate practices and policies, allowing coastal regions not just to avert and recover from climate-related disasters, but also to thrive.

Report Summary: Surge: Coastal Resilience and Real Estate introduces the challenges associated with coastal hazards such as sea level rise, coastal storms, flooding, erosion, and subsidence, and provides best practices for real estate and land use professionals, as well as public officials, to address them. The report includes sections on:

  • Coastal risks and their impacts on real estate and communities
  • The business case for integrating coastal resilience into real estate
  • Strategies and best practices for addressing coastal hazards in real estate and land use
  • Public-sector policies and practices that can support coastal resilience
  • Profiles of real estate and communities that have adapted to coastal hazards and their outcomes

Approximately 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 62 miles (100 km) of a coast, and many of the world’s major cities and urban areas lie along coasts. Coastal hazards, exacerbated by climate change, are increasingly affecting these coastal communities and their populations. By bolstering the resilience of coastal assets and areas now, we can help protect coastal real estate, communities, and ecosystems in the face of the significant coastal risks that are expected in the coming years—and strengthen them in the process. With this report, ULI seeks to provide best practices, resources, and case studies to inform private- and public-sector professionals, as well as communities, about the many methods for integrating coastal resilience strategies into land use and real estate practices and policies, allowing coastal regions not just to avert and recover from climate-related disasters, but also to thrive.

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