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After the busy 2005 hurricane season, it became apparent that we have to build more disaster resistant and resilient communities along the southeastern coast of the United States. Our Community Resiliency Initiative focuses on the human, economic and built dimensions of urbanized coastal environments. |
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Research Projects
Technical Assistance on Community Quality of Life sub-model of the USGS Ecosystem Portfolio Model
Funded by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Investigators : Hugh Gladwin (Florida International University) & Ann-Margaret Esnard
Displacement due to Catastrophic Hurricanes: Assessing Potential Magnitude and Implications for Housing and Land Development Policies
Funded by the National Science Foundation
Pricipal Investigators: Ann-Margaret Esnard , Joyce levine, Alka Sapat
Research Assistants:
Rachel Kalin,
Christopher Chagdes
Project #PRJ0702NSF
Implications of Redefining Florida’s Coastal High Hazard Area
Funded by the FAU Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions/NOAA Hurricane Alliance
Principal Investigator: Ana Puszkin Chevlin
Research Assistant: Rachel Kalin
Project #PRJ0603PA
Pilot Study on Exposure and Vulnerability Indicators for U.S. Coastal Counties
Funded by FAU Office of Sponsored Research
Principal Investigator: Ann-Margaret Esnard
Research Assistants: Jennifer Rosenberg and Elizabeth Chang
Project #PRJ0604RI
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