Case Study: A Vulnerability Assessment for the Saco Bay Communities of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Scarborough

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Georgetown University. Climate Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Risk assessment
  • Sea level
  • Floods
  • Erosion
  • Climate change
  • Transportation planning
  • Decision making
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States;Maine
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This vulnerability assessment was conducted by the Saco Bay Sea Level Adaptation Working Group (SLAWG), and assessed the vulnerability of Saco Bay communities to sea-level rise (SLR), flooding and erosion. The assessment looked at vulnerabilities for the towns of Saco, Scarborough, Old Orchard Beach, and Biddeford. This Saco Bay region contains the largest contiguous stretch of beaches and coastal wetlands in the state and has experienced some of the state’s most severe erosion problems. Although the focus on the study was on the vulnerability of the communities as a whole, part of the assessment identified roads in the region that will be vulnerable to inundation under different SLR scenarios.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/59204/dot_59204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.03 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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