Towards Coastal Adaptation Through Planning: An Evaluation of Plans, Processes, and Challenges in U.S. Island Jurisdictions

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dc.contributor.advisor Kim, Karl
dc.contributor.author Porro, Roberto J.
dc.contributor.department Urban & Regional Planning
dc.date.accessioned 2024-03-11T22:20:12Z
dc.date.available 2024-03-11T22:20:12Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.degree Ph.D.
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10125/108015
dc.subject Urban planning
dc.subject Climate change
dc.subject climate adaptation
dc.subject coastal governance
dc.subject hazard mitigation
dc.subject planning
dc.subject planning evaluation
dc.title Towards Coastal Adaptation Through Planning: An Evaluation of Plans, Processes, and Challenges in U.S. Island Jurisdictions
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract This mixed-methods study evaluates coastal adaptation planning in U.S. Island jurisdictions – American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – areas where the climate threat and adaptation challenge are great but that have received little planning research attention. This research conceptualizes an evaluation framework based on established plan quality methods and proposed coastal adaptation principles. Employing this framework, the study consists of a quantitative plan quality evaluation of coastal management and hazard mitigation plans across the island jurisdictions. This is complemented by qualitative analysis of interviews with adaptation practitioners, such as coastal managers and hazard mitigation planners. Combined, these approaches provide key insights into the progress and challenges of adaptation on islands and the use of existing planning mechanisms for adaptation planning. The research identifies key recommendations and lessons to be shared across islands, coastal communities, and the federal agencies that support them.
dcterms.extent 124 pages
dcterms.language en
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
dcterms.rights All UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
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local.identifier.alturi http://dissertations.umi.com/hawii:11905
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