Virginia Eastern Shore Coastal Resilience Mapping & Decision Support Tool
This training manual supports use of the Virginia Eastern Shore Coastal Resilience mapping and decision support tool. It helps users assess vulnerability to sea level rise, storm surge, and habitat change while exploring data, scenarios, and nature based solutions to guide coastal planning and adaptation.
Subject Tags
- Coastal
- Climate resilience
- Conservation Planning
Introduction
This training manual provides guidance for the Virginia Eastern Shore Coastal Resilience mapping and decision support tool, which helps users assess coastal risks and plan for climate adaptation. The tool integrates scientific data and local information to visualize impacts from sea level rise, storm surge, and habitat change on communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. It includes multiple applications to explore flood risk, coastal hazards, future habitat migration, and shoreline change over time.
The manual offers step by step exercises, scenarios, and examples to support real world decision making and planning. It helps users evaluate potential economic losses, identify vulnerable areas, and explore adaptation strategies such as nature based solutions. By supporting informed decision making, the tool helps communities reduce risk and improve long term coastal resilience across the Virginia Eastern Shore.
Additonal Resources
Coastal Resilience Tool Eastern Shore of Virginia: Skills & Exercises List