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Case Studies & Reports

IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

UCS | Union of Concerned Scientists
National Landmarks at Risk
Encroaching Tides
The Changing Northeast Climate

NPS | National Park Service
Preserving Coastal Heritage Summary Report
Coastal Assets Report
Climate Guidance Documents

Global Change.gov

NWF | Green Works for Climate Resilience

AIA | Handbook for Disaster Assistance Programs

Climate Central
http://www.climatecentral.org/library/publications
http://www.climatecentral.org/reports

FEMA | Coastal Construction Manual

Environment Council of Rhode Island

CRMC | Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council

Projects

Low Impact Development (LID) Design Manuals and Reports

Structures of Coastal Resilience
http://structuresofcoastalresilience.org/principles/#slide1
http://structuresofcoastalresilience.org/locations/narragansett-bay-ri/

NOAA | National Estuarine Research Reserve System

HUD | Rebuild by Design

EPA | Greening America’s Capitals

Green Infrastructure Coalition

CRUN | Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast

Rhode Island Sea Grant
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/research/2014-2016/
http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/projects-2/newport-waterfront-future/

MIT Science Impact Collaborative

NECAP | New England Climate Adaptation Project (MIT)

Useful Maps

FEMA Flood Map Viewer
Climate Central: Surging Seas, interactive map
CRCM | RI Coastal Resources Management Council
CRMC | RI Coastal Resources Management Council, Stormtools: Flooding Depth Maps
NOAA | Sea Level Trends
Rhode Island Sea Grant

Glossaries of Useful Terms

FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency

EPA | Environmental Protection Agency

IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

BBC | British Broadcasting Company

WWF | World Wildlife Fund

RIEMA | RI Emergency Management Agency

Trust for Architectural Easements,Glossary of Architecture Terms

Design for Flooding: Architecture, Landscape, and Urban Design for Resilience to Flooding and Climate Change

Illustrated Glossaries
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
Gimli Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, Glossary of Architecture Terms