Coastal County Snapshots 53% of U.S. population lives in a coastal - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

4/30/2012 Coastal Challenges Coastal County Snapshots • 53% of U.S. population lives in a coastal area • Only 17% of Nation’s land • 57% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product from Coastal Watershed Counties Ocean Wetlands Floods • Coastal communities are important Jobs A Tool to Help with Community Resilience Complex Data  Stories and Visual Aids Jobs by Jobs by Jobs by Sector Sector Sector 1

4/30/2012 Snapshots as Communication Tools Coastal County Snapshots • Provide a basic understanding of g what is going on in your county Help you inform your • communities and plan p policy Available Flood Land Demo- Infra- Snapshot Economics Ocean Jobs Snapshot Zones Cover graphics structure Counties • Economics: National Ocean Flood 342 Exposure Watch (ENOW) data • From Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Ocean and Economic Analysis Great Lakes 448 Jobs • Six Ocean Economic Sectors • Trends Wetland 342 • Wage and County Benefits Comparisons Snapshot Maintenance Schedule: Annual Updates 2

4/30/2012 ENOW’s Six Ocean Economic Sectors What Are The Counties Saying? • Living Resources • Marine Construction “I didn’t know I had access to all this information.” • Marine Transportation • Offshore Mineral Resources “This is a great tool I am going to take back • Ship and Boat Building to my planning board.” • Tourism and Recreation Coastal County Snapshots Can Help You • See “Stories” within the Data • See Stories within the Data • Provide a Non ‐ Mapping Focus Demonstrations • Print Individual County Reports • List Where to Get Data and Additional Reso rces Additional Resources • New Version – Mobile ‐ Friendly 3

4/30/2012 Thank You! We’re not all data geeks. Coastal County Snapshots www.csc.noaa.gov/snapshots/ / h t / Danielle.Bamford@noaa.gov Lori Cary Kothera@noaa gov Lori.Cary ‐ Kothera@noaa.gov cclingan@naco.org 4