YRS 1-5: Applications of the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard ™ to Local Practice Philip R. Berke, PI University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jaimie Masterson, PI Matt Malecha and Siyu Yu, Research Associates Texas A&M University Joseph DeAngelis, PI, Partner American Planning Association CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
Policy Score for Each Plan Composite Policy Score Comprehensive Plan ∑ ∥ Transportation Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan Park and Open Space Plan DHS Summit, Washington, DC The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CRC 5th Annual Meeting 2 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill July 31, 2019 March 11-13, 2020
Ch Chronological Summary y of Research Activity y During Years 1-4 End Users (Masterson-lead) Research (Berke-lead) Create Advisory Bd Develop PIRS TM tool YR 1 Local Guidebook Case study – 1 coastal city 1 st Round Pilots YRS 2-3 Comparative Studies -Norfolk, VA -6 US cities -Nashua, NH -3 Dutch cities 2 nd Round Pilots YRS 3-4 Statistical Analysis -Rockport, TX Publications -Port Corpus Christi Authority, TX CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
YR YR 5: R esearch Activities, Findings and Outcomes 2 Proposals Funded NSF CRISP, $2 million, 2019-2023 • One Gulf Program (Harte Foundation), $70,000, 2018-2020 • 5 Invited Lectures 2019 Application of the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard to Practice, DHS Science & Technology Directorate Showcase Summit , July 11, 2019, George Mason University, Washington D.C. 2019 City Planning for Resilience: Networking Across Planning, Infrastructure and Social Domains, September 6, 2019, Keynote Talk, Hunan University , Changsha, China 2019 Characteristics, Causes and Outcomes of Plans: A Review a Decade of DHS Supported Research on and Actions of Mitigation Planning, Presentation to the FEMA Planning Effectiveness Committee (PEC), Nov. 7, 2019, Washington, D.C. 2019 Real World Results: A Guidebook + A Scorecard = An Integrative Framework for Community Resilience Planning, Panel presentation RISE 2019 : Transforming University Engagement in Pre- and Post-disaster Environments, Nov.18, 2019, State University of New York-Albany, Albany, NY 2020 Application of a Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard: Lessons from Local Practice. Flood Apex Review Board , Jan. 22-23, Washington, D.C. 2 Doctoral Degrees Siyu Yu, PhD, Urban & Regional Science, Texas A&M University • Matt Malecha, PhD, Urban & Regional Science, Texas A&M University • CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
YR YR 5: R esearch Activities, Findings and Outcomes 4 Peer Review Publications 2020 Yu, S, N Brand and P Berke. Making Room for the River: Applying a Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard to a Network of Plans in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Journal of the American Planning Association (forthcoming) 2020 Berke, P, S Yu, M Malecha, J Cooper. Plans that Disrupt Development: Equity Policies and Social Vulnerability in Six Coastal Cities. Journal of Planning Education and Research (forthcoming) 2020 Newman, G, M Malecha, Matt, S Yu, Z Qiao, J Horney, Y Kim, R.J. Lee, P Berke. Integrating a Resilience Scorecard and Landscape Performance Tools into a Geodesign Process. Landscape Research (forthcoming). -- 2020 Certificate of Research Excellence, Environmental Design Research Association 2019 Berke, P, M Malecha, S Yu, J Lee and J Masterson.2019. Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard: Evaluating Networks of Plans in Six US Coastal Cities, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management . 62(5): 901-920 Case Study 2020 Berke, P, J Masterson, M Malecha, Matt, S Yu. Evaluation of Networks of Plans to Hazards and Climate Change: Application of Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard™ in Norfolk, VA, Carolina Planning Journal (forthcoming) CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
YR YR 5: Engagement with End Users Process 1. Organize core team (planner, emergency manager, floodplain manager, etc.) 2. Conduct webinar or in-person training and exercise with core team using guidebook 3. Facilitate monthly calls to check in on core team progress (pulling policies, mapping district-hazard zones, scoring policies) Masterson et al. 2014 4. Coordinate meeting to discuss results with staff in various departments, agencies, entities applicable within community. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CRC 5th Annual Meeting March 11-13, 2020
Rockport, TX (pop. <10,000) • Lost roughly 20% of the population • Student enrollment fell about 15% • 25% of structures destroyed, another 25% significantly damaged • City Hall and Aransas County Courthouse destroyed CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
Innovation: Utilizing PIRS during development of comprehensive plan • Engagement in Rockport Core Team: City planner/floodplain manager, additional city staff, TX Sea Grant extension agent, comprehensive planning project manager [May 2018- Comprehensive Planning process began] • May 2019- PIRS introductory meetings • June- Initial training • July- Check in discussion • August- Results and comments back on policies • September- Policy adjustments • October- Staff approval • January- Plan finalized • March- Anticipated adoption • Adapted from Masterson et al. 2014 CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
Examples of Downtown Rockport policy conflicts: The heritage and Develop waterfront property along Water • culture of a Street …for condominium units, ground coastal floor retail and restaurants, and facilities community for parking, boat slips, and marina supplies...(Master Plan for Heritage District, 3-9) A desire to bring Secure funding for Heritage District & • back economy Downtown utility improvements, housing after disaster and economic development. This will and focus on help create a “Developer-Ready” zone . assets Without these improvements, developers will not want to invest in this area. (Aransas County Long Term Recovery Plan 2018, 49) Good and folded [CITY OF ROCKPORT] Review and update • into comp plan zoning regulations to reduce population to influence density in areas vulnerable to hazards zoning. (Aransas County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017, 17-44) Action 2.1.c: Investigate grant • Good and should opportunities for property buyouts, open incorporate into space preservation, or other flood other planning mitigation measures. (Aransas County initiatives. Multi-Jurisdictional Floodplain Management Plan, 65) CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
“It’s important for us to look at how we want our community to grow in the next 20 years, especially with that memory so fresh in our minds.” - Amanda Torres, City Planner Added column identifying plan integration within implementation tables of Rockport Strong Comprehensive Plan CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
Added “Plan Integration” textboxes throughout chapters of Rockport Strong Comprehensive Plan CRC 5th Annual Meeting The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill March 11-13, 2020
YR 5: Engagement with End Users YR Outreach Other transformations: Sept 5- Malecha, M. & Masterson, J. “Integrating Resilience into • Embed within the American Planning Association • Networks of Plans” Resilience Rising Symposium, College Station, Advising FL Sea Grant on: “Quantifying the • TX Effectiveness of Resilience Planning for Affordable Oct 17- Scheduled meeting with NY State NY Rising • Housing,” funded by National Sea Grant Program; Nov 7- Masterson, J., Thapa, J., Bennis, A., Barret, C., Miller, K. • “Big Storms, Even Bigger Challenges” APA TX Chapter Conference. Texas General Land Office to include PIRS language • Apr 2- Jaimie Masterson visiting lecturer at University of North • into planning requirements Carolina at Chapel Hill Apr 27- Masterson, Jaimie, J. Thapa, A. Torres, A. Bennis, K. • deGenarro. "How Post-Disaster Data Can Inform Planning." American Planning Association, National Planning Conference 2020. May 17- Yu, Siyu, & J. Masterson. "Plan Integration for Resilience • Scorecard." Texas Department of Emergency Management Conference. May 19- Plenary on the Rockport project: “Leveraging Resources • and Tools in Recovery,” Texas Resilience 2020 Conference in Austin, TX City of Rockport, TX staff The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CRC 5th Annual Meeting March 11-13, 2020
YR 5: City of Nashua - Outputs and Outcomes (2019) Outcomes Outputs Change in Change in Plans, Change in Standards, Change in Capacity Vulnerability Policies Incentives, Investment Data Permit reviews 7 policy amendments in haz. -14 plans evaluated w PIRS -10-12 permits annually mitigation plan -Crosswalk = PIRS + NIST + FEMA -OEM requires stronger bldg. and land use standards 14 resilience policy priorities Training -9 members core team trained PIRS data use for new comp. -40 climate ambassadors educated plan (RFP) Inter-organization Coord -Cross agency learning -New OEM regulatory responsibilities New Technology - Public Engagement -coURBANIZE digital mapping 13
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