Multiple Lines of Defense Strategy for Coastal Restoration &ůŽŽĚ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĂƐƚĂů ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌĞĚ ŇŽŽĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĐĂŶ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ƐƚŽƌŵ ĚĂŵĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ DƵůƟƉůĞ >ŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĞĨĞŶƐĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĂƐ Ă ƐƚŽƌŵ ƐƵƌŐĞ ďƵīĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟnjĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘ EĂƚƵƌĂů ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƌŝĚŐĞƐ͕ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͕ ůŝŬĞ ůĞǀĞĞƐ͕ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ŽĨ ĐŽĂƐƚĂů >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͘
Sound
Barrier islands
WETLANDS
GULF
Shelf
Land bridge
Natural ridges
Highway foundation
Fresh marsh, Swamp Intermediate marsh Brackish marsh Salt marsh
Water management infrastructure
Levee
Evacuation routes
Elevated buildings
URBAN
Flood gates
DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ <ĞLJ ,ĂďŝƚĂƚ dLJƉĞƐ dŚĞ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DƵůƟƉůĞ >ŝŶĞƐ ŽĨ ĞĨĞŶƐĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ǀĂƌLJŝŶŐ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚ ƚLJƉĞƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ &ƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ƐĂůƚǁĂƚĞƌ ŵĂƌƐŚ ŐƌĂƐƐĞƐ ŽĨ ďĂƌƌŝĞƌ ŝƐůĂŶĚƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƌĞƐŚ ǁĂƚĞƌ ĐLJƉƌĞƐƐ ƐǁĂŵƉƐ͕ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ ŚĞůƉƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘
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WƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͗ ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ZĞƐƚŽƌĞ ŽĂƐƚĂů >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͘ ŽŶĐĞƉƚ͗ :ŽŚŶ >ŽƉĞnj͘ 'ƌĂƉŚŝĐƐ͗ ŽĂƐƚĂů ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ^ƚƵĚŝŽ͘ DĂĚĞ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĂƚĞƌ EĞǁ KƌůĞĂŶƐ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͘