Energy Resilience for Connecticut Municipalities
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
UConn School of Law/CEEL/CIRCA Poster #2 for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes strategies for improving energy resilience. These strategies include distributed generation, electrification, efficiency, storage, and demand-response.
Municipal Tools for Promoting Climate Resilience
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
UConn School of Law/CEEL/CIRCA Poster #1 for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes using zoning to protect natural buffering areas, specify resilient design, and specify the level of development density in specific areas.
Using GIS and Real-time Data in Local Emergency Operations Centers and for Emergency Preparedness Planning
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Town of Greenwich Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Highlights the power of GIS in planning and staging emergency responses to weather related disasters.
Building Climate Resilience at the Local Level
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Sustainable CT Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Sustainable CT aims to foster inclusive, resilient, and vibrant Connecticut municipalities that provide opportunities for all to thrive by. They provide community match funding for projects that allign with their "menu" of actions. These actions aim to enhance climate resilience, health improvment, cost reduction, and community building.
Resilient Bridgeport
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
Connecticut DOH Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes the resilient Bridgeport program. This is a prototype project led by the State of Connecticut aimed at protecting homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the South End from acute and severe flood damage.
Energy Storage Solutions
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
Connecticut Greenbank Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. This program incentivises propeprty owners to install a battery system that is powered by solar or low-emission grid sources. This solution could protect homes and businesses from outages while using less fossil fuels than generators and being affordable to install.
A Climate Resilient Approach to Marsh Restoration
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Connecticut Audubon Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes a climate resilient approach to marsh restoration funded by user fees. This is done by modeling future conditions, improving design, and having meaningful engagement with stakeholders.
You Might Want to Consider a Stormwater Utility
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
CLEAR Poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes the benefits of establishing a stormwater utility entities funded by user fees. These benefits include providing direct funding to resiliency projects, incentivising property owners to implement green infrastructure, and flexable fee systems for verying levels of equity.
Incorporating Flood and Heat Vulnerability Into Municipal Planning & Projects
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA poster for the Super Storm Sandy Poster Session. Describes Phase III Projects that focus on location spcific planning considering flooding, sea level rise, and heat index variability.
Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. New Haven: 10 years laterSuperstorm Sandy Presentation.
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Flood disaster repair and resiliency planning presentation done by Giovanni Zinn from the City of New Haven. Discusses the projects the City of New Haven has undergone to recover from and prepare for extreme storm surges.
Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. Resilient Connecticut Presentation.
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Resilient Connecticut Presentation given by John Truscinski from CIRCA. Describes the Resilient Connecticut planning framework.
Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. Community Development Block grant Disaster Recovery Presentation.
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) presentation done by Hermina Delaire from the DOH. Discusses strategies, challenges, and decisions regarding fund allocation.
Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years. National Disaster Resilience Presentation.
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
National Disaster Resilience presentation done by Alanna Cavanagh Kabel from the CPD. Discusses opportunities an challenges for Connecticut municipalities to obtain federal disaster funding.
Super Storm Sandy in Connecticut: Progress & Challenges After Ten Years Event Video, Transcripts, and Presentations
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Video, Transcript, and Presentation navigator for Superstorm Sandy event.
Breakout 2: Municipal Roadmap with a focus on Municipal Energy Resilience
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This session presented common themes and challenges that emerged from the Resilient CT planning process in Fairfield and New Haven Counties (Resilient CT 1.0). The second presentation focused on how municipalities can take advantage of recent Federal programs under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), to support projects and actions that improve the resilience of local energy infrastructure. Presenters: John Truscinski (CIRCA) / Kirt Mayland (CIRCA). 2023 CIRCA Summit.
Breakout 1: Circa Phase III 2.0 Project
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Resilient CT program has expanded statewide, with the planning process for the RiverCOG and SCCOG regions completed in 2023. This session provided an overview of the goals of the new projects and included interactive polling to help participants understand the types of choices needed to adapt. Presenter: David Murphy (CIRCA). 2023 CIRCA Summit.
Breakout 3: CT Environmental Justice Screening Tool: Environmental Justice for Resilient Pathways through Geospatial Information
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
Environmental justice is a cornerstone of sustainable and resilient communities. The Connecticut Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CT EJ Screen) is dynamic GIS-based mapping tool that intricately combines environmental and demographic indicators to spotlight areas that may grapple with disproportionate pollution and health challenges. Presenters: Yaprak Onat (CIRCA), Mary Buchanan (CIRCA), Libbie Duskin (CIRCA) and Edith Pestana (CT DEEP). 2023 CIRCA Summit.
Breakout 2: Zoning For Resilience
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
The CIRCA legal team is developing a Climate Resilient Zoning library with resources on how to use zoning authority to address climate change vulnerabilities in municipalities. Presenters: Louanne Cooley (CIRCA), Kayla Vargas (CIRCA). CIRCA Summit 2023.
Breakout 1: CIRCA Phase III Projects (Phae III 1.0)
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA is completing the Resilient Connecticut 1.0, Phase III projects in seven towns in Fairfield and New Haven Counties.†The session gave an overview of the projects in Ansonia, Branford, Danbury, Fair Haven, Fairfield, South Norwalk and Stratford with lessons learned. Presenter: David Murphy (CIRCA). Panelists: Emmeline Harrigan (Planner Fairfield), Michelle Andrzejewski (Norwalk). 2023 CIRCA Summit.
Resilience Hubs for a More Resilient Connecticut
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Resilience hubs can increase bottom-up community-led resilience efforts by leveraging existing trusted and utilized spaces or facilities. In this session weÃll hear more about the resilience hub concept, and what challenges and opportunities exist for communities that want to implement them in CT. 2023 CIRCA Summit.
A Long-Term Strategy For Climate Adaptation and Resilience: Program Update
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Jim O'Donnell, the Executive Director of CIRCA, along with John Trusciniski, the Director of Resilience Planning, provided a comprehensive overview of CIRCA's mission and programs, highlighting the breadth of projects and engagement within the institute since its inception. 2023 CIRCA Summit.
2023 CIRCA Summit A Climate Resilience Roadmap for Connecticut Recording
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Video of CIRCA 2023 Summit
June 14: Case Study, Michael Recher Bloom Energy Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 14: Bloom Energy Overview and Hartford Microgrid Case Study: gives Bloom Energy overview and looks at Bloom Solutions as well as a Fuel Cell Community Microgrid with City of Hartford
June 14: C ase Study Mark Sassi Bridge Energy Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 14: Microgrids, Fuel Cells and Battery Energy Storage Systems
†Introduction to Municipal Energy Resilience Panel Amy Thompson Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 7, 2023: Municipal Energy Resilience: SmartBuildings
†Introduction to Municipal Energy Resilience Panel Mark Sassi Bridge Energy Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
6/7/2023: Municipal Energy Resilience Webinar Series: Microgrids, Fuel Cells, &Battery Energy Storage
Systems
June 14: Case Study, Round Table Discussion and Q and A Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 14: Learn about municipal energy vulnerabilities, funding and incentive programs through the Inflation Reduction Act, CT state programs for microgrids and energy efficiency, solar and battery systems, fuel cells and more.
Kirt Mayland CIRCA Presentation for June 7 Municipal Resilience Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 7, 2023: Discusses Energy and Tax Credit and its ties to Connecticut communities
Municipal Energy Resilience June 7 Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 7, 2023: Municipal Energy Resilience: Assessment of municipal energy resilience, programs available at the federal and state level for energy infrastructure, and steps towns can take.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index and Zones of Shared Risk Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
January 22, 2021 Naugatuck Valley COG Planning Approaches for Assessing Vulnerabilities and Climate Adaption Choices Recording NOG
Regional Workshop Indroduction and Climate Change Vulnerability Index Metro COG Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
February 8, 2021: Metropolitan COGheld their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. Workshops included information sessions and breakout review groups on the Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) and Zones of Shared Risk
2023 Policy Guide to Local Energy Resilience for Connecticut
Type:
Policy Guides
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
June 1, 2023 Edition: Policy Guide and Overview to Local Energy Resilience
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Map Viewer of preliminary CCVI with combined built, social and ecological factors to identify areas vulnerable to flooding, wind and heat
Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI)
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Factsheet discussing the calculation of the pilot CCVI for Fairfield and New Haven Counties and how it will be helpful to use for municipalities
Breakout Session 2: Building Technical Capacity and Tools for Resilience Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020: Resilient Connecticut is parlaying CIRCAÃs climate research into tailored tools and crafting a Municipal Toolkit to support municipalities in their efforts. This session introduces initial components of the Municipal Toolkits
Track 3: Land Use a Resiliency Issue Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Sara C. Bronin Presenation on Land Uae from Desegregate CT
Track 3: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection GC3 Public Forum Kickoff Meeting
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
November 20, 2020: Governor's Councol On Climatr Change Presentation on Climate Change in CT
Breakout Session 3: Climate Adaptation Policy and Implementation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
November 20, 2020: This breakout session will feature two speakers currently working on state-level initiatives related to climate policy
Track 2: Climate Change Vulnerability Index Methodology Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Climate Change Vulnerability Index Methodology Slide
Senator Chris Murphy Remarks Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
November 20, 2020 Senator Chris Murphy Remarks at Second Annual Resilient Connecticut Summit
Track 1: Resilience Planning: Challenges, Opportunities and Interconnections: Transportation Orientated Development Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Norwan W. Garrick and Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Rosalie Ray Slide Deck on Transit Oriented Development
Track 1: From Data to Resilient Adaptation Projects Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Track.1 and Breakout Session 1 Slide Deck
Breakout Session 1: Resilience Planning: Challenges, Opportunities and Interconnections Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020: Breakout Sessin 1 with the focus on the impacts of climate change in Connecticut affecting human health, ecological systems, the built environment and critical infrastructure.
Track 2: Municipal Resilience Report Card: Milford Case Study Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Yaprak Onat Building Technical Capacity and Tools for Resilience
Resilient Connecitcut Phase II From Data to Resilient Adaptation Projects
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Resilient Connecticut David Murphy Manager of Water Resource Planning, Milone and MacBroom
Rhode Island AG Addressing Instance of Climate/Environmental Injustice Through Climate Liability Litigation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Key Note Speaker Barry E. Hill Visiting Scholar Slide Deck
Environmental Rights, Public Trust and Public Nuisance: Addressing Climate Injustices Through State Climate Liability Litigation
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
Journal Article from Keynote Speaker Barry E. Hill
Resilient Connecticut 2nd Annual Summit Projgress Report Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Novemmber 20, 2020 Resilient Connecticut Progress Report Slide Deck from John Truscinski CIRCA Director of Resilience Planning
Keynote Speaker Address Resilient Connectiut Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
November 20,2020 Keynote Speaker discussing the close relationship between environmetal justice and climate justice in the U.S. and how the victims of environmental/climate injustice are potential climate refugees
Opening Session Second Annual Resilient Connecticut Summit Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20, 2020 Opening Speakers of the 2nd Annual Resilient Connecituct Summit with Introduction and Project Overview
Resilient Connecticut Summit Agenda
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 20,2020 Resilient Connecticut (Virtual Summit)
NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Naugatuck Valley COG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.
Resilientes de Connecticut Talleres Regionales
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Siguiendo con los recientes talleres de invierno, ˙nase al equipo de Resilient Connecticut para que nuestra serie de talleres de primavera sea celebrada con cuatro Consejos de Gobierno (COG) en los condados de New Haven y Fairfield.
WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.
NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Naugatuck Valley COG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
MetroCOG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
WestCOG Presentation Recording from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.
MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Informational packet from the May 2021 Workshop.
NVCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Naugatuck Valley COG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
WestCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
WestCOG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
MetroCOG Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
MetroCOG Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
South Central Regional COG (SCRCOG) Presentation slide deck from the Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Opportunities Workshop held in May 2021.
Decision-Making Challenges Facing Municipalities in a Time of Climate Change: KeyNote Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Keynote Presentation on Decision-Making Challenges Facing Municipalities in a Time of Climate Change from Dr. Linda Shi, Cornell University, Department of City and Regional Planning at the Uconn Earth Day Conference in 2022.
Resilient Fairfield Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Slide deck from the Resilient Fairfield Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.
Resilient Ansonia Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Slide deck from the Resilient Ansonia Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.
Resilient South End Stratford Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Slide deck from the Resilient South End Project presented by GZA at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.
Uconn Earth Day Conference Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA, the UConn School of Law's†Center for Energy & Environmental Law (CEEL), and the UConn Diversity Alliance partnered to host a 2022 Earth Day Conference focused on building resilient communities. This event brought together specialists in environmental law, municipal finance, climate and marine science, and community planning and included remarks from Senator Christine Cohen and CT DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes.
Resilient Fair Haven, Danbury and Branford Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Slide deck from the Resilient Fair Haven, Danbury and Branford Projects presented by Fuss & O'Neill at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.
Resilient South Norwalk Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Slide deck from the Resilient South Norwalk Project presented by AECOM at the Resilient Connecticut Innovative Design Workshop held May 2023.
Regional Workshop РCCVI & ZSR ̱ MetroCOG Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in MetroCOG.
Regional Workshop РCCVI & ZSR ̱ WestCOG Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in WestCOG.
Regional Workshop – CCVI & ZSR – NVCOG Presentation Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Resilient Connecticut team (CIRCA and consultants: Milone & MacBroom and Dewberry) held their first regional workshops with the four Council of Governments (COGs) in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. This video is about the CCVI and ZSR in NVCOG.
Zones of Shared Risk Map Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Viewer of Zones of Shred Risk for Fairfield and New Haven Counties
Zones of Shared Risk Workshop Presentation Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Zones of Sahred Risk Presentation from the Workshops in Four COG Regions ñ Winter 2021
Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Slide Deck
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
What is the CCVI is and how do you use it? from the Workshops in Four COG Regions ñ Winter 2021
Zones of Shared Risk (ZSR) Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
ìZones of Shared Riskî are regions that face common flood, wind, or heat-related challenges already, or caused by climate change. A Zone of Shared Risk (ZSR) includes land, buildings, and infrastructure as well as the hydrological, ecological, social, and institutional elements that contribute to the functioning of a place.
CIRCA’s Resilience Adaptation and Engineering and Inland and Coastal Flooding Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Join†James OÃDonnell, Professor of Marine Sciences, to learn and discuss his research on Resilience Adaptation and Engineering and Inland and Coastal Flooding.
CIRCA’s Decarbonization and Energy and Biodiversity, Ecosystem, and Conservation Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
Join†Chad Rittenhouse, Professor in Residence of NRE†to learn and discuss his research on Decarbonization and Energy and Biodiversity, Ecosystem & Conservation.
CIRCA’s Economy, Workforce and Planning Perspectives and Climate Communication and Policy Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Join a conversation with†Shareen Hartel, Professor of Political Science and Human Rights,†Desen Ozkan, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department and†Eleanor Ouimet, Assistant Professor of Anthropology to learn and discuss research on†Economy, Workforce and Planning Perspectives and Climate Communication and Policy.
CIRCA’s Climate Justice and Equity and Public Health and Emergency Management Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
Join†Eleanor Ouimet, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, to learn and discuss her research on†Climate Justice and Equity and Public Health and Emergency Management.
Resilient Connecticut Phase III ñ Designing Seven Projects for Municipal Resilience Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
These seven new projects will include local engagement, detailed analysis, and the development of concept plans. During this CIRCA ìbrown-bagî webinar, participants joined to learn about and ask questions about these seven projects chosen in New Haven and Fairfield Counties.
ConnecticutÃs Climate for 2050 | Uconn Promotional Video
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Watch the video to see what changes are in store for CT, and why it is so vital we reduce our emissions.
Addressing Climate Change Through Resilient Development Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA partnered with the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) to host a webinar on May 28, 2019 focused on topics related to the Resilient Connecticut Project.
New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
On this webinar, new planning tools released by CIRCA and UConnÃs Center for Energy and Environmental Law (CEEL) were highlighted, including three ìresilience scenariosî that can be used by municipal and state agency staff as communication and planning tools.
ConnecticutÃs Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
During this webinar, two presenters described their work related to precipitation projections and assessment at the local level.
Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
UConn researchers worked with the†South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) to integrate climate change information into water planning processes for the region.†With changing precipitation patterns, sea level rise, and drought anticipated due to climate change, water utility managers will benefit from the integration of climate data into regional planning.
Forming Local Resilience Committees in Connecticut – Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
On October 31st†CIRCA hosted staff from two coastal Connecticut towns that are in the process of forming resilience committees. Joe MacDougald, UConn faculty and a Madison resident, co-presented with Dave Anderson, Town of MadisonÃs Director of Planning & Economic Development, and Tom Banisch, MadisonÃs First Selectman. They were joined by Jessie Stratton who is a member of a task force helping to lead GrotonÃs resilience planning effort.
Community Rating Systems in Connecticut Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Learn about the CIRCA-funded project, ìMunicipal Assistance for FEMAÃs Community Rating System,î completed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Milone & MacBroom Inc.
CIRCA Receives Awards in 2022
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
January 2023: Recap of CIRCA projects and then receiving two awards
Conservation Commissions and Natural Resource Resilience Fact Sheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
May 2023: Connecticut town comissions and boards can play a pivotal role in building climate change resilience into local decision making
Downtown Mystic Resiliency & Sustainability Plan
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
January 2024: Downtown Mystic Resiliency and Sustainabilty Plan with Media Coverage details
CT Mirror Article: How heat effects health
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
†How heat affects health: An overlooked outcome of climate change featuring Dr. Yaprak Onat of CIRCA.
CIRCA Highlighted on Untold: A CT Mirror Podcast
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
October 2022: CT podcast discussing Resilient Connecticut initiatives
Connecticut Public Radio Where We Live: Looking back at Superstorm Sandy, ten years later
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
October 2022: Jim O'Donnell interview on Connecticut Public's program Where We Live
CT Summer Heat Wave Webinar – September 27
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
September 2022: Summer Heat Wave Webinar
Introducing the Connecticut Environmental Justice Screening Tool Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
This session will guide you through the mapping tool's interface, features, and datasets, revealing how it can be utilized to analyze and address environmental burdens in vulnerable communities. You'll also have the opportunity to engage with experts behind the development of CT EJScreen, who will share insights into the challenges and achievements of creating this comprehensive tool.
CIRCA Announces Municipal Resilience Grant Avaliability Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
December 2021: CIRCA is requesting Municipal Resilience Grant Program applications from municipal governments, non-governmental organizations in partnership with municipalties and councils of governments
CIRCA Perpectives from COP26
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
Jim O'Donnell gives persective from COP26
Crafting Competitive Resilience Proposals for NCRF and Beyond Webinar Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
September 2021: Webinar brief on Throwe Environment which will describe how CT communities can take advantage of the NCRF and other funding sources
CIRCA Awarded 5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CT’s Climate Change Resilience
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
November 2021: CIRCA expanded their efforts with acquiring an additional 5 million from the CGA state budget.
Uconn Today: For Future Flood Control, Cities Need Strategy
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
What we consider a 100-year event is a conservative version of a 10-year event plus 20 inchesówhat will be a normal flood in 2050
CIRCA Interview on NPR: How The Climate Crisis is Affecting ConnecticutÃs Future
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA interview that discusses how global climate crisis Is impacting Connecticut
Resilient Connecticut Tools: Exploring CIRCA’s Latest Products Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
May 26,2020 on Through the Resilient Connecticut project, CIRCA presents datasets to bring the latest information on climate impacts.
Climate Vulnerabiliy Mapping for Municipalities Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
March 23,2020 on understanding climate vulnerabilities and help participants learn about understanding how mapping a community helps understand the vulnerabilities
DonÃt Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Uconn Today Feature Article DonÃt Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter
Extreme Precipitation and Riverine Flood Risk Analysis
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Factsheet on understanding and quantifying the flood impacts and damages is of great importance in flood risk evaluation and management, especially for coastal areas that might be affected by both high streamflow and surge. Meanwhile, the changing climate and land use are expected to increase thelikelihood and intensity of flood damages, due to the exacerbated effect of rainfall,storm surge and sea level rise.
Expanding Climate Resilience with Forward-Thinking Policy Initiatives
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
Uconn Today Article on Expanding Climate Resilience with Forward-Thinking Policy Initiatives
Legal & Policy Tools for Climate Resilience at the State and Local Level
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
Factsheet on State and local governments seek to help their constituents mitigate and become resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Statutory Adoption of Updated Sea Level Rise Scenarios, 2018
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper suggests three legislative actions to assure that the latest UConn updates to the 2012 NOAA sea level data are used to implement the planning and emergency preparedness requirements of P.A. 12-179.
Oceanfront State Coastal Management Programs, 2018
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This white paper surveys the coastal management programs in the twenty- three oceanfront states. Individual state summaries describe the key features of the coastal management programs in each of the oceanfront states, while more details analyses address the genesis of the state programs, the exercise of coastal management jurisdictions and how state statues and regulations address sea level rise.
Height Restrictions on Elevated Buildings, 2018
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper describes two approaches; 1) allow additional height above the surrounding grade or 2) allow additional height above a specified floodwater elevation provides the text of the floodplain height ordinances in eight communities that make such accommodations. Shoreline communities interested in enhancing coastal resilience should consider whether similar ordinances are appropriate for their situation. Learn more with this white paper.
Floodplain Building Elevation Standards, 2018
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper describes the following actions within existing municipal authority that will help Connecticut shoreline communities accommodate the Long Island Sound sea level rise projected for 2050, assure compliance with the elevation requirements of the Connecticut State Building Code, and enhance community resilience to flood event. Learn more with this white paper
Floodplain Building Elevation Standards for Critical Facilities and Activities, 2022
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Flood protection elevations are critical safety factors for construction in the flood plain as well as a regulatory compliance step in relevant construction. Determining the appropriate flood protection height requirement for an infrastructure project can be complicated. Factors determining the applicable standards can vary depending upon location, funding source, construction type and critical/non-critical designation. Learn more with this white paper.
Marsh Resilience Diagram
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The risk of flooding on roadways and properties along the coast is much higher than other areas because of wave driven splash-over. However, there is still significant risk associated with properties that are non-coastal but adjacent to tidal wetlands. The proximity to tidal wetlands and the minimal elevation difference above tidal wetlands often makes roadways and buildings vulnerable to tidal flooding.
Barrier Beach Resilience Diagramâ€
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
A barrier beach is a small community of housing along a thin strip of coastal land, usually serviced by a single, primary road. This land typology, found in many coastal cities, is challenging because it is both incredibly sought after by homeowners for its great views and easy access to the ocean, but it is also one of the most vulnerable typologies against sea level rise and storm surge.
Resilience Corridor Diagram
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
A resilience corridor is a planning strategy that utilizes roads located on higher ground as an infrastructural link to tie the surrounding, flood vulnerable communities along the coast to upland territories. In addition to providing coastal communities with emergency egress, they can help shape development planning and define neighborhood prioritization strategies.
Gaps and Opportunities for Local Resilience Planning in Connecticut
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
There are numerous efforts underway at the local, regional, and state level across the state of Connecticut to address the impacts of climate change. Scientific assessments, community engagement, and adaptation project designs are just a few of the key activities. Additionally, climate-related goals are being integrated into some local planning processes and some municipalities have undertaken resilience plans. Despite these projects, there are glaring gaps in the existing authority or obligations of local governments that potentially hinder climate planning at the local level. This type of systems analysis highlights specific planning obligations that are often related to climate planning but have not yet incorporated the impacts and adaptations to climate change fully. However, optimizing or expanding existing local authority or planning obligations could significantly advance adaptation across the state. First, it would make climate planning an ongoing effort as opposed to episodic. Second, it could address gaps that have the potential to hinder projects currently underway. Third, it could advance efforts to address historically excluded and harmed communities across the state by ensuring they are included in climate change planning and that adaptation projects or resilience programs and policies redress those inequities. This white paper outlines the gaps in resilience planning authority and planning mechanisms then provide potential opportunities to address the gaps.
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into and across Local Plans
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In Connecticut, municipalities must complete comprehensive local plans at least every 10 years to remain eligible for discretionary state funding, and natural hazard mitigation plans must be updated every 5 years to remain eligible for hazard mitigation project funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Municipalities may also complete other plans, but those plans are not uniformly distributed or required across the state. Many Connecticut municipalities are integrating climate change adaptation into these planning efforts, making any actions the community has prioritized eligible for state or federal funding. Learn more here.
Historic Resource Surveys in Risk Zones: Climate Action
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Historic sites are often perceived as beacons of resilience for communities, acting as the inspiration to rebuild following disaster, and often act as a point where many members of a community can come together, which builds community resilience.6 Community resilience is defined as ìthe capability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant multi-hazard threats with minimum damage to social well-being, the economy, and the environment.î7 Historic preservation and resilience go hand in hand, sharing the holistic wellbeing of the community from the environmental to the social and economic aspects. Learn more here.
Rising Temperatures & Precipitation in Connecticut Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
According to high CO2 emission scenarios (RCP 8.5) for the future, average temperatures in Connecticut are predicted to rise 5∞F (± 1∞F) by 2050 and continue rising thereafter. The largest temperature increase is expected in summer and fall. Learn more here.
Comisiones de ConservaciÛn y Resiliencia de Recursos Naturales
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Las Comisiones de ConservaciÛn deben considerar el efecto del cambio clim·tico en los recursos naturales y las soluciones que estos recursos proporcionan al asumir sus deberes de proteger y preservar la diversidad biolÛgica y los recursos naturales.
Sea Level Rise in Connecticut Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
In the this report we summarize the NOAA CPO-1 sea level rise projections of the potential trends in global mean sea level and their underlying rationale. We then describe the expected differences between global mean sea level and values in Long Island Sound at the shores of Connecticut. In Section 4 we present recent observation of sea level in Long Island Sound and evaluate whether changes have taken place. Since the NOAA CPO-1 projections
were developed there have been considerable advances in the science of climate change and sea level rise so in Section 5 we summarize recent projections and their relationship to the earlier work. We conclude in Section 6 with recommendations for sea level trends and their uncertainty bounds for use in planning and provide recommendations for their use and review.
Sea Level Rise & Coastal Flooding in Connecticut Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Connecticut is expected to experience up to 20î of sea level rise by 2050, leading to greater frequency of flooding from tides and storms. Small changes in mean sea level have a big impact on the frequency and severity of flooding. Learn more here.
Conservation Commissions and Natural Resource Resilience Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Conservation Commissions should consider the effect of climate change on natural resources and the solutions these resources provide when undertaking their duties of protecting and preserving biological diversity and natural resources
Proyecto Connecticut Resiliente de CIRCA
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA, junto con agencias estatales, Consejos de Gobierno regionales (COG) y municipios, iniciÛ el proyecto Resilient Connecticut en 2018. Este proyecto se centra en las comunidades afectadas por la supertormenta Sandy en los condados de New Haven y Fairfield. Las actividades incluyen evaluaciones de riesgos basadas en la ciencia, alcance comunitario y diseÒos de proyectos piloto. Los productos incluyen mapas, recomendaciones de politicas e investigaciÛn acadÈmica. El objetivo de este trabajo es ayudar a quienes toman decisiones a prepararse para cambios en calor, inundaciones y precipitaciones, y planificaciÛn anticipada para viviendas m·s resilientes, transporte y comunidades saludables
CIRCAÃs Resilient Connecticut Project
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA, along with state agencies, regional Councils of Governments (COGs), and municipalities, initiated the Resilient Connecticut project in 2018. This project initially focused on areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy in New Haven and Fairfield Counties, but has since expand[1]ed to the rest of Connecticut. Activities include science-based risk assessments, community outreach, and pilot project designs. Products include maps, policy recommendations, and research. The goal of this work is to help decision makers prepare for changes in heat, flooding, and precipitation and advance planning for more resilient housing, transportation, and healthy communities.
BranfordÃs Coastal Resiliency Reserve Fund – Planting Seeds for the Future
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Branford
Branford has taken proactive steps to put plans in place with an eye to the future. In 2016 a Coastal Resilience Plan was developed to identify location specific and town-wide options for adaptation. An update to BranfordÃs Plan of Conservation and Development in 2019 considered the impact of sea-level rise to the townÃs vision for the future.
Aguas pluviales y resiliencia clim·tica: PrÛximos pasos para crear una autoridad municipal de aguas pluviales
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
En 2021, la legislatura de Connecticut aprobÛ la P.A. 21-115 permitiendo a los municipios crear una autoridad de aguas pluviales al habilitar una comisiÛn o junta existente o al establecer una nueva autoridad de aguas pluviales. Las autoridades de aguas pluviales son reconocidas en todo Estados Unidos y en el extranjero como una herramienta para que las comunidades financien y gestionen la infraestructura de aguas pluviales y aumenten la resiliencia a los impactos del cambio clim·tico.
Implementing New Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience, and Erosion Control Boards Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Flood Prevention, Climate Resilience and Erosion Control Boards have expanded authority and new reporting requirements. Municipalities should be aware of the greater responsibilities when determining how best to integrate the expanded Board into their climate resilience strategy
Stormwater and Climate Resilience Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
As the climate changes and precipitation becomes more intense, the impacts of stormwater runoff will become more frequent, severe, and widespread. Regulations to protect the environment require municipalities, developers, industry, and large commercial sites to take action to reduce stormwater entering waterways, but when storms are severe, the existing infrastructure may be inadequate. One way communities can address pollutants in runoff and improve resilience to extreme precipitation events is to upgrade stormwater management practices and infrastructure. But this takes dedicated funding
Aguas Pluviales y Resiliencia Clim·tica
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
A medida que el clima cambia y las precipitaciones se vuelven m·s intensas, los impactos de la escorrentÌa de aguas pluviales se volver·n m·s frecuentes, severos y generalizados. Las regulaciones para proteger el medio ambiente requieren que los municipios, los promotores, la industria y los grandes sitios comerciales tomen medidas para reducir las aguas pluviales que ingresan a las vÌas fluviales, pero cuando las tormentas son severas, la infraestructura existente puede ser inadecuada. Una forma en que las comunidades pueden abordar los contaminantes en la escorrentÌa y mejorar la resiliencia a los eventos extremos de precipitaciÛn es mejorar las pr·cticas de gestiÛn de aguas pluviales y la infraestructura. Pero esto requiere fondos dedicados. øQuÈ es una Autoridad de Aguas Pluviales
Stormwater and Climate Resilience: Next Steps to Create a Municipal Stormwater Authority
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In 2021, the Connecticut legislature passed P.A. 21-115 allowing municipalities to create a stormwater authority by enabling an existing commission or board or by establishing a new stormwater authority. Stormwater authorities are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as a tool for communities to finance and manage stormwater infrastructure and increase resilience to climate change impacts.
Energy Opportunities for Connecticut Municipalities in the Inflation Reduction Act Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
The Inflation Reduction Act (ìIRAî), signed into law on August 16, 2022, was the largest climate change/clean energy investment bill ever passed in the United States. While private industry celebrated IRAÃs passage, it also includes significant benefits, both direct and indirect, for municipalities. Especially when applied in concert with the various Connecticut energy incentive programs, IRA provides an opportune moment for municipalities to consider local energy resilience and clean energy projects
2023 Policy Guide to Local Energy Resilience for Connecticut
Type:
Policy Guides
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
The goal of the local energy resilience initiative at CIRCA is to (a) help guide Connecticut communities through the morass of existing federal and state incentives; (b) help municipalities construct microgrids or renewable energy systems that are capable of islanding and operating independently from the grid during outages; and (c) to help municipalities make well-informed choices with respect to selecting and siting renewable energy or ESS generally.
An Extreme Heat Toolkit for Connecticut Municipalities
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
As extreme heat events become more frequent7, they increasingly pose a serious threat to the health of Connecticut residents. By 2050, Connecticut can expect: The number of tropical nights (annual number of days when the daily minimum is above 68∞F) to rise from 10 to 40 per year. The number of Heat Wave Days (6 or more consecutive days with daily maximum temperature above the 90th percentile) to rise from 4 to 48 per year. The number of Summer Days (annual number of days when the daily maximum temperature is above 77∞F) to rise from 81 to 118. The number of days above 90∞F (annual number of days with maximum temperatures above the threshold value) to rise from 5 to 25 per year.8 These heat trends affect rural and urban residents in different ways. Learn more with this toolkit.
Incentivization Zoning and Green Development on Rooftops in the City of Norwalk: A Climate Resiliency Case Study
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Cooling down or making buildings more energy-efficient starts from the top: the roof. Roofs can be designed to absorb solar energy, or to cool down buildings without expending more energy or dollars. These solutions are generally known as white roof, green roof, blue roof, and installing solar panels
Bridgeport Climate Action Case Study
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
The goal of this case study was to provide examples of climate strategies that may work for other engaged communities by showcasing policies and enactment strategies that could be adopted and fitted for other towns and cities, as well as the process and resources involved in implementing these kinds of actions. Bridgeport exemplifies resiliency values soundly throughout their plans and was selected for this CIRCA case study due to the quality of their responses from city staff responsible for such projects, and further for the applicatory nature of their climate work to other municipalities
Energy Resilience for Connecticut Municipalities
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Energy
Town:
Inforgraphic on CT Public Act 20-5 which defines resilience as "the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks, accidents or naturally occurring threats or incidents, including, but not limited to, threats or incidents associated with the impacts of climate change."
Ten Steps to Municipal Resilience Video Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
We must all take steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions since these changes will have costly and dangerous impacts in our state. In the meantime, municipalities can increase their resilience to the foreseeable impacts of climate change by considering the following ten steps outlined in CIRCA's 10 Steps to municiapal resilience and in this video recording.
Ten Steps to Municipal Resilience Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA created a fact sheet that describes ìTen Steps for Municipal Resilienceî to help CT towns and cities adapt to the effects of climate change. The fact sheet identifies these specific actions that communities can take to address both immediate climate impacts and ones that will take a longer time to plan and prepare for at a community-wide level. These 10 steps will help decision makers determine if they are moving their community toward resiliency.
Maximum Lot Coverage Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Maximum Lot Coverage is a regulatory tool to limit the maximum area of a lot allowed to be covered by impervious surfaces, where water cannot effectively infiltrate the underlying soil. Impervious surfaces include buildings, driveways, parking areas, and other surfaces like patios, pools, sheds, roof overhangs and decks that block water from passing through to the soil below. Learn more with this factsheet.
Minimum Lot Size Reduction & Resilience Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Minimum Lot Size zoning codes require developable land parcels to be a minimum size per home in residential areas. In Connecticut, a study by Desegregate CT found that 81% of residential zoned land
required minimum lot sizes of one-acre or larger. Learn more with this factsheet.
Overlay Zones for Climate Resilience Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In Connecticut, the Connecticut Coastal Management Act (P.A. 79-535) authorized creation of Coastal Overlay Zones to regulate coastal development and limit the impact of flooding and erosion. Learn more with this factsheet.
Module 1: Resilient Training, Zoning for Climate Resilience, Municipal Land Use Commission Training Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Module 1 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .
Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Slides
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Rosalie Ray presented on CTÃs current obstacles to TOD implementation and Flood vulnerability of the Metro-North rail line.
Module 2: Resilient Zoning to Address Climate Vulnerabilities Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Module 2 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .
Module 3: Zoning Tools to Address Climate Vulnerabilities Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Module 3 in a 3 part series. Training for Connecticut Land Use Commissioners to use Zoning authority to enhance climate change resilience in partial fulfillment of training requirements in Public Act 21-29 .
Transferable Development Rights Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
TDRs have the potential to shift development away from vulnerable areas like shorelines and towards preferred inland areas. Currently, TDRs are mainly used nationally by municipalities for agricultural or open space preservation. Learn more with this factsheet.
Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Presentation Recoding
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Rosalie Ray presented on CTÃs current obstacles to TOD implementation and Flood vulnerability of the Metro-North rail line.
Emergency Sheltering & Cooling Center Practices in Connecticut
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Researchers with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and University of Connecticut Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation conducted a survey in fall of 2020 on temporary emergency shelters and cooling centers practices in Connecticut. The primary survey objective was to organize and analyze information to inform public health officials and climate resilience planners in the development of best management practices of cooling centers and temporary emergency shelters, as first recommended by the GovernorÃs Council on Climate Change. A lack of statistical significance limited the researchersà ability to make broad state-wide practice observations; however, there were limitations in the amenities offered at shelters and cooling centers, public advertisements were focus on online methods, and health departments were slightly more involved in emergency sheltering over cooling centers, among respondents. Key considerations for future policy and resilience planning are offered.
Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is an important tool for climate mitigation, as well as climate resilience. TODs are mixed-use, compact, walkable developments built in locations that are served by high quality transit systems. With dense concentrations of people and services, TODs provide towns with the potential to steer development away from areas that might be at risk for flooding or that are in similarly hazardous or environmentally sensitive areas. Furthermore, because of their compact size, TODs can lead to less runoff per capita and thus less flooding. TODs can also be used as an effective approach to accommodate more diversity in the types and price points of housing provided and to increase the stock of affordable housing. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the potential for TODs as a key component for long term climate resilience along the New Haven ñ Greenwich corridor by doing an evaluation of the challenges and opportunities for the creation of TODs. The ability of towns and developers to fully leverage this valuable infrastructure that is provided by the state is vital to the long term economic, social and environmental resilience of the state of Connecticut; and will be key to the development of climate adaptation strategies in the Resilient Connecticut project area.
Transit-Oriented Data: The Importance of Data and Coordination to Transit-Oriented Urban Transformation
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Working from interviews with Connecticut stakeholders and participant observation in TOD policy development, the study explores the coordination and governance challenges surrounding state intervention as well as the role that Connecticut's weak state geospatial data play in the efforts to develop TOD projects. Connecticut was until recently one of only five states without a state geographic information officer, making it a ìblack swanî case that can illuminate the perhaps unseen role that strong spatial data infrastructures play in other states' policymaking. Moreover, the comparison between New Jersey's Transit Villages Program and Connecticut's efforts signal that more work is needed to manage the difficult paradigm shift toward state support of TOD.
Transit Oriented Development for a more Resilient CT Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
ConnecticutÃs transit-oriented development (TOD) efforts have been ongoing for a decade, but face implementation challenges. This research analyzed the current obstacles to TOD implementation in Connecticut while also evaluating the vulnerability of the Metro-North mainline and its associated TOD to sea level rise. We took a mixed-methods approach, reviewing the townsà existing TOD plans, interviewing 13 stakeholders, analyzing the street network in station areas and analyzing parcel and rail line vulnerability with CIRCAÃs mapping of the 1% annual exceedance probability flood with the addition of 20î of sea-level rise by 2050.
Road Flooding in Coastal Connecticut Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
A demonstration project was conducted to provide estimates of the frequency of flooding at two sites on RT 146 in Guilford and two sites in Branford. The project includes Sachem Head Road and Leetes Island Road in Guilford, and Indian Neck Avenue, Linden and Sybil Avenue, Limewood Avenue and Waverly Road in Brandord. The model required the analysis of observations, LIDAR surface elevations, GPS surveys and water level observations. The project provided current flooding frequency statistics, future flooding frequency statistics and the effectiveness of road elevation options on reducing the flooding frequency.
Jarvis Creek (Branford) Sea Level and Flooding Variability Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Branford
The project demonstrates the effects of engineered tidal flow constrictions on the variability of the sea level in salt marshes and the frequency of flooding in upstream areas, focused on Jarvis Creek (Branford). The high water levels at Jarvis Creek Marsh, CT, have led to flooding on Leetes Island Road (RT 146) and at a field adjacent to the marsh. Exchange of water between Long Island Sound and the marsh complex is currently influenced by a tide gate and a berm at the southern end of marsh and a railway bridge that crosses the middle of the marsh.
Why 13 heat sensors have been installed around Norwalk – New Haven Register Article. Huckleberry Drive, and Calf Pasture Beach.
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Norwalk
Due to climate change, heat waves are expected to become more frequent and severe, which can be dangerous to human health and wellbeing. Individuals who are not as acclimated to heat, like Connecticut residents are potentially at high risk for heat related illnesses during periods of extreme heat. Those who live in urban areas experience warmer air temperatures than those who live in rural areas, due to the Urban Heat Island Effect. Products of urbanization like asphalt, high concentration of buildings, and lack of vegetation cause urban areas to retain more heat. This project aims to identify the variability of air and surface temperature overtime and its linkages to urbanization, focused in Norwalk, Connecticut. Heat Index data will be collected through the deployment of 13 wireless heat sensors mounted on electric poles or trees, throughout the city of Norwalk. The sensors were placed at the following locations: Cranbury Park, SONO Police Property Division/Station, Rowayton Shoreline, Norwalk Fire Station 5, Bounton St, Norwalk Main Public Library/Norwalk Center, Norwalk High School/Naramake Elementary School, Norwalk Fire Station 2, East Norwalk Train Station, Norwalk Community College, West Rocks Middle School, Huckleberry Drive, and Calf Pasture Beach
Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Mariana Fragomeni, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the†College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, presented her research on how surface temperatures in Fairfield and New Haven counties have changed over the past 20 years and how different kinds of land cover affect heat in a Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)
Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Slides
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
In June 2021, CIRCA hosted a Resilient Connecticut climate change research webinar series. Focused on specific topics and condensed on time, each event included ~ 20 minutes of presentation and 10 minutes of Q&A, moderated by CIRCA's Assistant Director of Research, Dr. Yaprak Onat. Mariana Fragomeni, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the†College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, presented her research on how surface temperatures in Fairfield and New Haven counties have changed over the past 20 years and how different kinds of land cover affect heat in a Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation (CIRCA)
Identifying the Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Extreme heat and cold are among the leading causes of climate vulnerability in the United States due to potential impacts on human health and well-being. In particular, residents in Connecticut are less acclimatized to the heat, which could signify a higher risk for heat-related diseases during extreme weather events. The occurrence of heat islands due to urbanization produces relatively warmer air temperatures near the ground, which makes urban and sub-urban areas warmer in comparison to rural areas. This project aims to identify variations in air and surface temperature over time and their linkages to land cover and land-use changes. The outcomes of this project are critical to support local decision-makers in determining the thermal vulnerability of local communities in the Resilient Connecticut project. The project will encompass the state of Connecticut with an emphasis in New Haven and Fairfield County areas.â€
CIRCA Webinar Presents Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties – UConn Today Article
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Uconn today article featuring the CIRCA Webinar on Changes to Land Surface Temperature, Land Use in New Haven, Fairfield Counties
Identifying the Change in Heat Vulnerability and Land-use Influence Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Extreme heat and cold are among the leading causes of climate vulnerability in the United States due to potential impacts on human health and well-being. In particular, residents in Connecticut are less acclimatized to the heat, which could signify a higher risk for heat-related diseases during extreme weather events. The occurrence of heat islands due to urbanization produces relatively warmer air temperatures near the ground, which makes urban and sub-urban areas warmer in comparison to rural areas. This project aims to identify variations in air and surface temperature over time and their linkages to land cover and land-use changes. The outcomes of this project are critical to support local decision-makers in determining the thermal vulnerability of local communities in the Resilient Connecticut project. The project will encompass the state of Connecticut with an emphasis in New Haven and Fairfield County areas.â€
Some CT communities are getting hotter ó faster, study shows
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Fragomeni and her team compiled and analyzed 20 years of satellite imagery for New Haven and Fairfield counties, discovering that while surface temperatures have increased overall, some communities have gotten significantly hotter during that time.
Mystic works on solutions to deal with flooding
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Groton
In response to the current and potential future flooding risks, the Town of Groton is developing a Resiliency and Sustainability Plan for the Downtown Mystic area within Town limits.â€
Plan hopes to limit flooding in downtown Mystic
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Groton
A recent climate study suggests that raising low lying roads and making improvements to the stormwater management system could help.
CIRCA Mentioned in UConn Research, Innovation and EntrepreneurshipÃs 2023 Year End Review
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA highlighted in UConn OVPR's year in review publication
South Norwalk is among 7 CT neighborhoods picked for climate study. Here’s what it means.
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
The South Norwalk neighborhood is one of seven communities in New Haven and Fairfield counties chosen by the state for climate mitigation planning.
Untold: In the climate crisis, whoÃs really feeling the heat?
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
This episode we go inside†Resilient Connecticut, one of the stateÃs biggest climate adaptation efforts, to find out how our towns are preparing for a hotter future.
A decade after Superstorm Sandy, one resident recalls costs to Connecticut’s coast
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
How heat affects health: An overlooked outcome of climate change
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
CIRCA uses that data for what it calls its†Climate Change Vulnerability Index, which has†mapped Fairfield and New Haven counties for their heat and flood risks. Mapping for the rest of the state is underway and should be complete by the end of the year
CT Summer Heat Wave Webinar learning from heat sensor research and implications for future climate Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Heat waves that Connecticut residents experienced this summer are expected to become more frequent and severe, which can be dangerous to human health and require additional understanding and planning. As the summer season came to a close, CIRCA hosted this webinar for participants to learn about: 1) CIRCAÃs heat sensor summer research project; 2) How the City of Norwalk is taking steps to proactively address the threat of extreme heat waves; and 3) Why zoning ordinances offer an opportunity to shape land use policy and create communities more resilient to heat.
Danbury is heating up: HereÃs what the city is doing to prepare and help residents cope.
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Danbury
The cityÃs Department of Emergency Management installed six heat sensors in strategic locations around Danbury. Six more are scheduled to be installed in the coming weeks.
Norwalk To Install Heat Sensors Across City
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Norwalk
The city has partnered with CIRCA to install 13 non-invasive temporary wireless heat sensors across Norwalk.
Giant Wiffle ball-shaped reefs aim to combat erosion of Long Island Sound shoreline
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Officials hope artificial concrete reefs that look like giant Wiffle balls cut in half can mitigate the effects of climate change. These unusual structures, they say, can also help restore fish and wildlife habitats.
CIRCA Awarded $5 million in New Funding to Strengthen CTÃs Climate Change Resilience
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA will be able to expand their efforts thanks to an additional $5 million awarded as part of the Connecticut General AssemblyÃs 2021-23 state budget.
Podcast: Climate Change Effects on State Transportation
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
In this episode of Along the Lines, join host Rich Andreski and his guests from the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) as they discuss the importance of green commuting options, and how they are dedicated to making our vital public transportation systems more resilient to climate change.
Introducing Resilient Connecticut 2.0 Fact Sheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA has received State funds to expand its Resilient Connecticut program from southwest Connecticut to the entire State. ìResilient Connecticut 2.0î will include a statewide expansion of the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) followed by climate adaptation project development in the communities of the Hartford area and southeastern Connecticut. This planning effort will help generate projects for the ìresilience project pipelineî as referenced in the GovernorÃs Executive Order 21-3.
Climate resilience initiative expanding into southeastern Connecticut
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
"Resilient Connecticut 2.0" will involve expanding mapping of flood and extreme heat vulnerabilities, and then developing climate adaptation projects in southeastern Connecticut and the Hartford area.
Funding Basics: Crafting Competitive Proposals for the National Coastal Resilience Fund and Beyond
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
From identifying funding opportunities to clicking ìsubmit,î navigating the grant process can be challenging. In this webinar, participants will learn key tips and practices to help them put together stronger, more competitive, and more successful proposals for various funding sources, including the National Fish and Wildlife FoundationÃs (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF).
FEMA BRIC Selected Project Summaries
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Project summaries†that demonstrate projects selected include the use of†nature-based solutions†and a†community-wide impact.
Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Outreach Webinar Recording
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The objective of the webinar was to provide information about FEMAÃs Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program, FEMA GO, and the importance of Benefit Cost Analysis.
For Future Flood Control, Cities Need Strategy
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Carefully placed flood control structures could protect ConnecticutÃs vulnerable infrastructure from severe flooding even if sea level rises significantly, UConn researchers reported during a webinar last Friday as part of the Resilient Connecticut research webinar series.
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors
A Simple Simulation to Help Coastal Towns Plan for Rising Sea Levels
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Knowing how water moves through coastal structures can yield important insights for residents and planners
Sea Level Rise: How Well Is Connecticut Preparing?
Type:
In the Media
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Len Besthoff†and†Meteorologist Kaitlyn McGrath†interviewed Executive Director, James OÃDonnell. This story aired May 17, 2021. Scientists including Professor Jim OÃDonnell at the UConn Avery Point campus in Groton have said sea level rise has been accelerating at a rate, where within 30 years, it could be nearly 20 inches higher right off the Connecticut coast. As an example, OÃDonnell said that flooding events that occur once every 10 years at Avery Point could occur as often as every two years by 2050.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar: Progress and New Results for Heat and Wind Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Resilient Connecticut team hosted a webinar on Tuesday, March 23 to highlight new results for the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) mapping tool. The webinar includes a brief overview of the latest flood CCVI tool, with a specific focus on revisions made in response to February 2021 CCVI regional workshops (to view workshop videos and materials.)
New Dataset Models Long Island Sound Extreme Storms Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Dr. Yaprak Onat summarizes the CIRCA research team's detailed work on the annual exceedance probability of storm surge and wave height model in Long Island Sound.
Climate Vulnerability Mapping for Municipalities Recording, March 12, 2020
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Understanding climate vulnerabilities can be a complex undertaking. GIS mapping can help visualize the relationship between particular climate vulnerabilities like sea level rise, climate amplifiers such as socio-economic and existing infrastructure, and existing adaptive capacity indicators like flood controls. These maps will assist municipalities, Councils of Governments, and the state incorporate climate vulnerabilities into their regular planning activities and conduct resiliency-specific planning.
Overview of FEMAÃs Community Rating System as a Resilience Tool
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Learn about the CIRCA-funded project, ìMunicipal Assistance for FEMAÃs Community Rating System,î completed by†Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection†(DEEP) and†Milone & MacBroom Inc.
Regional Resilience Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water Webinar Video
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
UConn researchers worked with the†South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) to integrate climate change information into water planning processes for the region.â€
ConnecticutÃs climate report: precipitation projections and a New Haven case study Webinar Video
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
New Haven
Professor Guiling Wang, UConn Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering highlighted ConnecticutÃs precipitation projections as described in a new report, Connecticut Physical Climate Science Assessment Report.
Connecticut Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study Webinar Slides
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
New Haven
Guiling Wang Webinar September 27 2019 Connecticut Climate Report Webinar: Precipitation Projections and a New Haven Case Study
Forming local resilience committees: A discussion with two Connecticut coastal towns Webinar Video
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Presenters described their committeesà charge and structure, technical assistance needs, and ways they are bringing together diverse stakeholders to address resilience.
New Planning and Visualization Tools for Sea Level Rise Webinar Video
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
On this webinar, new planning tools released by CIRCA and UConnÃs Center for Energy and Environmental Law (CEEL) were highlighted, including three ìresilience scenariosî that can be used by municipal and state agency staff as communication and planning tools.
Resilient Connecticut Kickoff Webinar Video 4.30.19
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
During this webinar, CIRCA staff gave an overview of a new project entitled, ìResilient Connecticutî and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties
Resilient Connecticut Kickoff Webinar Slides 4.30.19
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
During this webinar, CIRCA staff gave an overview of a new project entitled, ìResilient Connecticutî and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties
Addressing Climate Change Through Resilient Development Video
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
CIRCA partnered with the Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) to host a webinar on May 28, 2019 focused on topics related to the Resilient Connecticut Project.
Regional Community Rating System Program Poster
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Poster describing the Regional Community Rating System
Innovative Municipal Scale Coastal Resilience in Southern CT Poster
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Poster describing coastal adaptation and resilience planningin southern CT
Assessing Impacts on New Haven’s Downtown Storm System Poster
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Poster describing assessing Impacts of Tides and Precipitation on Downtown Storm Sewer System Through Use of Real-Time Depth and Flow Monitoring
Resilience Project Prioritization – Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
John Truscinski's slides describing - How can towns and regions balance competing goals and interests among stakeholders when prioritizing resilience investments?
Resilient Connecticut Project Overview Poster
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The goal of the Resilient Connecticut project is to create a regional coastal resilience plan for Fairfield and New Haven Counties
Coastal Vulnerability Methodology Poster
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Poster describing CIRCA's coastal vulnerability assessment methodology for Connecticut's sea level rise and its importance in understanding and addressing coastal risks.
Resiliency Planning for Protection of Public Drinking Water
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Poster describing CIRCA's development of a drinking water vulnerability assessment and resiliency plan for Connecticut, specifically focusing on the assessment and recommendations for private wells.
From Technical Tools to Planning – Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Alex Felson's slides describing Resilience Corridor, Regional Scale Analysis, Watershed to site scale analysis, Zones of Shared Risk,
CIRCA’s Vulnerability Assessment Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Vulnerability Assessment including CT Temperature Projections, CT Precipitation Projections, CT Sea Level Rise Projections,
SCRCOG Regional Resilience Framework and Drinking Water Assessment Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Eugene Livshits & Rebecca Andreucci's slides describing Southern Connecticut Regional Framework for Coastal Resilience
Branford Route 146 A Coastal Road Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
Janice Plaziak's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop describing road flooding in Branford, CT
Planning for a More Resilient Stratford Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Susmitha Attota & Jay Habansky's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop
Resilient Connecticut Project Overview Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
John Truscinski's slides describing the Resilient Conneticut project
Resiliency in Regional Planning Slides – May 22, 2019
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Matt Fulda's slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop
Living Long Wharf May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop: Developing A Planning Framework for New Haven and Fairfield Counties Slides
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Giovanni Zinn & Aicha Woods' slides from the May 22, 2019 Resilient Connecticut Workshop
Resilient Connecticut & Resilient Bridgeport Slides
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
Rebecca French presents on Resilient Bridgeport.
Resilient Connecticut Workshop Summary – May 22, 2019
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) hosted an event on May 22nd , 2019 with invited participants to: (1) engage with state, regional and local government agencies around a new federally funded project called ìResilient Connecticut;î (2) explore case studies on resilience planning across scales that will inform Resilient Connecticut; (3) and gather feedback on the priorities for a draft Resilience Planning Framework (Resilient Connecticut - Phase One) including planning considerations, technical analysis, capacity development, funding and policy considerations.
Resilient Connecticut Webinar Video Recording
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
On April 30, 2019 CIRCA staff gave an overview of the new Resilient Connecticut project and its focus on New Haven and Fairfield Counties.†The importance of this work was introduced with a description of the latest climate projections for ConnecticutÃs sea level rise, temperature, and precipitation followed by a description of how Resilient Connecticut will address this projected climate change.††The CIRCA team then described resilient design strategies being considered and opportunities for engagement in this project over the next three years.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Policy
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
Legal and Policy implications of the CCVI.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Application
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Application of the Heat CCVI for planning efforts.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Slides – Overview
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Overview slides of the CCVI webinar hosted by Sustainable CT.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar Recording- 2023
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
How to Use CIRCA's Climate Change Vulnerability Index Webinar hosted by †Sustainable CT.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index(CCVI) Heat Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Climate Change Vulnerability Index(CCVI) Heat Map Viewer.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index(CCVI) Flood Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Flood Map Viewer.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index(CCVI) Factsheet
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Factsheet. This factsheet provide detail into how the CCVI was calculated.
Coastal Vulnerability Index StoryMap
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Storyamp Assessing the vulnerability of the coasts to climate stressors
CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (CDC/ATSDR SVI): Overview
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Environmental Justice
Town:
Reference material for the mathematical methodology for calculating social vulnerability.
Connecticut Coastal Towns Storm Surge and Significant Wave Height Dataset
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
The annual exceedance probability of storm surge water level and significant wave heights for all the coastal towns, and modeled hourly water level and significant wave height during the strongest 44 storms between 1950-2018.
Connecticut Coastal Towns Vulnerability Index Dataset
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The dataset includes the GIS maps for the Coastal Vulnerability Index Viewer.
Zones of Shared Risk of Coastal Towns Dataset
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Six maps are available for the 14 coastal towns in the study area including topography, flooding projections, ecological systems, structures & roadways, and land uses & social characteristics and combined zones of shared risk maps.â€
Hazards Vulnerability & Resilience Institute
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Referenced material for the methodologies used when creating the social vulnerability index.
Connecticut Flood Maps for Different Storm Return Intervals
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
The projected maps of the annual exceedance probability of storm surge water levels from FVCOM-SWAVE model.
NorÃeaster 2015
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Model response (output) to the NorÃeaster of 2015.
Event Simulation: A Strong NorÃeaster
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Model response (output) to a 1/25 year event simulation of a strong NorÃEaster.
Current Policies on Sea Level Rise in Connecticut
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Blog post discussing sea level rise planning tools.
Connecticut Coastal Towns Nearshore Model Storm Surge and Wave Height Dataset
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
The FUNWAVE TVD model outputs of Super Storm Sandy and 1% annual exceedance probability (AEP) storm scenario for Branford, Norwalk, and New Haven, CT.
Connecticut Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Viewer Dataset
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This dataset shows different flood maps of storm surge return periods of 10, 30, 100, and 500 year flood events with sea-level rise projections (1 foot and 20 inches), above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) along the Connecticut coastline and the adjacent inland.
Hurricane Irene
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Model response (output) to Hurricane Irene 2011.
Superstorm Sandy
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Model response (output) to Super Storm Sandy.
Hurricane Gloria
Type:
Infographics and Fact Sheets
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Model response (output) to Hurricane Gloria
Substitute Senate Bill No. 9, Public Act No. 18-50, An Act Concering Connecticut’s Energy Future
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
PDF document of Substitute Senate Bill No. 9, Public Act No. 18-50
Gis Modelling of Urban Flood Prone Areas
Type:
Presentations
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Presentation of research using a high-resolution wave model (FUNWAVE-TVD) to determine total water elevation on the shores, and validating the results with in-situ measurments.
Waves in Western Long Island Sound: A Fetch-Limited Coastal Basin
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Analyzing the relationship between significant wave height and wind speed and direction based on statistics of observations of wind and surface ravity waves in Long Island Sound.
Impact of compound flood event on coastal critical infrastructures considering current and future climate
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper examines case studies of compound flood hazards affecting critical infrastructure in coastal Connecticut.
Estimating the Annual Exceedance Probability of Water Levels and Wave Heights from High Resolution Coupled Wave-Circulation Models in Long Island Sound
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Estimating the probability of storm surge occurrences for flood risk assessments using a coupled coastal circulation and wave model.
An Assessment of Two Models of Wave Propagation in an Estuary Protected by Breakwaters
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Using available obsservations from New Haven Harbor, CT to evaluate the accuracy of two third-generation spectral wave models in an estuary with breakwaters.
Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Using a fully nonlinear Boussinesq wave model on the near shore area of Branford, Norwalk, and New Haven to determine the total water elevation on the shores.
Heat flux estimates from a synthesis of satellite observations and a hydrodynamic model (with application to Long Island Sound)
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Heat
Town:
Estimating net surface heat fluxes as the difference between the depth-integrated heat tendencies and the depth-integrated horizontal heat exchanges in a hydrodynamic model.
CREST Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This map shows the†locations for reporting results from the wave modeling work, and potential locations of four living shoreline methods.
Connecticut Coastal Towns Storm Annual Exceedance Probability/Return Interval Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This viewer†presents the projected storm surge water levels and significant wave heights.
Connecticut Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This dataset shows different flood maps with sea-level rise projections, above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) along the Connecticut coastline and the adjacent inland.
Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) Viewer
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
An index-based spatial model that identifies community vulnerability to flood, wind, and heat-related impacts of climate change.
Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in SCRCOG
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The map shows the SCRCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.
Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in NVCOG
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The map shows the NVCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.
Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in MetroCOG
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The map shows the MetroCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.
Resilience Opportunity Areas (ROARs) in WestCOG
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The map shows the WestCOG project area with the top 20 ROARs highlighted.
Resilient Connecticut ñ Regional Climate Planning
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
A collaborative project to build resilience of communities, with assessments and pilot projects in New Haven and Fairfield Counties
Waves in Long Island Sound: NOAA CREST Project
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
The goal of the research was to numerically resolve sea dynamics (such as currents, waves, sea surface displacement) at the Connecticut coastline. The estuarine circulation of the LIS mediates key biogeochemical cycles (cycles in which chemical elements and simple substances are transferred between living systems and the environment) in the region upon which local environments depend. Understanding local changes in the wave field and circulation dynamics in the LIS goes beyond purely scientific endeavors, with future implications that effect coastal communities and the†natural environments. Currently, there is particular attention being placed into evaluating the risk of flooding at coastal areas as the upcoming and present challenges of climate change at a regional scale become apparent with changes in sea level and storm frequency and intensity. This work will help coastal communities better understand the effect of waves at the coastline ñ where people live, work, and play.
An Assessment of Two Models of Wave Propagation in an Estuary Protected by Breakwaters
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Marine Science
Town:
Breakwaters influence coastal wave climate and circulation by blocking and dissipating wave energy. In a large harbor, these effects are combined with wave generation, refraction and reflection. In this study, researchers used available observations to evaluate the accuracy of model simulations of waves in New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, an estuary with three detached breakwaters near the mouth.
Modeling nearshore dynamics of extreme storms in complex environments of Connecticut
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Flood hazard planning requires the accurate estimation of total water elevation due to predicted tide, surge, and wave runup to design flood protection structures and improve coastal risk planning for severe storms. The beach topography and nearshore hydrodynamic conditions impact the conclusive flood inundation mapping in complex environments. The conventional approaches of flood modeling are limited due to either i) simple static estimates, ii) the application of a coupled circulation and phase-averaged wave models in coarse resolution, iii) failing to calibrate and validate with in-situ data, or iv) not considering sea-level rise projections in mapping the flood extent. We used a high-resolution wave model (FUNWAVE-TVD) capable of resolving processes like wave refraction and diffraction on the nearshore area to determine total water elevation on the shores.
Estimating the Annual Exceedance Probability of Water Levels and Wave Heights from High Resolution Coupled Wave-Circulation Models in Long Island Sound
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Understanding the risk posed by extreme storm events and accurate assessment of the flood risk is crucial for the successful management of the coastal communities using increasing resiliency. There are only a few available tide gauge, buoy, and storm sensor data in the Long Island Sound to project the extreme sea level statistics using the observed records available to determine the level of risk along the Connecticut coastline accurately. In this work, we reproduced the highest 44 storms between 1950-2018 using a coupled circulation and wave model. The modeled events are fit to a probability distribution to statistically estimate the annual exceedance probabilities and return periods for expected storms. In addition to evaluating historical risks, we also added a sea-level height offset of 0.5 m for 2050 estimates in order to examine the effect of rising sea-levels on the analysis. We find that sea-level rise reduces the return period of a 10-year storm to two years. We advise periodically updating this work as improved sea-level rise projections become available.
Public Act No. 18-82: An Act Concerning Climate Change Planning and Resiliency.
Type:
Policy Guides
Focus Area:
Policy
Town:
CIRCA's final report provides the basis for sea level rise projections in Governor's Bill S.B. 7, which was introduced into the 2018 legislative session and was enacted into law as Public Act 18-82. This law integrates the CIRCA sea level change projections into various municipal and state planning documents as well as the stateÃs coastal management and flood management laws.
Impact of compound flood event on coastal critical infrastructures considering current and future climate
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper examines case studies of compound flood hazards affecting critical infrastructure in coastal Connecticut.†Seven coastal river reaches were studied where eight power grid substations lie in proximity to riverbanks and are prone to flooding caused by coastal storms (such as hurricanes) that combine heavy precipitation and high surge.
Waves in Western Long Island Sound: A Fetch-Limited Coastal Basin
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
This paper summarizes the statistics of observations of wind and surface gravity waves in Long Island Sound. Researchers examine the relationship between significant wave height and wind speed and direction and show that the significant wave height and dominant period in western Long Island Sound have an asymmetric response to the wind direction.
Ensemble Hindcasting of Coastal Wave Heights
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Flood and Sea Level Rise
Town:
Long records of wave parameters are central to the estimation of coastal flooding risk and the causes of coastal erosion. This paper leverages the predictive power of wave height history and correlations with wind speed and direction to build statistical models for time series of wave heights to develop a method to fill data-gaps and extend the record length of coastal wave observations.
Heat Flux Estimates From a Synthesis of Satellite Observations and a Hydrodynamic Model (With Application to Long Island Sound)
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Marine Science
Town:
We use satellite observations of sea surface temperatures in combination with a three-dimensional simulation of the ocean to infer the air-sea surface heat fluxes needed to create the observed surface temperatures. We use this methodology to quantify the annual cycle of warming and cooling fluxes in Long Island Sound (LIS). Our surface heat flux estimates compare well with estimates obtained from meteorological measurements in the western LIS.
Observations of Autumnal Cooling in a Large Estuary
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Marine Science
Town:
Seasonal variations in solar insolation and wind create an annual water temperature cycle that impacts circulation and biological processes. The waters of Long Island Sound (LIS) warm from March-February until August-October and then begin to cool. Ship surveys show that the vertical temperature structure becomes almost uniform during this season when the area experiences low air temperatures and high winds. However, no observations have resolved the temporal evolution of the vertical structure of temperature during these cooling periods because conditions inhibit ship operations. We report glider measurements of the vertical structure of water temperatures and salinities from 22 October to 4 November 2014, in eastern LIS.
Wave Growth and Dissipation in a Fetch-Limited Urban Estuary: Long Island Sound.
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Marine Science
Town:
The geometry of the Long Island Sound (LIS) renders the wave field fetch-limited and leads to marked differences between western and eastern areas. The mechanisms that contribute to the formation and dissipation of waves in the LIS are not well understood. We evaluated the ability of the wave module of a wave-coupled hydrodynamic model to simulate different windñwave scenarios.â€
Stratford South End Meetings and Documents
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Includes all of the workshops at each specific stations as well as the final report for the pilot meetings.
Stratford South End Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Stratford South End project
Resilient South Norwalk Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Final Report for the pilot project that details the climate vulnerability and the future conditions with these pilot conditions.
South Norwalk Current and Future Conditions Analysis Technical Memorandum
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Technical memorandum that details the resilient connecticut phases within Fairfield as well as the project pilot
South Norwalk Public Meeting January 12th
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Slides for the presentation for the public meeting with the project overview as well as the heat and flood risk explanations
Fairfield Project Documents Resilient Corridor Analysis: Final Report with Current and Future Conditiion
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Final Report on the project in Fairfiled that will provide adaptive strategies to reduce the likelihood and impacts of flooding within the study area
Resilient Fairfield Final Report March 2024
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Final Report including detail planned and the pilot project within Fairfield that are made to connect higher flood risk shoreline communities to those with lower flood against flooding and ensure access.
South Norwalk Phase 3 Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the South Norwalk project
South Norwalk Project Public Meetings and Documents
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Homepage for meeting documents and final report for South Norwalk
Fairfield Public Meeting March 2nd 2023 Public Meeting 1
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Resilient Fairfield Public Workshop agenda and project overview
Phase 3 Fairfield Meetings and Documents
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Fairfield Project Public Meetings Homepage
Phase 3 Fairfield Resilience Opportunity Area Map Portfolio
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Fairfield project
Phase 3 Fairfield Project Description Homepage Spanish
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Spanish translation for homepage for Downtown Fairfield project
Phase 3 Fairfield Homepage
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Homepage for Downtown Fairfield project with project consultant, location and portfolio map
Resilient Fair Haven Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Fair Haven final report that details the project specifics and summarizes the analysis done on the climate vulnerabilities.
Resilient Fair Haven Flyer 2
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Flyer 2 on the impact and call to take the survey for Fair Haven
Resilient Fair Haven Flyer 1
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Flyer 1 that address the project goals to reduce risks to flooding and intensive heat
Resilient Fair Haven Current/Future Conditions Analysis Memo
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
This memo summarizes the results of Task 3 Current and Future Conditions Analysis and examines the climate vulnerabilities related to flooding and heating in the Fair Haven community.
Fair Haven Meetings Citizen and Technical Advisory Committee Meeting 4
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Presentation for Meeting on the project report and the final steps in the project
Fair Haven Resilience Meetings and Documents
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Fair Haven Documents homepage with links to meetings and project documents
Danbury Public Meeting July 26 2023 Public Meeting 2 Spanish Version
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Spanish Translation of Public Workshop 2 Resilient Danbury that details the strategy that the Mayor is taking as well as the pilot project details.
Resilient Danbury: Current + Future Conditions Analysis
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
The analysis document of the East Ditch watershed in Danbury CT in which the pilot project will be used to decrease flooding and heat risk.
Resilient East Ditch Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Final Report of the Pilot project centered in East Ditch in Danbury with the project specifics as well as the analysis on the proposed adaption options to the address the climate vulnerability in downtown Danbury.
Fair Haven Resilience Opportunity Map Portfolio
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
ROAR Maps for the climate vulnerability and Flood Maps for the Fair Haven project
Danbury Public Meeting July 26 2023 Public Meeting 2
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Public Workshop 2 Resilient Danbury that details the strategy that the Mayor is taking as well as the pilot project details.
Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Presentation Spanish Translation
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Spanish Translation of Final Presentation detailing the pilot project to reduce flooding and heat risk.
Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Presentation
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Final Presentation detailing the pilot project to reduce flooding and heat risk.
Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Boards Spanish Translation
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Spanish Version of Flood Maps with the impacts highlighted throughout the Danbury community
Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Workshop Final Boards
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Flood Maps with the impacts highlighted throughout the Danbury community
Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Recording
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Public Meeting with overviewing project history and outlook
Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Summary
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Includes the Project Name as well as the attendees of the CTAC Meeting and the mainpoints of the presentation and the discussion
Danbury CTAC Meeting February 21st 2023 Meeting Citizen and Technical Advisirt Committee Slides
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Slides utilized during public meeting with the Citizen and Technical Advisory that details the project description within Danbury
Danbury Public Meeting April 3rd 2023 Public Meeting Flyer
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Public Workshop 1 Public Meeting Flyer
Danbury Meetings and Documents Homepage
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Includes all of the public meetings and documents
Danbury Resilience Opportunity Map Portfolio
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
In this map, it includes Danbury's maps of FEMA Flood Zones, Zones of Shared Risk, Climate
Branford Resilient Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
The final report details the project and the project desription as well as evaluate the feasbility of four floold mitigation alternatives to protect the Meadow Street neighborhood in Branford.
Branford Alternative Analysis Summary
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
The draft report includes the Amtrak railroad underpass and the alternatives that were evaluated to address the flooding at the Cattle Crossing.
Branford Public Meeting Poster: Station 1
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
Has the four page poster that details the extent of flooding the meadow street neighborhood and the extent of flooding in 10, 50 and 100 year storms.
Branford Public Meeting Poster: Station 2
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
In this poster, it includes the pile wall and the gate and embankment plans.
Resilient Meadow Street Public Meeting Info
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
Includes the project update on resilient meadow street with the project goal being to reduce the flood risk in Meadow Street above the Amtrak embarkment.
Branford ROAR Map
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
In this map, it includes Branford's maps of FEMA Flood Zones, Zones of Shared Risk, Cliamte Change Vulnerability Index and Overall Social Vulnerability Index.
Resilient Ansonia Final Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Final Report on Ansonia with City Background and Resilience Planning
Resilient Ansonia Public Meeting Recording
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Community Workshop Video Public Meeting - October 19, 2023
Phase 3 Ansonia Project Public Workshop
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Community Workshop June 14, 2023
Phase 3 Ansonia Opportunity Area Portfolio
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Ansonia Maps for Opportunity Areas
Appendix D Hazard Mitigation Plans
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Outlines and details municipalities along with the action of the municipalities between 2019-2024 and the process for implementation.
Appendix C ROAR Map
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Contains maps for all 65 ROARS which have been developed and presented as part of the regional vulnerability assesssmnet report. The maps present the ROAR, the average flood, heat and social vulnerability throughout the area and some of the critical infrastucture present.
Appendix A Phase 2 Engagement Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Outlines and details the engagement opportunities and goals and objectives for Phase 2 including working aith as many COG board and committee meetings and engage with communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties.
Appendix B Regional Resilience, TOD, and Planing Status Review
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This document presents a narrative description of resilience related plans, planned developmed aareas in each of the 33 municipalities with TOD potential, along with summaries of existing TOD plans that are avaliable for most of the 33 munuicipalities with TOD potential.
Final Phase 2 Report Novemeber 2022
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
November 2022 report that focuses on regional climate resilience and adaptation planning through evaluations and engagement to inform municipal to regional scale initiatives and pilot projects
Spanish Translated Map Legend
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Regional Opportunity Map Legend Spanish
Public Water Supply Area Map for Redding
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Redding
Public Water Supply Area Map for John Reade Middle School
Public Water Supply Area Map for New Fairfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Fairfield
Public Water Supply Area Map for New Fairfield Center
Public Water Supply Area Map for Monroe
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Monroe
Public Water Supply Area Map for Stepney
Public Water Supply Area Map for East Haven/North Branford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
East Haven
Public Water Supply Area Map for Lake Saltonstall Watershed
Public Water Supply Area Map for Monroe
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Monroe
Public Water Supply Area Map for Easton Reservoir Watershed
Public Water Supply Area Map for Cheshire/Hamden/North Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Cheshire
Public Water Supply Area Map for Lake Whitney Watershed
Public Water Supply Area Map for Brookfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Brookfield
Public Water Supply Area Map for Federal Road
Public Water Supply Area Map for Bethel/Danbury
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bethel
Public Water Supply Area Map for Eureka Lake Watershed
Wastewater Treatment Area Map for Ridgefield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ridgefield
Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Downtown Ridgefield
Wastewater Treatment Area Map for West Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
West Haven
Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Old Field Creek and Sandy Point
Wastewater Treatment Area Map for New Canaan
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Canaan
Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Fivemile River
Wastewater Treatment Area Map for Milford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Milford
Wastewater Treatment Area Map For Beaver Brook Area
Affordable Housing Area Map for West Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
West Haven
Affordable Housing Area Map for Savin Rock
Affordable Housing Area Map for Wallingford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Wallingford
Affordable Housing Area Map for Wallingford Center
Affordable Housing Area Map for North Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
North Haven
Affordable Housing Area Map for North Haven Center
Affordable Housing Area Map for Stratford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Affordable Housing Area Map for Putney Area
Affordable Housing Area Map for New Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Affordable Housing Area Map for Westville
Affordable Housing Area Map for Milford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Milford
Affordable Housing Area Map for Walnut Beach
Affordable Housing Area Map for Milford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Milford
Affordable Housing Area Map for Point Beach
Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield University Area
Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Affordable Housing Area Map for Fairfield Reef Road Corridor
Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Center
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
East Haven
Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Center
Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven Beach Area
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
East Haven
Affordable Housing Area Map for East Haven
Regional Opportunity Area Map for West Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
West Haven
Regional Opportunity Area Map for West Haven
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Westport
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Westport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Westport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Westport
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Westport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Saugatuck
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Waterbury
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Watervulle
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Waterbury
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Waterbury
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Wallingford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Wallingford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Yalesvile
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Wallingford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Wallingford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Wallingford Center
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Stratford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Stratford South End
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Stratford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Stratford
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Stratford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stratford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Airport/Lordship Gateway
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Seymour
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Seymour
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Seymour
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Stamford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stamford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Stamford
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Stamford/Darien
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Stamford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Holly Pond
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Norwalk/Darien
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Rowayton
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Norwalk
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Regional Opportunitiy Map for South Norwalk
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Norwalk
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Norwalk
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Merrit 7
Regional Opportunity Area Map for North Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
North Haven
Regional Opportunitiy Map for North Haven
Regional Opportunity Area Map for New Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Port Area
Regional Opportunity Area Map for New Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Fair Haven/Mill River
Regional Opportunity Area Map for New Haven
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
New Haven
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Long Wharf
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Naugatuck
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Naugatuck
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Naugatuck
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Milford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Milford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Milford
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Milford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Milford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Devon
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Meriden
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Meriden
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Meriden
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Guilford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Guilford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Guilford Town Center
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Fairfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Dowtown Fairfield
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Fairfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Fairfield
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Fairfield Metro
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Georgetown
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Branchville/Georgetown
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Greenwich
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Greenwich
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Cos Cob
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Greenwich
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Greenwich
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Greenwich
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Darien
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Darien
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Darien
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Derby
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Derby
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Derby
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Danbury
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Lake Kenosia/Airport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Downtown Danbury
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Downtown Danbury
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Danbury/Brookfield
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Danbury
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Danbury/Brookfield
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Bridgeport (Downtown Bridgeport)
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Bridgeport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Bridgeport (East Bridgeport)
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Bridgeport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Bridgeport (South End) Bridgeport)
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Bridgeport
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Bridgeport
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Branford
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Branford
Regional Opportunitiy Map for Branford
Resilient Connecticut Phase II From Regional Vulnerabilities to Resilience Opporunities Faifield County and New Haven County Executive Summary SPANISH
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is the Spanish Version which ncludes a high-level review of the full report's vulerability and is organized by the four Council of Governments for a better understanding of regional vulerability. A description of vulerability is through the lense of assets and infrastructure in the two counties is also described as are the 63 identified specific areas for resilience opportunities.
Resilient Connecticut Phase II From Regional Vulnerabilities to Resilience Opporunities Faifield County and New Haven County Executive Summary ENGLISH
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Includes a high-level review of the full report's vulerability and is organized by the four Council of Governments for a better understanding of regional vulerability. A description of vulerability is through the lense of assets and infrastructure in the two counties is also described as are the 63 identified specific areas for resilience opportunities.
Appendix E TOD Heat and Flood CCV Summary Statistics
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix E of the Vulnerability Assessment Report and it includes statistics of COGs and municipalities with overall vulnerability.
Appendix F Zones of Shared Risk Narratives
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix F of the Vulnerability Assesment which contains the planning approach that connects zones of shared risk with resilience corridors to link critical facilities that would serve lower lying communities.
Appendix G TOD and ZSR analysis
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix G of the Vulnerability Assessment which includes maps of COGs and municipalities of ZSR classification.
Appendix H Affordable Housing with Proximity to TOD
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix H of the Vulnerability Assessment which includes property names and locations of affordable houses within municipalities within 0.75 mi of a TOD area.
Appendix A Stakeholder Workshop Report
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix A of the Vulnerability and Assessment Report published in Dec 2022.
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Ansonia
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Ansonia
Regional Opportunity Area Map for Ansonia
Appendix B Social Vulnerability Mapping Resource Review
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix B of the Vulnerability Assessmet Report and identifies the various factors included and the process by which social vulnerability was represented.
Appendix C Flood and Heat CCVI Contributor List
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix C of the Vulnerability Assessment which has a table of flood and heat and indicators associated as well as the components of the stressors.
Appendix D TOD and Future Planned Development Review
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
This is Appendix D of the Vulnerability of Assessment Report and has the breakdown of planned development areas and TOD Planning of all municipalities within Connecticut.
Vulnerability Assessment Report, Dec 2021
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
The report describe the two-county vulnerability assessment and its findings, concluding with a presentation of 63 specific geographic areas where adaptation and resilience opportunities can be identified to address flood-related risks, extreme heat, or both. Assessment tools described in this report can be used by communities in their own resiliency planning.
Sandy CDBG-DR Funded Projects
Type:
Maps and Viewers
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Following Superstorm Sandy, the Connecticut Department of Housing (CT-DOH) initiated the Planning for Mitigation and Resiliency Program allocating Community Development Block Grants Disaster Recovery funding (CDBG-DR) from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assist communities in the state with recovery. These projects have helped many communities in Connecticut move forward in addressing the impacts of storms, sea-level rise, and flooding. View a map of CDBG-DR funded projects in Connecticut, as well as access final reports and products.
Inventory of Local & Regional Planning Documents for Connecticut Towns & COGs
Type:
Inventories
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Many communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties have begun to address the impacts of flooding, sea-level rise and climate change through planning initiatives such as Plans of Conservation and Development (POCD), Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHHMP), and Coastal Resilience Plans (CRP). This list inventories municipal and regional plans in CT that impact or address climate resilience.
Inventory of Local & Regional Planning Documents for Fairfield and New Haven Countie
Type:
Inventories
Focus Area:
Planning
Town:
Many communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties have begun to address the impacts of flooding, sea-level rise and climate change through planning initiatives such as Plans of Conservation and Development (POCD), Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans (NHHMP), and Coastal Resilience Plans (CRP). This list inventories municipal and regional plans in New Haven and Fairfield Counties that impact or address climate resilience.
Resilient Connecticut Planning Framework
Type:
Publications and Reports
Focus Area:
Planning
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During Phase I of the project, the CIRCA team engaged a broad range of stakeholders on the development of a Resilient Connecticut Planning Framework. This Framework will guide the plans, projects, and research activities initiated during Phases II and III and will build on the range of ongoing climate adaptation activities occurring in the state. The Framework will connect science-based risk assessment with innovative design strategies and apply them to practical planning practices. The RCPF will introduce a variety of applied tools and methodologies intended to influence Connecticut's resilience planning moving forward, focusing on five themes.
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