Using Flood Exposure Maps
Course Description
The rising costs and dangers associated with coastal flooding are motivating communities to assess the people, places, and resources at risk. In this two-part course, participants will learn how to create an eye-opening community-learning tool in the form of easy-to-understand maps that depict community vulnerability. Course participants will become well versed in how to use NOAA’s online Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper tool, and how to best use local flood exposure maps when working with citizens and local officials.
This course is designed for community land use, hazards, and resilience planners. It replaces the Roadmap for Adapting to Coastal Risk webinar.
The course is delivered online in two parts. Part 1 is NOT a prerequisite for Part 2.
- Part 1 provides step-by-step instructions for creating and using local flood exposure maps. The mapping tool used for this course is the Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper (1 hour).
- Part 2 is a live interview with a guest speaker who will share firsthand experiences using maps to engage stakeholders (1 hour).
You will learn how to
- Create, collect, and share maps that show coastal flood hazards that put people, places, and natural resources at risk
- Recognize challenges and techniques for using these maps to facilitate productive conversations about improving community resilience to coastal hazards
- Prepare for productive conversations about community resilience
Participant Requirements
- Internet and speakers