City of Miami Beach Urban Forestry Master Plan
The City of Miami Beach, as a barrier island off the coast of Florida, is witnessing first-hand the effects of climate change, sea level rise, saltwater intrusion, flooding, king tides, and extreme storm events. In addressing these challenges, the City has become a pioneer in developing, evaluating and implementing innovative climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
Village of Key Biscayne Flood Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Report
Village of Key Biscayne faces unique challenges, as the community is located on an island off the eastern coast of Miami–Dade County with only one ingress and egress, the Rickenbacker Causeway. These unique challenges are explored in this assessment.
City of Coral Gables Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
In 2014, the City of Coral Gables began a Sustainability Master Plan (SMP) and implementation process. As part of this process, RS&H prepared the first Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory and forecast for the city’s Local Government Operations (LGO) as well as for the community as a whole (Community).
Miami-Dade County Plan of Action Report – A Risk Based Approach to Septic Systems Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise – December 2020
This report has the objective of recommending the approach and immediate actions to address vulnerable septic systems. It will be followed by further analyses and updates to the Board of County Commissioners, including a prioritization methodology in the context of a comprehensive framework to support impactful and cost effective solutions for the environment and our community.
City of Aventura Annual Progress Report – Local Mitigation Strategy December 2020
The five year update of the strategy was issued by the County in July, 2020 and adopted by the City through Resolution No. 2020-64 on September 8, 2020. The strategy acts as the City’s Floodplain Management Plan for NFIP purposes. The LMS is updated on a five year cycle. The current LMS is approved by FEMA for a period of five years, to September 15, 2025.
Monroe County – Florida Keys Regional Resilience Plan and Neighborhood Livability Outreach and Planning – July 2020
The purpose of the Regional Resilience Plan is to involve all six Keys local governments in a three-phased sea level rise resilience strategy based upon collection and integration of uniform mobile LiDAR Data, infrastructure vulnerability analysis and neighborhood livability outreach and planning.
Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (USACE) and Miami-Dade County propose to implement structural and nonstructural measures to manage coastal storm risk in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Village of El Portal Sustainability and Resiliency Task Force – August 2020 – Immediate Storm and Flood Plan Recommendations
This plan should be based on the identification of the flood zone recommendations below and should focus on evacuations of low-lying areas of the Village during Moderate to Major flood scenarios.
Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy – Whole Community Hazard Mitigation – July 2020
The Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a whole community initiative designed to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. The LMS Plan is a multi-volume Plan that documents the planning process and addresses mitigation measures in relation to the hazard risk and vulnerability assessment of Miami-Dade County.
Miami Beach Flood Awareness Guide
This Guide is your resource for learning about how to reduce your flood risk.