Johanna Lawton, Author at Rebuild by Design

Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities

In partnership with national experts in climate migration, housing buyouts, and climate adaptation, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. Meet the Experts: Kelly Leilani Main, Buy-In Community Planning | Kristin Marcell, Climigration Network | Anna Weber, Natural Resources […]

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NYC Faith Sector Climate Adaptation Working Group

Climate Displacement

Faith communities are often among the first to respond in times of crisis. They play a crucial role in holding communities together and shaping their future, yet, many lack the resources and capacity to prepare for long-term challenges like climate change. Rebuild by Design and New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS) have launched the Faith

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Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to the NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities.

Reports

In partnership with national experts in climate migration, housing buyouts, and climate adaptation, Rebuild by Design published a white paper on Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities. These recommendations were developed in response to the passage of the 2022 $4.2B New York State Environmental Bond Act, which

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Climate Displacement in NYC

Climate Displacement

As severe coastal flooding impacts low-lying communities, those who have financial means may move to higher ground, further gentrifying inland communities, and displacing long-term, lower-income residents. Rebuild by Design collaborated with Milliman to study the areas across New York City that could be impacted by coastal flooding in 2050 to better understand the economic and demographic

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Building Climate Resilience: The Latest in New Jersey

Events

February’s speaker event features New Jersey’s Chief Resilience Officer, Nick Angarone, discussing NJDEP’s latest efforts to help communities assess climate risks, strengthen resilience, and implement flood protection solutions.

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NJ Atlas of Disaster Monthly Speaker Series

Events

The NJ Atlas of Disaster Monthly Briefing will focus on providing exclusive updates on Rebuild by Design’s NJ Atlas of Disaster and our related research. Each session will feature a 10 min review of Rebuild by Design’s updates and key information about our proposals, aimed at creating sustainable funding for climate infrastructure. There will be

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Making Room for the Water

Climate Displacement

Adapting to climate change on multiple time scales – with residents, property owners, and businesses – needs to be informed by the people who are most affected. Making Room for the Water, a program led by Rebuild by Design, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, and One Architecture & Urbanism, is a process which will

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Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

Press

AP: Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people died and 300 homes were damaged when the eastern Kentucky county flooded. It was the 13th time in 12 years that the rural county was declared a federal disaster. These are disasters so costly

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Reports, Research & Policy, Updates

Between 2011-2023, New Jersey experienced 14 climate disasters, leaving each of the state’s 21 counties with at least five disaster declarations. In 2012, Superstorm Sandy left over two million households without power. Sever storms, such as Hurricane Ida caused extensive damage and killed 30 people, though the unnamed that events cause “sunny day” are effecting communities

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Selling Flood Risk: NY‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Climate Displacement

Rebuild by Design analyzed the City’s 2023 property sales and learned that over 7,300 1-3 family homes sold last year, valued at $3.6 billion, were situated within or directly adjacent to the projected 100-year flood zones by 2050 for storm surges and stormwater. This finding indicates that many new homeowners may face the risk of flooding before the end

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Johanna Lawton

Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities

NYC Faith Sector Climate Adaptation Working Group

Best Practices for Voluntary Home Buyouts: Recommendations to the NYS Office of Resilient Homes and Communities.

Climate Displacement in NYC

Building Climate Resilience: The Latest in New Jersey

NJ Atlas of Disaster Monthly Speaker Series

Making Room for the Water

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

Atlas of Disaster: New Jersey‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Selling Flood Risk: NY‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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