Promoting Coastal Resilience, Adaptation, and Equity in Florida

This proposal aims to expand FSG’s capacity to work in collaborative and integrative ways to address the state’s coastal resilience needs. Working with the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies (Shimberg Center), FSG will support the development of a statewide resiliency initiative (“Disaster Resilient Florida”) that integrates science, communication, planning, design, and outreach to support communities addressing coastal climate change challenges with an orientation towards underserved communities. Specifically, this partnership will advance the awareness of, and planning and preparation for, the impacts of coastal climate change on affordable housing across Florida. To meet this goal, the FSG and the Shimberg Center will develop a “Disaster Resilient Florida” (DRF) initiative that focuses on:

– Advancing local communities’ capacities and capabilities

– Creating experiential educational opportunities for students

– Expanding partnerships and collaborations

– Supporting marginalized, racialized, and underserved communities

– Institutionalizing a focus on issues at the nexus of climate change and affordable housing