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TABLE 5-1 

 CATEGORIES OF DECISIONS SEA LEVEL RISE WILL INFLUENCE 



LOCATIONAL DECISIONS 



• WHERE TO PUT PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT 



-HOUSING 



- FACTORIES 



- RESORTS 



- ENERGY FACILITIES 



- HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES 



• PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS-ROADS 



- UTILITIES 



- PORT INFRASTRUCTURES 



- PARKS 



- BRIDGES 



• PURCHASE OF LANDS FOR CONSERVATION 

 STRUCTURAL AND SITE DESIGN DECISIONS 



• HOW TO BUILD FACILITIES 



- THEIR MOVABLILITY 



- SITE CONTOURING 



- CONSTRUCTION TYPE AND QUALITY 



- PLANNED LIFETIME OF STRUCTURE 



• R&D ON HOW TO IMPROVE OPTIONS 



- SUCH AS MAKING STRUCTURES MORE "SEA LEVEL RESISTANT" 



- MAKING STRUCTURES MOVE MOVABLE 



O HOW TO MAKE LOW-COST DESIGN CHANGES TO REDUCE ADVERSE EFFECTS 

 PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FLOODS AND EROSION 



• PROTECTIVE FACILITIES SUCH AS SEAWALLS 



- HEIGHT 



- TYPE 



- FOUNDATION SIZE (SO THEY CAN BE EXPANDED LATER) 



• BEACH NOURISHMENT DECISIONS 



• VEGETATION PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE DECISIONS 



• RIVER CHANNELING AND RECHANNELING DECISIONS 



• LAND ACQUISITION AND SET ASIDE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORKS 

 FOR FUTURE PROTECTION 



• LOCAL ZONING AND OTHER LAND-USE CONTROLS TO REDUCE DEVELOPMENT 

 IN WRONG AREAS 



• FLOOD PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR HAZARDOUS FACILITIES 

 DECISIONS ABOUT FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING 



• EVACUATION PLANS 



• POST-DISASTER PLANS 



• INSURANCE POLICIES, SUBSIDIES AND COSTS 



