Eileen Fretz, Flood Policy Director
Soon after Hurricane Sandy hit, devastating much of the Northeast, politicians and experts took to the press to urge the government to help communities rebuild “better”. But what exactly does rebuilding “better” mean?
American Rivers offered some basic suggestions:
- Rebuild in the right places by protecting and restoring floodplains, wetlands, and barrier islands as natural defenses to buffer the impacts of future storms.
- Rebuild in the right way by improving infrastructure and strengthening building codes and zoning.
- Rebuild with an understanding of what we’re up against by incorporating climate science, modeling and uncertainty into flood risk management and preparedness plan.
So, three months after the storm, is the region rebuilding better? ...
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