Achieving integrated resilience to Coastal Flooding on the Military Installations and Surrounding Communities on the U.S. East Coast

The US East Coast has high flood exposure due to its low-lying coastline, high relative sea level rise (SLR), land subsidence, and high urban densities. In addition to residential and commercial assets, many populated places also have aging critical infrastructure such as airports, fire stations, schools, roads, bridges, and levees that exacerbate flood impacts. An often-overlooked aspect of critical infrastructure in coastal research is military installations and surrounding communities, which often share the same flood risks and resilience needs. However, the relationship between military bases and adjacent localities has so far received limited attention and is mainly focused on the adverse impacts of military activities on shared natural resources.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography

Department dc:contributor.department

Geography

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Fladhammer, Charles Kenneth

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Bukvic, Anamaria

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lim, Theodore Chao
• Crawford, Thomas Wall

• Resilience
• Flooding
• Planning
• Policy
• Military

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:44190

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/135792