Reports Repository

Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy

New York City Reports

Hurricane Sandy After Action: Report and Recommendations to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (City of New York. May 2013)

Other Reports

Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy (Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, August 2013)

Hurricane/Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy: October 22-29, 2012. (U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Weather Service, May 2013)

6 Months Report: Superstorm Sandy from Pre-Disaster to Recovery (FEMA, April 25, 2013)

Sewage Overflows from Hurricane Sandy (Climate Change Central. April 2013)

Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, March 2013)

Sandy’s Effects on Housing in New York City (Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at New York University, March 2013)

Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Sandy (National Hurricane Center, February 2013)

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New York City and Climate Change

New York City Reports

PlaNYC Progress Report 2013: A Greener, Greater New York (The City of New York, 2013)

PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York (The City of New York, April 2011)

PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York (The City of New York, 2007)

PlaNYC: A Stronger, More Resilient New York (PlaNYC/New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC)/The City of New York, June 2013)

Climate Risk Information 2013: Observations, Climate Change Projects, and Maps (PlaNYC/NPCC/The City of New York, June 2013)

Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. (New York City Department of City Planning, March 2011)

Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response. (New York City Panel on Climate Change, May 2010)

Climate Risk Information (New York City Panel on Climate Change, February 2009)

Report 1: Assessment and Action Plan: A Report Based on the Ongoing Work of the DEP Climate Change Task Force (New York City Department of Environmental Protection Climate Change Program, May 2008)

Other Reports

U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather (U.S. Department of Energy, July 2013)

Sea Level Rise Planning Tool – New York City (NOAA, July 2013)

Sea Level Rise Planning Tool – New York State and New Jersey (NOAA, July 2013)

Recommendations to Improve the Strength and Resilience of the Empire State’s Infrastructure (New York State 2100 Commission, November 2012)

Responding to Climate Change in New York State: ClimAID Synthesis Report (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), 2011)

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Cities and Sustainability

The Green Economy and the Prosperity of Cities – a background paper for the State of the World’s Cities 2012/13 (UN Habitat, 2013).

Research Priorities on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation: Responding to the Climate Change Challenge – PROVIA (Programme of Research on Climate Change and Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation) recently released a report responding to the demand for better coordination of climate change research (PROVIA, 2013)

NSF SUS Community Report – How does Infrastructure Shape Equity and Well-being across the Urban-Rural Gradient