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Initial Publication Date: December 8, 2016

Activity 1: Matching Topics With Themes

Assume that you are a member of the organizing team for the forum tasked with developing the post-storm surge disaster recovery plan for Sarasota County. The team has held the first session of the forum, and the participants have identified many critical issues that must come under one of following recovery themes: housing, economic, social, environmental, and land use and development. Your task is to link the critical issues with the recovery themes.

Instructions

Read through the critical issues listed below and decide which recovery theme fits each item best. Next, use the worksheet to add the critical issue below the correct recovery theme.

Critical Issues

  • Distribution of industrial and commercial areas in relation to storm surge risk zones
  • Protecting the elderly
  • Restoring mangroves
  • Post-disaster psychological problems
  • Distribution of infrastructure in relation to storm surge risk zones
  • Rebuilding the downtown business district
  • Health care and emergency facilities in relation to storm surge risk zones
  • Building post-disaster tourism
  • Protecting dunes and beaches
  • Minimizing storm surge vulnerabilities through zoning
  • Post-disaster unemployment
  • Debris recycling
Social/housing recoveryEconomic recoveryEnvironmental recoveryLand use and development recovery

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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