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At this point in the course you have considered the geographic and geomorphic factors that influence coastal hazard exposure in a particular location; you have looked in detail at coastal hazards themselves, and you have considered how these hazards impact communities world-wide.

The end of course capstone project asks you to take these multi-faceted components and tie them together for one particular location.

At this point you should have chosen a city for the Capstone and organized your information with respect to your city's geographic location. In this assessment, you will use this information and what you have learned in Module 6 to begin to think about how your chosen community should respond to a coastal hazard. The hazard you choose can be in the form of a hurricane, tropical cyclone, tsunami, winter storm, or any other type of hazard discussed in the materials so far.

For this assignment, you will complete and submit a PowerPoint presentation for your city. Download the PowerPoint file here:

Module 6 PowerPoint File (PowerPoint 711kB Sep7 16)

Fill in the PowerPoint file with the following information:

• Slide 1: Name of the city you have chosen to focus on for the Capstone.
• Slide 2: Paste a map or satellite image of your city in relation to the coast. A screen shot from Google Earth will work great for this. Be sure to give appropriate citation information for the source of your map or image.
• Slide 3: Describe the physical (geographic and geologic) setting.
• Slide 4: Describe the economic and social factors impacting your city.
• Slide 5: Describe a hypothetical scenario in which your chosen site is impacted by a catastrophic coastal hazard. Mention what factors lead to the destruction – related to both the physical setting and the structural aspects of the community (types and locations of the buildings for example).
• Slide 6: Describe the scenario ten years after the disaster. List the steps that have taken place in the ten years and describe how the community is now different than it was before the disaster. For example, was the focus on rebuilding to return to the original condition? What planning took place to ensure the same thing did not happen again? If your scenario includes few changes explain why this would happen.
• Slide 7: References

Instructions for Submitting

Upload your PowerPoint file using the Module 6 Lab assessment. Be sure to review the rubric before you upload your file to be sure you have included all the required information.