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Summary and Final Tasks

Summary

In Module 6, you explored, via online resources, detailed profiles of world-wide communities that have been subject to extreme coastal hazards in recent years in order to develop informed answers to questions about how people in such communities respond to natural disasters such as typhoons, hurricanes and tsunamis. You also explored several communities in the U.S. that are facing critical issues related to coastal hazards and have experienced disasters related to their coastal location. By considering the real-life dilemmas of people in these communities, you have considered the important question of what the future of these communities should look like and what actions should be taken today to shape a future of more resilient coastal communities.

Reminder - Complete all of the Module 6 tasks!

You have reached the end of Module 6! Double-check the Lesson 6 Roadmap to make sure you have completed all of the activities listed there before you begin Module 7.

References and Further Reading

BBC, Maldives country profile

Campbell, Thomas; Benedet, Lindino; and Thomson, Gordon. 2005. Journal of Coastal Research. Special
Issue NO. 44. Saving America's Wetland: Strategies for Restoration of Louisiana's Coastal Wetlands and Barrier Islands (Spring 2005). pp186-202

Central Intelligence Agency, Maldives country profile.

International Chimney Corporation. Case Studies. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Buxton, NC – relocation.


National Park Service. Moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

New York City Government: Sandy and its Impacts.

2011 North Carolina Regional Travel Summary, North Carolina Department of Commerce

PBS. Frontline. Climate of Doubt. October 23, 2012

PBS NOVA documentary: Killer Typhoon, WGBH, 2014.

Riggs, Stan; Ames, Dorothea V.; Culver, Stephen J.; Mallinson, David J. The Battle for North Carolina's
Coast: Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, & Vision for the Future. 2013. UNC Press.

Shored Up. Ben Kalina. 2013.

The New York Times: Mapping the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan.

World Bank climate Portal.

World Population Review: New Orleans Population 2014.

WRAL News. Bridge in Troubled Water.

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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