AECOM, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), NOAA Office for Coastal Management, American Planning Association (APA), Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), and National Association of Counties (NACo), is exploring strategies to more effectively integrate risk modeling and risk assessment resources into the larger array of local community planning processes.

This effort has included the creation of an inventory of GIS-based models, tools, datasets, methodologies, and other resources for flood risk reduction, based in part on direct input from APA, ASFPM and NACo members. This inventory documents each resource’s relevance to local planning processes, including “points of intervention” where (and when) each resource can be used at the local level. Two local government partners assisted with this effort—San Luis Obispo County, California and Brevard County, Florida—and case studies have been generated from that local engagement. The resource inventory and portions of the local government case studies can be explored by choosing an option on the right.

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