Tools

LEADER 03853cam a2200553Ii 4500

001 ocn889804709;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212071935.0;

006 m o d ;

007 cr bn|||||||||;

008 140902s2014 ncuab ob 000 0 eng d;

035 a| (Sirsi) o889804709;

035 a| (OCoLC)889804709;

043 a| n-us-nc;

049 a| EREE;

090 a| GB705.N8;

100 1 a| Oyer, Zachary,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Water infrastructure vulnerability to coastal flood hazards :b| a space-place analysis of Manteo, New Bern, and Plymouth, North Carolina /c| by Zachary Oyer.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2014.;

300 a| 85 pages :b| color illustrations, color map;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| computerb| c2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resourceb| cr2| rdacarrier;

347 a| text fileb| PDFc| 6.25Mb2| rda;

538 a| System requirements: Adobe Reader.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2014.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography, Planning & Environment.;

500 a| Advisor: Thomas R. Allen.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed October 2, 2014).;

520 3 a| With the impending threat of sea level rise, as well as the recurring annual danger of storm surges during hurricane season and floods from heavy rain events, North Carolina's coast is especially vulnerable to coastal flooding, due mostly to large extents of low lying coastal areas. Water utility infrastructure is a vital resource to any community, while concurrently containing hazardous material that could be potentially devastating to the residents if parts are damaged. Unfortunately, they are commonly located in highly vulnerable areas along the coast. Hurricane Sandy illustrated how large magnitude natural hazards can damage vulnerable infrastructure, leaving municipalities burdened with enormous repair costs, as well as large parts of the city without running clean water. To reduce the vulnerability of these important systems in several coastal North Carolina communities, New Bern, Plymouth and Manteo were assessed for their vulnerability to storm surge, sea level rise, and riverine flooding using downscaled surge flood models, and applying Geographic Information Systems techniques to improve the accuracy of Digital Elevation Models used in flood mapping. A geospatial overlay of the water infrastructure assists in the computation of vulnerability of this resource to these risks, which will be used to promote proactive solutions to city officials in order to reduce their vulnerability. By modeling these different hazards for three different communities with different geographical contexts, we can observe how they differ within and throughout differing areas.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Water-supplyz| North Carolina.=| ^A6722;

650 0 a| Water utilitiesz| North Carolina.=| ^A607119;

650 0 a| Floodsz| North Carolina.=| ^A21216;

651 0 a| Manteo (N.C.)=| ^A655136;

651 0 a| New Bern (N.C.)=| ^A110119;

651 0 a| Plymouth (N.C.)=| ^A134037;

653 a| Geographic information science and geodesy;

700 1 a| Allen, Thomas Richard,e| degree supervisor.=| ^A1217320;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Geography, Planning and Environment.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

856 40 z| Access via ScholarShipu| http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4570;

949 o| jgml;

994 a| C0b| ERE;

596 a| 1 4;

998 a| 3510203;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 3510203-1001l| JNETm| JOYNERr| Ys| Yt| JNE3ETDu| 9/2/2014x| ETDz| JERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 3510203-2001l| HSLELECm| HSLr| Ys| Yt| HEETDu| 9/2/2014x| ETDz| HERESOURCE;

Water infrastructure vulnerability to coastal flood hazards : a space-place analysis of Manteo, New Bern, and Plymouth, North Carolina / by Zachary Oyer.

Author/creator	Oyer, Zachary author.
Other author	Allen, Thomas Richard, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Geography, Planning and Environment.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2014.
Description	85 pages : color illustrations, color map
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Water-supply--North Carolina. Water utilities--North Carolina. Floods--North Carolina. Manteo (N.C.) New Bern (N.C.) Plymouth (N.C.)

Summary	With the impending threat of sea level rise, as well as the recurring annual danger of storm surges during hurricane season and floods from heavy rain events, North Carolina's coast is especially vulnerable to coastal flooding, due mostly to large extents of low lying coastal areas. Water utility infrastructure is a vital resource to any community, while concurrently containing hazardous material that could be potentially devastating to the residents if parts are damaged. Unfortunately, they are commonly located in highly vulnerable areas along the coast. Hurricane Sandy illustrated how large magnitude natural hazards can damage vulnerable infrastructure, leaving municipalities burdened with enormous repair costs, as well as large parts of the city without running clean water. To reduce the vulnerability of these important systems in several coastal North Carolina communities, New Bern, Plymouth and Manteo were assessed for their vulnerability to storm surge, sea level rise, and riverine flooding using downscaled surge flood models, and applying Geographic Information Systems techniques to improve the accuracy of Digital Elevation Models used in flood mapping. A geospatial overlay of the water infrastructure assists in the computation of vulnerability of this resource to these risks, which will be used to promote proactive solutions to city officials in order to reduce their vulnerability. By modeling these different hazards for three different communities with different geographical contexts, we can observe how they differ within and throughout differing areas.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography, Planning & Environment.
General note	Advisor: Thomas R. Allen.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed October 2, 2014).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2014.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
	Electronic Resources	Access Content Online	✔ Available

Water infrastructure vulnerability to coastal flood hazards : a space-place analysis of Manteo, New Bern, and Plymouth, North Carolina / by Zachary Oyer.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability