{"id":5839,"date":"2026-08-19T16:14:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/?page_id=5839"},"modified":"2026-10-14T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:17:08","slug":"climate-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/climate-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Adaptation and Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Climate Adaptation and Resilience<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We assess the vulnerability of communities and infrastructure to sea-level rise, hurricanes, extreme precipitation, and other climate hazards. We develop practical strategies for climate action, land-use planning, managed relocation, and long-term community resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Concept of Climate Adaptation and Resilience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Climate Adaptation and Resilience focuses on assessing the vulnerability of communities and infrastructure to climate hazards such as sea-level rise, hurricanes, and extreme precipitation, and on developing practical strategies to plan for those risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This field has expanded significantly as coastal cities face mounting climate pressures. Current research spans vulnerability assessment, land-use and relocation planning, infrastructure resilience, and increasingly, how to bring local governments, residents, and institutions like insurers into the adaptation process together, rather than treating adaptation as a purely technical exercise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How vulnerable are coastal communities and infrastructure to sea-level rise, and how does that vulnerability vary across neighborhoods and regions?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How will land use and population patterns shift as communities respond to flooding and sea-level rise, including through planned or managed retreat?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How can local governments, residents, and insurance systems collaborate to support more effective coastal adaptation?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How resilient is transportation and other critical infrastructure to sea-level rise and flooding, and how can that resilience be improved?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Featured Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Planning for hydrologic and ecological impacts of sea-level rise on the sustainability of coastal water resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A Parameterized Climate Change Projection Model for Hurricane Flooding, Wave Action, Economic Damages, and Population Dynamics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Development of Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Procedures and Tools Using NOAA Sea Level Rise Impacts Viewer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fu, X., & Peng, Z. R. (2019). Assessing the sea-level rise vulnerability in coastal communities: A case study in the Tampa Bay Region, US. Cities, 88<\/em>, 144-154. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cities.2018.10.007<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Han, Y., Chen, C., Peng, Z. R., & Mozumder, P. (2021). Evaluating impacts of coastal flooding on the transportation system using an activity-based travel demand model: a case study in Miami-Dade County, FL. Transportation<\/em>, 1-22. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11116-021-10172-w<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Han, Y., Ash, K., Mao, L., & Peng, Z. R. (2020). An agent-based model for community flood adaptation under uncertain sea-level rise. Climatic Change<\/em>, 1-20. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10584-020-02802-6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song, J., Fu, X., Wang, R., Peng, Z. R., & Gu, Z. (2018). Does planned retreat matter? Investigating land use change under the impacts of flooding induced by sea level rise. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 23<\/em>(5), 703-733. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11027-017-9756-x<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fu, X., Gomaa, M., Deng, Y., & Peng, Z. R. (2017). Adaptation planning for sea level rise: a study of US coastal cities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 60<\/em>(2), 249-265. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09640568.2016.1151771<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang, H. W., Peng, Z. R., Wang, D., Meng, Y., Wu, T., Sun, W., & Lu, Q. C. (2020). Evaluation and prediction of transportation resilience under extreme weather events: A diffusion graph convolutional approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 115<\/em>, 102619. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.trc.2020.102619<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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