Megan Susman

Megan Susman

Senior Policy Analyst at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Federal Adaptation Resources, The American Society of Adaptation Professionals (ASAP)

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Building a Better Norfolk: A Zoning Ordinance of the 21st Century - Norfolk, Virginia

January 23, 2018

The City of Norfolk, Virginia adopted a new zoning ordinance in 2018 to enhance flood resilience and direct new more intense development to higher ground. The ordinance establishes a Coastal Resilience Overlay (CRO) zone, where new development and redevelopment will have to comply with new flood resilience requirements, and an Upland Resilience Overlay (URO), designed to encourage new development in areas of the city with lower risk of flooding.

Related Organizations: City of Norfolk, Virginia

Resource Category: Law and Governance

 

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Using Smart Growth Strategies to Create More Resilient Communities in the Washington D.C. Region

November 2013

This publication from EPA's Smart Growth Program examines climate resiliency planning and policy options for local governments in the metropolitan Washington area. The guide describes smart growth approaches that can reduce climate change-related risks to the land use, transportation, water, and buildings sectors. The report was developed as part of a technical assistance project that EPA conducted with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG, COG)

Author or Affiliated User: Megan Susman

Resource Category: Planning

 

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