Miami-Dade Task Force: A Content Analysis of How Coastal Communities View Sea Level Rise as a Threat

Author

Francisco Alvaro, University of Central Florida

Abstract

Sea level rise (SLR) has become a serious threat for coastal communities in recent years. Many communities, including South Florida, are already having the security of their daily lives impacted as climate change causes SLR and other environmental impacts to worsen. This study reviews the Miami-Dade Sea Level Rise Task Force Report to determine how this coastal county government views SLR as a threat. Using mixed content analysis to analyze the report qualitatively and quantitatively, the Task Force's recommendations are categorized based on their focus on security, infrastructure, economics, and the environment. One finds the concerns of the people to maintain their property and infrastructure, as well as their access to water and other basic needs, as insurance costs spike and funding becomes more difficult to obtain. Policies will have to be revised using updated scientific studies, modeling, and mapping to mitigate against the worse-case scenarios.

Notes

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Graduation Date

2019

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Jacques, Peter

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Graduate Studies

Degree Program

Interdisciplinary Studies

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0007427

URL

http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0007427

Language

English

Release Date

May 2019

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

STARS Citation

Alvaro, Francisco, "Miami-Dade Task Force: A Content Analysis of How Coastal Communities View Sea Level Rise as a Threat" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 6332.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/6332