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Title: River Flood Risk Study of the Nappan River Incorporating Climate Change
Description: River flooding has been a problem in Nappan for several years with many people from the area contributing the problem to the presence of an aboiteau downstream.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Tim Webster, Kevin McGuigan, Nathan Crowell, Kate Collins
Date: 2012
Keywords: river flow, flooding
Type: report

Title: Assessment of Infrastructure Relevant to the Fishing and Aquaculture Industries
Description: At a current value of more than $500 million and with aquaculture activities expected to triple in value from $40 million to $120 million, the fisheries and aquaculture industry is an important...
Date: 2012
Keywords: aquatic foods, fisheries, infrastructure
Type: report

Title: Tantramar Dyke Risk Project: The Use of Visualizations to Inspire Action
Description: This research report is a follow up to an earlier study that involved creating flood scenarios using GIS software to help members of the public visualize the extent of a number of flood scenarios ...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Lori Ann Roness, David J. Lieske
Date: 2012
Keywords: sea level rise, climate change, flooding, infrastructure at risk
Type: report

Title: Coastal Dykelands in the Tantramar Area: Impacts of Climate Change on Dyke Erosion and Flood Risk
Description: Climate‐change related sea level rise, accompanied by increasing storm frequency and intensity, are raising flood risks in many low lying coastal areas around the world.
Author(s)/Creator(s): David J. Lieske, James Bornemann
Date: 2012
Keywords: infrastructure at risk, flooding, adaptation to climate change
Type: report

Title: LiDAR land cover mapping
Description: Light detection and ranging (lidar) data has been collected extensively in NB for flood risk management. In addition to elevation data used for flood mapping, lidar provides additional information...
Author(s)/Creator(s): James Bornemann
Date: 2013
Keywords: flooding
Type: report

Title: Analysis and Mitigation of Dyke Vulnerability within ACAS Target Community Areas of the Upper Bay of Fundy
Keywords: Inland flooding
Project Need: Management of dykes is critical for the sustainability of substantial areas within the Upper Bay of Fundy as these areas have a high social and economic value. Coastal change due to future climate...
Project Benefits: This work will contribute to goals and targets as outlined in the Climate Change Action Plan, Memorandum of Understanding with the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities and the Environmental Goals...
Type: project profile

Title: Development of an Urban Forest Canopy Model for input into a Lidar-based Storm Water Runoff Model for Halifax Harbour Watersheds
Description: Urban forests play an essential role in moderating storm water and flood damage, water quality, erosion, and storm water treatment costs (Nowak, 2006).
Author(s)/Creator(s): Suzanne Monette, Christopher Hopkinson
Date: 2012
Keywords: urban forest canopy, urban flooding, soil erosion, storm water cost
Type: report

Title: Updating IDF Climate Design Values for the Atlantic Provinces: Final Report
Description: Short-duration rainfall intensity statistics commonly known as “IDF Curves” (or graphs) are often used for sizing and design of hydrological structures to structurally accommodate and carry water...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Mark W. Shephard
Date: 2011
Type: report

Title: Hydrodynamic Modelling for Flood Management in Bay of Fundy Dykelands
Description: Storm surge in the coastal Bay of Fundy is a serious flood hazard. In this thesis, flood risk to communities in the Avon River estuary of the Upper Bay of Fundy is investigated through computer...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Michael Fedak
Date: 2012
Keywords: flooding, storm surges, adaption to floods
Type: thesis

Title: Climate Change Adaptation: A toolkit
Description: The Tantramar Region in southeast New Brunswick (home to the communities of Sackville, Port Elgin, Dorchester, Memramcook and the rural areas in between) is one of the most susceptible areas of the...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Amanda Marlin
Date: 2013
Keywords: flooding, climate change adaptation
Type: guide

Title: Climate Forecasting to 2100
Project Need: Appropriate and updated climate data and projections are required in order to move forward on the ACASA projects and are necessary for responsible land use development. This data is also critical...
Project Benefits: This project will provide critical data that is required for climate change planning and adaptation. The data generated by this project will be used in most of the other ACASA projects in...
Type: project profile

Title: A Relative Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Macrotidal Environments: A Case Study from the Cornwallis River Estuary, Bay of Fundy, Canada
Description: Develop a globally applicable tool, within a geographic information system (GIS) that determines the relatvive vulnerabilty of a macrotidal environment to the increased risk of storm surges...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Jeremy Tibbetts, D. van Proosdij¹, D. Forbes, P. Giles
Date: 2012
Keywords: sea level rise, coastal hazards, storm surges
Type: case study

Title: Town of Windsor: Municipality Climate Adaptation Case Study Report
Description: Windsor is located at the juncture of the Avon and Ste. Croix Rivers, both of which are tidal except for a portion of the Avon River located below the Highway 101 causeway. Much of the town is low...
Date: 2012
Keywords: climate risk assessments, climate change adaptation
Type: case study

Title: Tantramar Dykelands Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Water Levels Report
Description: The objectives of this component of the project were to: 1. Process water level data that were collected in the upper Bay of Fundy this past summer. 2. Process historical water level data from the...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Jeff Ollerhead, Sabine Dietz
Date: 2011
Keywords: sea level rise
Type: report

Title: Agricultural Adaptation Strategy for the Tantramar Region (cover, and table of contents)
Author(s)/Creator(s): Melanie Jellett
Date: 2011
Keywords: adaptation to climate change, agricultural adaptation options
Type: report

Title: Sea-Level Rise Estimates for NB Municipalities: Le Goulet, Saint John, Richibucto, Sackville, Shippagan, Caraquet
Description: Specifically, the report is to provide the following:
For the New Brunswick municipalities of Saint John, Moncton, Sackville, Richibucto, Shippagan, Caraquet and Le Goulet – By combining estimates...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Réal Daigle
Date: 2011
Keywords: sea level rise
Type: report

Title: Short Duration Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Data-Charlottetown
Date: 2010
Keywords: rainfall
Type: data

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