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An Analysis of Resilience Planning at the Nexus of Food, Energy, Water, and Transportation in Coastal US Cities

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  • Kristin B. Raub

    (Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    Gund Institute for Environment, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    Author now with Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI), Cambridge, MA 02140, USA and a Visiting Scholar at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.)

  • Kristine F. Stepenuck

    (Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA)

  • Bindu Panikkar

    (Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    Gund Institute for Environment, Burlington, VT 05405, USA)

  • Jennie C. Stephens

    (School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

Abstract

Climate change poses increased risks to coastal communities and the interconnected infrastructure they rely on, including food, energy, water, and transportation (FEWT) systems. Most coastal communities in the US are ill-prepared to address these risks, and resilience planning is inconsistently prioritized and not federally mandated. This study examined the resilience plans of 11 coastal US cities to understand 1. How FEWT systems were considered within resilience plans and, 2. How nexus principles or elements critical to a nexus approach were incorporated within resilience plans. A “Nexus Index” was created to examine the incorporation of nexus principles, which included partnerships and collaborations, reference to other plans or reports, discussion of co-benefits, cascading impacts, and inclusion of interdisciplinary or cross-silo principles. These principles were used to score each action within the resilience plans. Results showed that only eight actions (1% of all actions across the 11 plans) focused on the connections among FEWT systems within the resilience plans. The transportation system was associated with the most actions, followed by the energy system, water system, and the food system. While FEWT systems were not consistently included, there was evidence from the Nexus Index that the plans included elements critical to a nexus approach, such as the inclusion of partnerships and reference to co-benefits with the actions they designed to build resilience. The heterogeneity among the systems that each plan emphasized reflects the heterogeneity among the challenges that each city faces. While context-specific differences in resilience plans across cities are expected, some consistency in addressing certain infrastructural needs and their nexus interactions may greatly benefit and improve the implementation of resilience planning.

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  • Kristin B. Raub & Kristine F. Stepenuck & Bindu Panikkar & Jennie C. Stephens, 2021. "An Analysis of Resilience Planning at the Nexus of Food, Energy, Water, and Transportation in Coastal US Cities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-22, June.
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