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Acknowledgements The authors would like to give special thanks to Amy Chester and Lynn Englum of Rebuild by Design on their assistance conceptualizing this report, coordinating comments with the grantees, and editorial input. The authors would also like to thank the staff of the New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, New York City Mayor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience, New Jersey Governor’s Office of Recovery and Rebuilding, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Region II), and Henk Ovink (former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of HUD) and Scott Davis (Senior Advisor, Office of Community Planning and Development at HUD), who graciously spent time being interviewed and providing invaluable feedback on this report. Special thanks also to John Carey for his editorial assistance. Finally, this report would not have been possible without the support of our generous funders, and a visionary supporter of the Rebuild by Design Competition, the Rockefeller Foundation. This study presents analysis by the authors; it does not represent the views of any federal, state, or local agency, or the Rockefeller Foundation. Please direct any comments or questions to Jessica Grannis at the Georgetown Climate Center(grannis@law.georgetown.edu / 202-661-6594). v Acknowledgements | Rebuilding with Resilience GEORGETOWN CLIMATE CENTER
Contents Chapter 1: Summary of Lessons Learned. ...........................1 Introduction. ............................................................. 1 The Rebuild by Design Competition. ......................................... 3 Resilience Value. ......................................................... 5 Transition to Implementation ................................................ 6 Purpose & Roadmap. ...................................................... 7 Resilience Interventions. ................................................... 8 Summary of Lessons .....................................................12 Conclusion. .............................................................20 Endnotes. ..............................................................21 Rebuild by Design Projects. ................................ 29 Chapter 2: The BIG U — Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City. .....30 Background. ............................................................30 The Proposal. ...........................................................30 The Project .............................................................34 Legal and Policy Challenges. ..............................................36 Pathways Forward and Lessons Learned. ....................................36 Conclusion. .............................................................38 Endnotes. ..............................................................39 Chapter 3: Living Breakwaters — Staten Island, New York City ...... 41 Background. ............................................................41 The Proposal. ...........................................................41 The Project .............................................................44 Legal and Policy Challenges. ..............................................45 Pathways Forward and Lessons Learned. ....................................46 Conclusion. .............................................................48 Endnotes. ..............................................................49 vi Contents | Rebuilding with Resilience GEORGETOWN CLIMATE CENTER
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