Developing a predictive GIS model of sea level rise for a selected coastal community
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2010-04
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This project increases the preparedness of the community of Grande Riviere, Trinidad, by developing a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) model, to illustrate potential flooding areas associated with sea level rise. Grande Riviere is a coastal community best known for the annual nesting of the leather back turtle, which attracts tourists from all over the world. Various predictions of sea level rise were applied to the model; the results are a series of maps demonstrating areas associated with predictions within the Grande Riviere community, including the potential area of land intruded, number of buildings, and length of roads affected.
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