For every dollar your city invests in nature-based solutions to reduce flooding, you could see $2.10 in benefits. Our latest publication, “Integrated valuation of the ecological, social and economic benefits provided by a multifunctional nature-based solution”, co-authored by ICAR faculty member Laura Costadone, Ph.D., is now out in Nature-Based...
Can Marsh “Terracing” Buy Time for Coastal Ecosystems? ICAR researchers Nick Carpenter, Laura Costadone, and Tom Allen have published groundbreaking research exploring an innovative nature-based solution for protecting vulnerable coastal marshes in the face of rising seas. Their study uses cutting-edge geospatial modeling to evaluate how...
The Virginia Coastal Resilience Collaborative hosts its inaugural Fall conference in October 2025 on resilience finance in conjunction with several organizations, including fellow CCRFR partners, Old Dominion University and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science....
The focus here is on the co-benefits of nature based solutions to coastal erosion. The study was conducted in Gloucester County and resulted in a tool that helps planners identify the benefits of a living shoreline....
Featuring four new localities, the updated report cards show past and projected rates of sea level rise and acceleration for 36 U.S. coastal communities in a new, interactive dashboard. William & Mary’s Batten School & VIMS have released their 2024 U.S. sea level “report cards,” providing updated analyses of sea level trends and...
It could cost Hampton Roads tens of billions if a Category 3 hurricane were to hit the region, according to a new study by professors at Old Dominion University. Bob McNab, director of the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy at ODU, said the team used Hurricane Florence to model scenarios for the region. …...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If a Category 3 hurricane with a storm surge of 3.5 feet made a direct hit on Hampton Roads, it could cause up to $15.6 billion in damage to the area, according to a new paper from Old Dominion University that modeled just that scenario and how it would impact the economy. Their …...
Part of W&M’s Vision 2026 strategic plan, the collaborative launched this month Thomas K. Ruppert, a coastal planning specialist with Florida Sea Grant and thought leader on legal policy around sea-level rise adaptation and other areas of environmental law, has been selected as the assistant provost for coastal resilience and director of the new...
The impacts of large natural disasters — like fires and hurricanes — are pretty easy to demonstrate. But the damage from sea-level rise can be harder to illustrate, said Bob McNab, director of Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy. Changes happen over months and years, rather than all at once. “You …...
