Coastal Hazards

Know What You’re Scoring Against

A universal hazard framework anchors your assessment in relevance and materiality, localized to your case.

Understanding Universal Coastal Hazards

Three hazard groups engulf the assessment — the risks nearly every coastal city shares — which keeps scores comparable within and alongside other cities.

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Geohazard
  • Coastal erosion
  • Compressible & expansive soil
  • Earthquake (shockwave, landslides)
  • Landslide (non-seismic)
  • Liquefaction
  • Sand encroachment
  • Subsidence & uplift
Hydrological
  • Extreme wave event (e.g., tsunami)
  • Marine ecosystem degradation
  • Marine pollution (non-point source)
  • Marine pollution (point source)
  • Sea-level rise (SLR)
  • Secondary salinity (incl. saltwater intrusion)
  • Urban flooding
  • Natural flooding (incl. coastal)
Meteorological
  • Extreme coastal event — convective, low-pressure and wind storms (hurricane, typhoon)
  • Extreme temperature event — marine cold spell, marine heatwave, ocean rise via warming

Scoping to what is universal keeps the Scorecard comparable across cities and geographies.