Coastal & Marine Disaster Planning & Recovery

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Weathering the storms

Our teams help coastal communities effectively prepare for and respond to potential natural disasters. They lead building performance assessments following coastal flooding and wind events, and they develop recommendations alongside federal, state, local, academic, and industry partners to inform resilient actions for coastal communities.

Working continuously with building code, standards, and floodplain ordinance development groups, we help advance wind, flood, and seismic-resistant construction techniques.

We offer curriculum development, capacity building, and structural assessment and design, and we deliver expert training to engineers, architects, floodplain managers, and other building stakeholders. Our team engages in the development of robust building construction standards, assists with the adoption of the latest hazard-resistant building codes and floodplain ordinances, and enhances the capabilities of design professionals and building departments, collectively keeping coastal communities in mind.

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Nature-based solutions: Using engineering and nature to solve environmental challenges

Video

Savings without sacrifice: Value engineering can counter inflation on projects

Blog Post

How can utilities prepare for the next big storm?

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Designing living systems to adapt to a changing climate

Blog Post

Smart resilience planning and design includes triple bottom line benefits

Blog Post

Resilience checklist: 10 steps to improving your community’s resilience

Blog Post

Climate Solutions Webinar Series: Climate solutions that work

Webinar Recording

St. Petersburg, Florida: Coastal Resiliency and Community Sustainability

Published Article

Assessing the use of a SWA for treating oil spills in Canada’s freshwater environments

Technical Paper

How New Orleans’ response to Hurricane Katrina improved public safety and economic growth

Blog Post

How Creative Designs Can Further a Vision of Sustainability and Resilience

Published Article

The Lily Pad Network: A natural analogy to advance resiliency

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How advances in computer simulations can lead to more resilient coastlines

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[With Video] How can technology from video games bring flood risks to life?

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Predicting the unpredictable: How a Stantec toolbox helps us understand future flood risks

Article

Strapped for cash: How to help fund public projects for communities

Blog Post

[With Video] Project Impossible? Not when you have the right team!

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Living shorelines: Recovery, restoration, and resiliency after Hurricane Sandy

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Economics of Water Series: Extreme weather—after the hurricanes

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Recent Projects

100 Resilient Cities: Assessment of the Ala Wai Flood Mitigation Project

Honolulu, Hawaii

Blue and Green Corridors Project

New Orleans, Louisiana

Broward County Convention Center Wave Analysis

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Carthage College Bluff Stabilization

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Dewey’s Creek Stream Restoration

Prince William County, Virginia

Exploratory Harbor Bores

Wellington, New Zealand

FEMA Risk MAP Production and Technical Services

Nationwide, United States

HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition

United States

Hilo Breakwater Future Stability and Rising Sea Level Adaptation

Honolulu, Hawaii

In-Water Sea Turtle Data Collection – A Gulf-wide Comprehensive Plan

Gulf of Mexico, United States

Indian River County Beach Preservation Plan

Indian River County (Vero Beach area), Florida

Intracoastal Crossing – Hydrodynamic Forcing and Scour Analysis

Cape Canaveral, Florida

Isaac Regional Planning Scheme and Storm Tide Study

Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia

Katiki Beach Coastal Repair

Dunedin, New Zealand

Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment

Long Beach, California

Architect: Panichapan Architects, Inc.

Manitoba Emergency Measures Organization (MEMO) Flood Inspections

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Maryland Study Launches Response to Climate Change Impact on Transportation

Maryland

Mataikona Road Improvement Project

Mataikona, New Zealand

National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)

Mackay, Queensland

Nelson Storm Event Emergency Response

Nelson, New Zealand

Network for Engineering with Nature (N-EWN) Partnership

United States

New South Wales Tsunami Inundation Modelling and Risk Assessment

Sydney, New South Wales

Ocean Parkway Emergency Repairs Due To Super Storm Sandy

Long Island, New York

Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps Project

New Orleans, Louisana

Services

  • Community Development

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  • Environmental Services

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  • Geotechnical Engineering & Materials Testing

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  • Nature-based Solutions

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  • Numerical Modeling Solutions

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  • Remote Sensing

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Community Development We create communities by planning, developing, designing, and implementing the infrastructure needed to sustain their growth.
Environmental Services With 3,100 environmental staff in 20 specialties, we know what to do. When we’re gathering data to permit a new project or collaborating on a plan to remediate an old one, our passion for science drives us.
Geotechnical Engineering & Materials Testing Our geotechnical engineers and material specialists are focused on solving complex design, construction, and rehabilitation issues impacting the communities where we live and work.
Nature-based Solutions Using Nature-based Solutions such as carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas reduction, we can mitigate the ongoing effects of climate change.
Numerical Modeling Solutions Stantec’s Numerical Modeling Solutions teams create data-driven visualizations and evidence-based reports that can be used to make informed decisions for your project and community.
Remote Sensing With technology including unmanned aerial systems (UAS), photogrammetry, LiDAR, underwater acoustics, and satellite imagery, our Remote Sensing team helps you know more about your projects.

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    Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.