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| Title | File Type | Description | Prepared By | Source URL |
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| Hurricane Sandy After Action: Report and Recommendations to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg | .pdf Document | The report contains recommendations on how the New York City's response capacity and performance can be strengthened in the future | Linda Gibbs, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Cas Holloway, Deputy Mayor for Operations |
The City of New York |
| Monitoring Storm Tide and Flooding from Hurricane Sandy along the Atlantic Coast of the United States, October 2012 | .pdf Document | This report provides data collected through a temporary monitoring network of water-level and barometric pressure sensors deployed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at 224 locations along the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Maine to continuously record the timing, areal extent, and magnitude of hurricane storm tide and coastal flooding generated by Hurricane Sandy | Brian E. McCallum, Shaun M. Wicklein, Robert G. Reiser, Ronald Busciolano, Jonathan Morrison, Richard J. Verdi, Jaime A. Painter, Eric R. Frantz, and Anthony J. Gotvald | USGS |
| Hurricane Sandy: Observations and Analysis of Coastal Change | .pdf Document | This report provides comparisons of post-storm photographs to those collected prior to Sandy's landfall to characterize the nature, magnitude, and spatial variability of hurricane-induced coastal changes. It also includes analysis of pre- and post-storm lidar elevations to quantify magnitudes of change in shoreline position, dune elevation, and beach width. | Kristin L. Sopkin, Hilary F. Stockdon, Kara S. Doran, Nathaniel G. Plant, Karen L. M. Morgan, Kristy K. Guy, and Kathryn E. L. Smith | USGS |
| Recommendations to Improve the Strength and Resilience of the Empire State's Infrastructure | .pdf Document | This report reviewed the vulnerabilities faced by the New York State's infrastructure systems, and developed specific recommendations that can be implemented to increase New York's resilience in five main areas: transportation, energy, land use, insurance, and infrastructure finance | NYS2100 Commission | The State of New York |
| Improving Electric Grid Reliability and Resilience: Lessons Learned from Superstorm Sandy and Other Extreme Events | .pdf Document | This report summarizes the lessons learned and recommendations identified from a workshop entitled "Grid Modernization Impacts During Superstorm Sandy and Other Very Large Scale Grid Events" conducted by GridWise Alliance. | The GridWise Alliance | The GridWise Alliance |
| A Stronger, More Resilient New York | .pdf Document | On June 11, 2013, the New York City released the report, a comprehensive plan that contains actionable recommendations both for rebuilding the communities impacted by Sandy and increasing the resilience of infrastructure and buildings citywide. | The Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR) | The City of New York |
| The Con Edison 2012 Annual Report | .pdf Document | 2012 Annual Report of Con Edison of New York following Hurricane Sandy | Con Edison of New York | Con Edison of New York |
| The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Consolidated Edison of New York: Assessment of Restoration Efforts and Recommendations for the Future | .pdf Document | This position paper assesses the performance of Con Edison of New York after Hurricane Sandy. The paper focuses on information obtained from their members. | Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local 1-2 | Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO, Local 1-2 |
Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation RAPID Collaborative for Hurricane Sandy under Grant Number CMMI 1316290 (Professor Dorothy Reed at the University of Washington), CMMI 1316301 (Professor Carol Friedland at the Louisiana State University) and CMMI 1316335 (Professor Rae Zimmerman at New York University).
Disclaimer: This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number CMMI 1316290 RAPID Collaborative for Hurricane Sandy. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.