In the spring of 2018, SCDES BCM performed a hazard vulnerability assessment within the South Carolina Critical Area. The critical area is defined as coastal waters, tidelands, beaches, and beach/dune system. The assessment was performed using the Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) tool. The HVA tool is an open-source geospatial tool that evaluates coastal hazard vulnerability from four components:
1) Storm Surge 2) Shoreline Change 3) Flooding 4) Social and Economic Vulnerability
This application displays the results of the HVA analysis, and provides access to downloadable SCDES BCM GIS data, links to external data sources, and links to the open-source HVA tool and supporting products.
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