Shoreline Vulnerability Index (BCDC, 2021)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span><span>This San Francisco Bay Shoreline Vulnerability Index (Index) is </span></span><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>a measure of shoreline vulnerability to erosion and/or overtopping</span></span><span> due to extreme tides, waves, storm surges, and sea level rise. The Index gives a comprehensive look at how different sections of the Bay respond to storm surge, erosion from waves, and sea level rise. It ranks each shoreline segment</span><span><span>’</span></span><span><span>s vulnerability to impacts such as erosion and overtopping relative to other types of shoreline by by scoring characteristics that affect shoreline vulnerability.  The Shoreline Vulnerability Index (SVI) uses the following </span></span><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>6 characteristics</span></span><span><span> to determine shoreline vulnerability for the primary shoreline </span></span><span style='text-decoration:underline;'>protection, </span><span>which is the first elevated shoreline from the Bay. These characteristics are weighted in their importance towards shoreline vulnerability to flooding. </span></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p style='font-weight:bold; margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>Shoreline Vulnerability Characteristics</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>1. Vulnerability of shoreline type to flooding and sea level rise</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>2. Adaptability to sea level rise by shoreline type</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>3. Presence of fortification</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>4. Presence of frontage and/or secondary shoreline protection</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>5. Elevation</span></span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style='margin:0 0 8 0;'><span><span>6. Wave energy</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span></span></p></div></div><div><div><b>For more information visit the following links:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>ArcGIS Story Map: <a href='https://bcdc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a90eb7b4eb7249809505e8d940bb2419' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>https://bcdc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=a90eb7b4eb7249809505e8d940bb2419</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Methodology Document: <a href='https://www.adaptingtorisingtides.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ShorelineVulnerabilityIndex_Methodology_2021.pdf' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>https://www.adaptingtorisingtides.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ShorelineVulnerabilityIndex_Methodology_2021.pdf</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>GitHub: <a href='https://github.com/BCDC-GIS/shoreline-vulnerability-index' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>https://github.com/BCDC-GIS/shoreline-vulnerability-index</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>For more information, please contact </span><a href='mailto:%20GIS@bcdc.ca.gov' rel='nofollow ugc' style='color:rgb(0, 121, 193); text-decoration-line:none; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;' target='_blank'>GIS@bcdc.ca.gov</a><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>.</span><br /></div></div>