Comparing Costs of Alternative Flood Hazard Mitigation Plans The Case of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin

David, Elizabeth A.; Mayer, Judith

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“…In theory, then, home buyouts mitigate against future hazards by reducing the number of households at risk and increasing the amount of natural mitigation in place. These programs have been in use in the U.S. since the late 1970s, beginning with the relocation of flooded homes and businesses in Soldiers Grove, WI (David & Mayer, 1984;Tobin & Peacock, 1982).…”

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The Devil Is in the Details: Linking Home Buyout Policy, Practice, and Experience After Hurricane Sandy

Binder¹,

Greer

2016

PaG

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Federal housing recovery policy bounds many of the decisions made by households after a disaster. Within this policy domain, home buyout programs are increasingly used to encourage residents to permanently relocate out of areas considered at risk for future hazards. While buyouts offer homeowners and governments potential benefits, research exploring the impacts of these policies is limited. In this paper, we present an in-depth examination of the community experience of buyouts, a perspective that is noticeably lacking in the literature. Using data from two mixed-method empirical studies, we explored the implications of buyout program design and implementation for Oakwood Beach, New York, a community offered a buyout after Hurricane Sandy. We found that design decisions made at program conception significantly impacted participants' experience of the buyout, including their understanding of program goals and their progression through the buyout and relocation process. We conclude with recommendations for future buyouts, including increased inclusion of affected communities in the process of and pre-event planning for recovery, along with recommendations for future research.

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The Devil Is in the Details: Linking Home Buyout Policy, Practice, and Experience After Hurricane Sandy

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Greer

2016

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“…After 1961, the Army Corps of Engineers began planning for a dam upstream, first estimated to cost $15.4 million, which rose eventually to >$55 million (Tobin and Peacock, 1982). In tandem with the dam, the Corps proposed a $3.5 million levee system to protect downtown Soldiers Grove, triple the value of structures protected (David and Mayer, 1984). Although most floodplain residents in most places press for structural projection regardless of the cost, Soldiers Grove rejected the Corps' levee proposal because of the disproportionate cost, the residual risk of failure, local levee maintenance costs after construction, and disconnection from the river (Kilian, 1975).…”

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The lost history of managed retreat and community relocation in the United States

Pinter

2021

Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene

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Managed retreat refers to the relocation of population or infrastructure to address sea-level rise, climate-driven flood risk, and other threats. One variety of managed retreats involves the wholesale relocation of communities. The focus of retreat and relocation projects is to make the retreating communities more resilient to future losses; add-on benefits may include environmental enhancement and broad potential social goals such as promoting equity. Facing spiraling flooding and other climate-change impacts, the United States has been planning and implementing new retreat projects, but without full awareness of past relocations. This study reviews more than 50 relevant community relocations in U.S. history. These endeavors represent millions of taxpayer dollars and enormous investment of personal effort, leadership, triumph, and frustration by residents. And these case studies represent real-world, context-specific expertise needed to guide future U.S. retreat and relocations efforts. This study reviews U.S. relocation history as a resource for scholars of managed retreat, disaster management professionals, and local stakeholders contemplating retreat.

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“…9(p8) When Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, relocated its business district away from the Kickapoo River, the town decided to relocate in a way that would reinvigorate the economy and stem population loss or even stimulate growth. [32][33][34] Residents chose a location that was not only safer from floods but closer to the local highway to encourage economic growth; they relocated the town well to avoid contamination from floodwaters; and they created a regulation to promote solar power in the new district-forward thinking in 1979. [32][33][34] New businesses arrived, the town's economy and population grew, and Soldiers Grove became known as Solar Town.…”

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“…[32][33][34] Residents chose a location that was not only safer from floods but closer to the local highway to encourage economic growth; they relocated the town well to avoid contamination from floodwaters; and they created a regulation to promote solar power in the new district-forward thinking in 1979. [32][33][34] New businesses arrived, the town's economy and population grew, and Soldiers Grove became known as Solar Town. Moving was not just about fleeing floods; it was about breathing new life.…”

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Managed Retreat in the United States

Siders

2019

One Earth

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Comparing Costs of Alternative Flood Hazard Mitigation Plans The Case of Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin

Cited by 18 publications

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The Devil Is in the Details: Linking Home Buyout Policy, Practice, and Experience After Hurricane Sandy

The Devil Is in the Details: Linking Home Buyout Policy, Practice, and Experience After Hurricane Sandy

The lost history of managed retreat and community relocation in the United States

Managed Retreat in the United States

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