The Coast Smart Scorecard offers a simple method for assessing the risk and vulnerability of a local community to coastal hazards by using a ground-up and community-based approach. The scorecard is organized into five major sections: 1) Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, 2) People and Property, 3) Infrastructure and Critical Facilities, 4) Natural Resources, and 5)Societal and Economic Impacts. Go through each section and answer the questions to the best of your ability. After each section, total up your ‘yes’ responses and check the
Coast Smart ratings to see how well existing planning efforts are addressing current and future weather and climate hazards
Maryland Coast Smart Scorecard
This website, Task # 92.03 was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant # NA17NOS4190152
of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. The views expressed
herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, or any of its subagencies.
This project is currently a partnership between the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia, the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience at Old Dominion University, and the Center for Coastal Studies at Virginia Tech. The former Virginia Coastal Policy Center at the William & Mary Law School participated in this partnership from 2015 until June 2023.
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