Coastal Resilience Assessment of the Charleston Harbor Watershed

The Charleston Harbor Watershed Coastal Resilience Assessment focuses on identifying areas of open space where the implementation of restoration or conservation actions could build human community resilience and fish and wildlife habitat in the face of increasing storms and flooding impacts. The study is important to the area around Charleston, South Carolina because it was established on a low-lying peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers that has experienced flooding since its founding in 1670. In recent years, the area has experienced extensive damage to human assets from episodic and chronic flooding events.