Culebra, Puerto Rico: Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Risk Assessment GEOL 4093

Sponsored by FEMA URS Greiner Woodward Clyde Council for Information and Planning Alternatives Culebra’s Project Impact, Inc.

Multi-Hazards Hazards –Floods, hurricane-strength winds, earthquakes (includes tsunamis), landslides Vulnerability –Homes, businesses, public facilities, infrastructure

Products Composite risk map –to assess future land use development Vulnerability analysis –with structure inventory –to evaluate mitigation priorities

Vulnerabilities Economics –Tourism most important Natural resources –National wildlife refuge Planning and development –Culebra Authority for the Conservation and Development Critical Facilities –Energy, water and sanitation, telecommunications, ports Infrastructure, transportation

Major concerns Riverine and coastal flooding Landslides Inappropriate retrofitting and rebuilding Education and a lack of hazard mitigation knowledge Inappropriate new construction and review process Technical and economic assistance