Geography
Wisconsin
Level of Effort
High
Overview
The Flood Resilience Scorecard is a comprehensive, whole community-approach focused tool that can be used to evaluate flood vulnerability through three different lenses: environmental, institutional, and social.
![The Sea Grant website, with a video about the scorecard and text describing how to use it](https://www.wicoastalatlas.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/flood-1-1024x535.png)
![The title page of the scorecard, with the name of the scorecard and images of flooding](https://www.wicoastalatlas.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/flood-2.png)
![A page from the scorecard, with text and icons about precipitation](https://www.wicoastalatlas.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/flood-3.png)
Features
- Assess environmental features of flood vulnerability related to natural and physical landscape characteristics
- Develop sustainable community policies and plans
- Examine the cultural and socioeconomic sources of vulnerability
Guidance & Resources
The Wisconsin Flood Resilience Scorecard can support communities in preparing for flooding events, but is not designed to address catastrophic events like a 500-year flood. This guide is intended to be used by Wisconsin public officials in local government. It enables local officials to gather information about flood vulnerability in their community, identify potential sources of vulnerability, and consider recommendations for improvement on multiple scales.
Tool Custodian & Partners
Related Data & Tools
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Tags
flood, flood resilience, flood vulnerability, assessment, DHS, Wisconsin