Option

Facilitate managed retreat from the highest-risk areas

Details

Focus of action
Retreat
Option

Facilitate managed retreat from the highest-risk areas

Focus of action
Retreat

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Facilitate managed retreat or upgrades in the most at-risk areas. Flooding – Coastal Property Southwest Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment
Manage risk or remove existing buildings and infrastructure from high-risk erosion and landslide hazard areas. For example, where prevention measures are not feasible, consider an acquisition, relocation LandslidesErosion and Shoreline Recession Property National HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 28)