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Many Great Lakes communities have already taken key steps to build resilience and protect shoreline resources. A list of sources for additional case studies is provided at the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n Source: <\/strong>Michigan Sea Grant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team: <\/b>planning consultant, municipality, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, researchers<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords:<\/b> Planning, zoning and ordinances, shoreline protection<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>Chikaming Township, Michigan, has adopted a dynamic approach to coastal resilience. After establishing the shared value of access to pristine beaches and natural areas in a master plan, the Township went further to protect these assets. With the help of experts and a well-informed community, the Township adopted new zoning and police powers ordinances to prevent the building of hardened shoreline armoring structures. These efforts were cemented with the addition of a new resilience chapter for their master plan that will guide future planning efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> NOAA Digital Coast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team: <\/b>Wisconsin Sea Grant, planning consultant, non-profit, municipality<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords:<\/b> Planning, green infrastructure, zoning and ordinances<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>A major barrier to implementing green infrastructure is existing municipal codes and ordinances, which may not allow for\u2014or be flexible about\u2014green infrastructure practices. To help municipalities identify opportunities for code amendments, Wisconsin Sea Grant\u2019s Julia Noordyk and her team developed the<\/span> Tackling Barriers to Green Infrastructure: An Audit of Local Codes and Ordinances<\/span><\/i><\/a> workbook, along with an accompanying community engagement process. Learn how they used it with a small coastal Wisconsin community to help build their resilience to coastal hazards.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> NOAA Digital Coast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team:<\/b> Municipality, harbor, Illinois Coastal Management Program<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/b>Harbor, planning, revitalization<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>Known for its industrialized lakeshore, Waukegan developed a Lakefront Active Implementation Plan that guided the city in changing its image by cleaning up and revitalizing its waterfront to offer residents and visitors an assortment of lakefront amenities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> NOAA Digital Coast<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team:<\/b> Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department, Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region, community members<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/b>Traditional ecological knowledge, hazards, planning, indigenous communities, relationship building<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>The<\/span> Keweenaw Bay Indian Community<\/span><\/a> developed its<\/span> hazard mitigation plan<\/span><\/a> in partnership with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region and with guidance from the<\/span> Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u2014a framework for integrating Indigenous and traditional knowledge and practices into climate adaptation planning. Dione Price and Rachael Pressley\u2019s combined knowledge and experience helped guide their approach to facilitating an inclusive hazard mitigation planning process that ensured Indigenous culture, knowledge, science, kinship, and perspectives were incorporated into the plan.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> Michigan Sea Grant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team:<\/b> Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, communities, consultant<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/b>Harbors, waterfront, planning, parks and recreation\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>When the Sustainable Small Harbors project launched in 2014, the project team visited 6 case-study communities around the state and led public design workshops to help community members develop and prioritize meaningful ways to make their waterfronts more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.\u00a0 Each community accomplished different goals including upgrading their harbor, refurbishing parks, increasing programming, carrying out visioning and planning exercises, and partaking in the MEDC Redevelopment Ready Communities program.<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning Guide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team:<\/b> City commission, consultant\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/b>Harbors, waterfront\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>In the fall of 2012, the St. Joseph City Commission passed a “no-build” zoning ordinance that prohibited the construction of permanent structures at a fixed elevation above sea level, which intersects with the shoreline approximately 200 feet from the water’s edge.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Source:<\/b> National Fish and Wildlife Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Team:<\/b> Cleveland Metroparks, city government, consultant<\/span><\/p>\n Keywords: <\/b>Harbors, waterfront<\/span><\/p>\n Summary: <\/b>Cleveland Metroparks needed to consider how to engage surrounding neighborhoods and residents in restoring Lake Erie\u2019s eastern shorefront. They worked closely with community-based organizations and stakeholders to conduct virtual and in-person outreach activities and develop multilingual engagement materials for all ages, ultimately reaching over 1500 residents. Five main partners (Cleveland Metroparks, the City of Cleveland, the Port of Cleveland, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Department of Transportation) led the project in tandem with 12 community organizations and 40 stakeholder groups to develop a plan for Cleveland\u2019s waterfront. <\/span>Here\u2019s a 10-min podcast interview with the team.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Related Resources:<\/b><\/p>\n Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n Many additional resilience stories are available. Have a story you want highlighted? Email us: <\/span>coastalresourcehub@umich.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nSpotlighted Stories<\/b><\/h2>\n
Enshrining Community Values in Shoreline Ordinances<\/span> – Chikaming, Michigan<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nAmending Land Use Codes for Natural Infrastructure Planning<\/span> – Port Washington, Wisconsin<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nEnvironmental Clean-Up Unites and Revitalizes a Waterfront Community<\/span> – Waukegon, Illinois<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nDeveloping the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Hazard Mitigation Plan<\/span> – Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga, Michigan<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nSustainable Small Harbors Story Map<\/span> – Ontonagon, Rogers City, Au Gres, New Baltimore, Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, Michigan<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nEngaging Communities to Promote Coastal Zoning<\/span> – St. Joseph, Michigan<\/span><\/h3>\n
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\nCleveland Harbor Eastern Embayment Resilience Study (CHEERS) <\/span>– Cleveland, Ohio<\/span><\/h3>\n
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