Over 90% of urban centres worldwide are in coastal areas, and cities face increasing risks from destructive hurricanes, floods, and other natural hazards that are becoming more frequent, intense, and severe due to climate change and its effects. A critical issue confronting the coastal cities and island states in the Americas is the vulnerability of its population and economy to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, which has seriously impacted the environment, communities, and the productive sectors. Development pressures and systemic deficiencies have resulted in substantial damage to critical infrastructure, housing, and livelihoods during disasters. The goal of this project is to develop a Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Infrastructure Management System to optimize the resilience and sustainability of infrastructure in coastal regions in North America, South America and the Caribbean by 2030, in tandem with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The project activities are to (1) Identify existing work on actual and potential future climate change-related effects and sustainable development, ongoing activities, and good practice examples; and (2) Develop a coastal resilience and sustainability digital road map towards the year 2030, based on stakeholder engagement, the SDGs, the Sendai framework and applicable international sustainability rating systems such as Envision. The Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Infrastructure Management System has the potential to positively impact the infrastructure, environment, economy and livelihoods of coastal nations in the Americas and would serve as a foundation for the development of similar projects to help shape the future of digital sustainable development engineering.

Track 1: Coastal Resilience and Sustainable Infrastructure Management System

To lean into ASCE’s sustainability efforts to mitigate environmental effects and use resources wisely, ASCE’s International Conferences on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) 2021 will be held as a virtual event. The dates of ICSI 2021 will be December 6-10th.

Powered by the ICSI Steering Committee based in Houston, the 2021 event will bring together leaders to discuss leveraging sustainable infrastructure for resilient communities.  The program will offer content from across the globe, but have several highlights on sustainability initiatives in Houston, Texas. We hope you will join us virtually for plenary sessions, technical discussions, along with opportunities for Q&A and networking, connecting with virtual exhibitors, and to earn professional development hours.  

[Paper Proceedings](https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784483879)

Conference DOI: https://doi.org/10.26226/m.63208d58cb3e8e001271fcc3