Community Nutrition Resilience in Greater Miami by Franziska Alesso-Bendisch

Author:Franziska Alesso-Bendisch
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030274511
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

3.4.1 Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale has been working primarily toward creating a more sustainable city for many years. Its Sustainability Division was formed in 2012 to consolidate resources toward this goal. Under the umbrella of sustainability, this division manages public works not only to provide basic service or comply with the law, but also to reduce negative environmental impacts, to maintain the livability within the city, and to reduce the costs of these operations through innovative best green management practices. One of the primary responsibilities of the division is implementing, monitoring and updating of the city’s Sustainability Action Plan (SAP ). The SAP provides a means for articulating: (1) the city’s specific “green” goals, strategies and performance indicators, (2) how sustainability will be integrated into all levels of City decision-making, and (3) a system of accountability. The initial SAP was published in 2010 through a collaborative effort of the Sustainability Advisory Board , City staff, expert groups and concerned neighbors. The final result considered what was working, what was missing and how each effort helped or hindered the others, was a coordinated statement introducing five priorities and 17 goals. There were eight goals including Leadership, Air Quality, Energy, Water, Built and Natural Environment, Transportation, Waste, and Progress Tracking. The SAP identifies new initiatives to encourage and assist residents, businesses, developers, and others to practice sustainability.

Long-term and short-term risks are being considered by the City of Ft. Lauderdale in future planning scenarios. The city is using a geographic information system (GIS) to predict and map potential environmental disasters, as well as during emergency response (ICMA.org 2018). The long-term risks include outdated flood control structures, saltwater intrusion and impacts of tidal flooding. The city is addressing these threats through the update of flood control structures to current SLR projections (Ces.fau.edu 2014). Short-term, the risk of storm surge is being addressed through adaptation of infrastructure and surge protection structures, as well as in emergency planning .

A large-scale community outreach effort also formed the foundation of the 2035 Vision Plan, a plan meant to guide decision-making processes in the City (Fortlauderdale.gov 2018). The city tracks and publishes progress on the different areas of the SAP and 2035 Vision Plan. Further, Fort Lauderdale has been a partner in the Seven50 (“seven counties, 50 years”) Consortium. This initiative has been developing a blueprint for growing a more prosperous, more sustainable Southeast Florida during the next 50 years and beyond. It is being developed to help ensure a vibrant and resilient economy, and stewardship of the fragile ecosystem in the mega-region (Ces.fau.edu 2014).

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