Optimizing Green Infrastructure for Flood Mitigation and Enhancing Disaster Resilience - Hoboken NJ Case study

With storm events expected to increase in frequency and intensity in Northeastern U.S., Hoboken's vulnerability to disruption from even minor rain events, and rising concerns towards environmental impact, Hoboken is in dire need of new sustainable flood mitigation techniques. Green Infrastructure (GI) may offer environmentally friendly alternatives to typical flood mitigation techniques but requires more attention to garnering public support and assessing the feasibility of these measures. This study seeks to replicate and improve upon previous studies designed to assess social impact and feasibility of implementing Green Infrastructure for disaster resilience in Hoboken. The focus is on the evaluation and optimization of combinations of GI methods, using stormwater runoff reduction and total capital cost as metrics.

Keywords: Flood mitigation, Disaster resilience, Green infrastructure, Sewer network, Stormwater run-off, Cost- effectiveness, Optimization, Hydrological modeling, Climate change.