Contingency Planning for the Future of Nyhavna

This endeavor was a group effort at the norwegian university of science and technology, NTNU. This project was done as part of the course “contingecncy planning”. As a case study, we selected Nyhavna, an industrial and transforming area in Trondheim, Norway. Assuming that it will face sea level rise and its consequences in the future, we organized our analysis and contingency planning around three perspectives to deal with this incident: ecological, societal, and institutional.

From an ecological standpoint, the coastal area is threatened and is more likely to experience severe effects of sea level rise, including erosion acceleration, and the loss of coastal ecosystems, which is one of the major concerns and poses a significant risk to human beings’ future.

From a societal standpoint, the society and inhabitants must be prepared for such unpredicted incidents by increasing their resiliency. This can prevent the risk of sea level rise, also, building stronger communities.

From an institutional standpoint, sea level rise could impose significant costs on the government, and if it is not controlled or prevented, the costs will rise. As a result, investing in advance in prevention measurments may be less expensive than dealing with the extreme magnitude of its destructive effects. For preventing the sea level rise, the institutions, organizations and government must cooperate and work together.

Location:
Trondheim, Norway

Team:
Athena Asadi Lamouki
Yngvild Bakken Furunes
Zuzana Duffy

Role
_ Writing down the Introduction, Implementation Plan, Budget, Discussion, and conclusion.
_ Design the report on Adobe InDesign.

Timeline
2 Months

Date Completed
May 2023