Vulnerability & Economic Assessments
Coastal communities and facilities face increasing risks from storms, flooding, sea level rise, and coastal erosion. For your projects, success depends on more than understanding these hazards—it requires seeing how they affect people, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems. At Integral, we partner with you to uncover where vulnerabilities exist, assess the risks they pose, and quantify the economic impacts of the status quo, relative to the benefits of restoration, protection, or adaptation. Our role is to help you anticipate future challenges and make informed choices that protect both your assets and the communities you serve.
Knowledge Share
Captiva Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning
Climate Resilience Planning for Indigenous Self-Governance
Miramontes Point Resort Properties
David Revell at Forefront of Nature-Based Solutions in California
Sustainable Coasts: Integral’s “Coastal Protect Africa” Proposal Published in World Bank eBook
Beach Preservation: Integral Presents on Coastal Adaptation at FSBPA Conference
Technical Leaders
David L. Revell, Ph.D. Principal, Coastal Climate Risk and Resilience
Andrew Wycklendt, P.E., BCCE Senior Engineering Advisor
Babak Tehranirad, Ph.D. Senior Consultant
Sydney Harvey Economic Analyst
We integrate physical science, engineering, and economics to deliver a clear picture of present and future vulnerabilities. Our team develops high-level conceptual site models, completes hydrodynamic, flood, erosion, and sediment transport analyses, and overlays these findings with economic data to capture the true costs of risk. We then translate results into compelling maps, reports, and stakeholder engagement events that enable decision-making at every level. With Integral, you gain more than data, you gain a roadmap for resilient, cost-effective solutions.
What We Deliver
- Vulnerability assessments of infrastructure, open space, natural systems, and communities
- Risk evaluations that link physical processes to potential damages
- Economic impact analyses of market and nonmarket costs
- Fiscal impact analysis
- Clear maps, reports, and outreach tools for decision-making and public engagement
Methods and Tools
- Interactive analysis with coastal conditions and morphology dashboards.
- Conceptual site models to map system dynamics and drivers of change
- Erosion and flood modeling (Delft3D, ADCIRC, SWAN, XBeach, ShorelineS, SPHINX, FunWave, SWASH, GENESIS, SBEACH, CHAMP, WHAFIS, RUNUP)
- Integrated economics: fiscal impact, cost–benefit, multicriteria decision analysis, market/non-market valuation, survey design
- GIS-based mapping and visualization for vulnerability “hot spots”
- Stakeholder engagement frameworks to communicate risk and adaptation trade-offs