Experts from the Urban Land Institute have long been at the forefront of community building, including restoration and redevelopment following both natural and manmade disasters. In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, ULI has compiled the following list of its publications that may be helpful to our members and others in the affected communities.

From ULI’s “Principles” booklets, which are designed to provide readily accessible, easy-to-use information for understanding complex land use issues:

• Principles for Temporary Communities (Guidance on developing an advance plan for temporary shelter for evacuees and getting them back on their feet after a crisis.)
• Ten Principles for Coastal Development (A comprehensive overview for coastal development that breaks the cycle of destructive trends and prevents the degradation of natural systems.)

From ULI’s Advisory Services Panel program, which offers timely, candid and unbiased input from experts to communities with challenging real estate and land use issues:

• Manhattan, New York (Strategies for making the World Trade Center site and downtown a world-class retail destination following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.)
• New Orleans, Louisiana (Development of an overall framework so that city leaders could generate detailed plans for rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.)
• Mississippi Gulf Coast (Recommendations to help the Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation facilitate the development of mixed-income communities that provide safe, high-quality, affordable housing for the workforce of the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina.)
• Bayou La Batre, Alabama (Identifying redevelopment opportunities in areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.)
• Pascagoula, Mississippi (Strategies for redeveloping land where a low-income housing development was razed following heavy damage by Hurricane Katrina.)
• Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Strategies for redeveloping and revitalizing the downtown core following a 2008 flood.)
• Galveston, Texas (Strategies for sustainable neighborhood development following Hurricane Ike in 2008.)

From the District Councils, the local chapters of ULI:

• Developing a Sustainable First Coast (A 2010 workshop held by the ULI North Florida District Council to develop a vision for growth in the First Coast/Northeast Florida region.)

From Urban Land magazine:

• Sandy and the Rising Tide: Responding to the Rise in Sea Levels (A trove of recommendations for reducing storm surge damage already exists, ranging from controversial and expensive to small and more affordable.)
• Engineered Resilience (An essay arguing about constructing buildings that are more resilient against natural disasters and attacks.)
• BP Gets Resilient in Houston (The resilient design behind BP’s mission-critical facility in Houston.)
• Triumph of Two Wheels (After the Washington area’s 2011 earthquake left roads clogged and transit slowed, biking was often the most viable transit option, especially over shorter distances.)
• Hidden Transit (Employers that offer shuttle buses, bike parking and other transportation options to make sure employees can get to work, even in times of crises.)
• Shoring Up Water Supply (With rising sea levels, cities may need to look at aging pipes and other infrastructure in order to ensure drinkable water is still available.)
• Solar Parking Lots Arriving in Greater Numbers (Surface parking lots have become generators by adding solar panels.)
• Off-the-Grid School Collaboration in Haiti (Designing a school that is entirely off the grid and self-sustaining following a 2010 earthquake.)
• Adaptation Costs of Climate Change Risk (A look at the how the physical risks of climate change affect the cost calculations for real estate investments.)