Sustainable Infrastructure
Sustainable Infrastructure in Ocracoke & Finland The working group members : Eini-Kaisa, Emilia, Elsie , Mariah and Caroli ne Introduction Infrastructure is the system of public works of a country, state, or region. In our project we are mainly focusing on the difference between the houses and roads in Ocracoke, and the houses and roads in Finland, and how we both work to fix any problems introduced from environmental changes or natural disasters. Infrastructure Now Ocracoke Homes & Buildings Infrastructure in Ocracoke has to consider hurricane flooding. Houses are often raised in anticipation of high flooding. After Hurricane Dorian, houses that previously were built only a few feet off the ground were raised in preparation for future storms. According to FEMA, it is estimated that around 400 buildings were damaged, with 200 of those buildings deemed uninhabitable. Houses built in recent yea...
