Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment
Adaptive Gradients in the Coastal Environment: A Framework for Decision-Making on Infrastructure Responses
This workshop was comprised of experts present the latest research and best practices of coastal adaptation response.
This workshop covered:
- Introducing a comprehensive approach for consideration of the technical inputs, planning and zoning drivers that inform potential solutions
- The basic geomorphology that contributes to susceptibility
- Understanding risk frameworks
- How to incorporate adaptation responses into already planning processes
- Best practices for assessing vulnerability indicators and the conditions that will result in projected climate change.
Participants were then introduced to a case study that reflects how best to employ a comprehensive framework for increasing community preparedness and resilience.
Workshop Facilitators:
Thomas Sheahan, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Northeastern;
Elisabeth Hamin, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts
