Download or read book Climate Ready Boston written by Boston (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Ready Boston written by Boston (Mass.) and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Climate Ready Boston is coordinated with imagine Boston 2030, the first citywide plan in 50 years, and 100 resilient cities, to guide Boston toward a more affordable, equitable, connected, and resilient future."--Page xv.
Download or read book Navigating Climate Resiliency written by William Hoagland Plumb (S.M.) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The City of Boston, Massachusetts is vulnerable to coastal flooding and rising sea levels. Tidelands that have historically been filled-in to foster economic growth and prosperity are increasingly at risk as information on climate change continues to evolve. Recent studies have increased both awareness and regulations for development and redevelopment along high-risk coastal floodplains. Most notably, the City of Boston’s Climate Ready Boston report has identified comprehensive planning efforts in Boston’s highest-risk neighborhoods, which serve as the benchmark for Boston’s planners, architects, and developers. Climate Ready Boston is one of many reports that have framed the discussion of climate resiliency and building for the City’s future. Private developers must navigate increased scrutiny and permitting hurdles to execute large scale developments in vulnerable areas. This paper analyzes the growing issue at hand and the impact it has on both the City of Boston and the private sector. The analysis first looks at the risks Boston faces through the lens of Climate Ready Boston, associated initiatives and the stakeholders involved with pushing forward resiliency policy. The paper then explores the unique impact that coastal resiliency has on the permitting process in Boston and its implications for the private sector. A case study approach is then used to assess the current application of these plans and policies for two different locations in South Boston. Finally, the paper evaluates the ongoing challenges and possible policy changes to guide the development of future resiliency infrastructure.
Download or read book Contributing to a Climate Ready Boston written by N.A. Kooijmans and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Ready Boston written by Kara Runsten and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a leader in municipal climate change adaptation, the City of Boston has recently updated its climate projections, completed a climate vulnerability assessment, and identified several resilience initiatives. To understand whether these initiatives are leading to a less vulnerable, more resilient Boston, I offer a set of indicators the City can use to start monitoring and evaluating its adaptation efforts. To create these indicators, I analyzed Boston's vulnerability assessment and resilience plans to understand the types of hazards, risks, and actions the City intends to emphasize. I also interviewed the authors of six recently published indicator frameworks for urban resilience developed by other cities, federal agencies, and nongovernmental groups. I combine the results of these inquiries into an explicit set of 20 indicators that Boston can use with its 2018 Climate Action Plan (CAP), and update regularly thereafter. For each indicator, I identify a specific proxy metric and data source and include details on data collection, available scales, and limitations. Because many of my indicators are high-level and citywide, I also include sub-metrics that the City may use for a more in-depth analysis on the impacts of preparedness actions. Finally, I present several key findings for Boston and other cities thinking about creating, publishing, and maintaining their own set of indicators. In addition to helping the city government monitor its efforts, the indicators I provide can be used by Boston citizens to hold elected and appointed officials accountable for their promises to create a more resilient city. Boston has taken a leadership role on climate change issues by positioning itself to be among the first cities (in the U.S. and internationally) to publish a monitoring and evaluation framework it will use to track the success of its adaptation efforts.
Download or read book The Role of Open Government Data in Boston s Climate Adaptation Process written by Jackie J. Lin (S.B.) and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis asks the question, what is the role of open government data? Has the open aspect of open government data democratized participation to create more insightful, just, equitable, and inclusive action or research? Studying open government data use is important because more efforts can be made to replicate successes and bridge gaps between reality and perceived benefits. To examine this question, this thesis uses Boston, Massachusetts as a case study. The City of Boston is a leader in municipal climate adaptation, and has worked with a diverse set of private, public, non-governmental, and academic actors to create and implement resilience initiatives for their climate adaptation plan Climate Ready Boston. Boston's open data initiative and its context in the broader national open government data environment hints at potential influence of open government data on Climate Ready Boston. In this thesis, I study traces of open government data in Climate Ready Boston's ecosystem of actors to understand the role of open government data in climate adaptation. Two network maps were produced to identify the relationships and information exchanges in an attempt to trace the role and presence of open data. The results suggest current minimal usage of open government data in Climate Ready Boston, and that Boston climate adaptation could benefit from increased collaboration between academic institutions and local nonprofit organizations to create valuable insights from open government data..
Download or read book Feasibility of Harbor wide Barrier Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2016 the City of Boston released Climate Ready Boston (Climate Ready Boston, 2016). This major initiative to organize a citywide response to climate change included detailed climate change projections, a vulnerability assessment, and proposals for adapting to climate change. Effective policies can lessen the long-germ threat and ensure that the city, the Greater Boston area and the region are better prepared for the sea level rise (SLR) and extreme weather events we are already beginning to experience." -- from introduction
Download or read book Moving to Higher Ground written by Englander and published by Science Bookshelf. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising sea level will be tomorrow's global economic and humanitarian crisis--if we don't start adapting now. Around the world, rising sea level threatens coastal communities. It is unstoppable, requiring bold planning to avoid catastrophe. Though often seen as an environmental issue, it's more about our security and economy--and the impacts on our homes and communities. In his previous book, the bestselling High Tide on Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis, renowned oceanographer John Englander clearly explained the science. In Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward, he updates the latest scientific information and presents a visionary outlook for what we need to do--showing the world how to survive, and even thrive, for ourselves and future generations. Englander explains: -Why sea level will rise regardless of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions -How high the sea could rise in the coming decades and the effects on assets and infrastructure -What you need to know to prepare and adapt for long-term sea level rise and short term flooding events -Why rising sea level and the massive adaptation required could be the greatest economic engine of this century
Download or read book Imagine Boston 2030 written by City Of Boston and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, Boston is in a uniquely powerful position to make our city more affordable, equitable, connected, and resilient. We will seize this moment to guide our growth to support our dynamic economy, connect more residents to opportunity, create vibrant neighborhoods, and continue our legacy as a thriving waterfront city.Mayor Martin J. Walsh's Imagine Boston 2030 is the first citywide plan in more than 50 years. This vision was shaped by more than 15,000 Boston voices.
Download or read book Heat Resilience Solutions for Boston written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Heat Resilience Solutions for Boston presents the City's action plan to prepare for the near-term and long-term impacts of extreme heat in a changing climate. As a product of the Climate Ready Boston initiative, the City's ongoing plan to prepare Boston for the effects of climate change, this plan provides an in-depth analysis of extreme summer temperatures during a recent heat wave and an all-of-government framework for strategies to reduce the risks of extreme ehat. The plan helps accelerate Boston's progress towards increased climate resilience, charting out course for protecting residents from the effects of extreme heat."-- introduction
Download or read book Adapting cities for transformative climate resilience Lessons from the field written by Amrita G. Daniere and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing the Climate Crisis written by Jonathan Barnett and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2022-07-14 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural disasters from heat waves to coastal and river flooding will inevitably become worse because of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Managing them is possible, but planners, designers, and policymakers need to advance adaptation and preventative measures now. Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought and Wildfire by design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw is a practical guide to addressing this urgent national security problem. Barnett and Bouw draw from the latest scientific findings and include many recent, real-world examples to illustrate how to manage seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages.
Download or read book The Urban Commons written by Daniel T. O'Brien and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through voicemail, apps, websites, and Twitter, Boston’s sophisticated 311 system allows citizens to report potholes, broken streetlights, graffiti, and vandalism that affect everyone’s quality of life. Drawing on Boston’s rich data, Daniel T. O’Brien offers a model of what smart technology can do for cities seeking both growth and sustainability.
Download or read book Urban and Transit Planning written by Francesco Alberti and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book incorporates a wealth of research focused on the more and more urgent challenges that urban planning and architectural design all over the world must cope with: from climate change to environmental decay, from an increasing urban population to an increasing poverty. In detail, this book aims at providing innovative approaches, tool and case study examples that, in line with the agenda of 2030, may better drive human settlements toward a sustainable, inclusive and resilient development. To this aim, the book includes heterogeneous regional perspectives and different methodologies and suggests development models capable of limiting further urban growth and re-shaping existing cities to improve both environmental quality and the overall quality of life of people, also taking account the more and more close relationships among urban planning and technological innovation.
Download or read book Drawdown written by Paul Hawken and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • New York Times bestseller • The 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world “At this point in time, the Drawdown book is exactly what is needed; a credible, conservative solution-by-solution narrative that we can do it. Reading it is an effective inoculation against the widespread perception of doom that humanity cannot and will not solve the climate crisis. Reported by-effects include increased determination and a sense of grounded hope.” —Per Espen Stoknes, Author, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming “There’s been no real way for ordinary people to get an understanding of what they can do and what impact it can have. There remains no single, comprehensive, reliable compendium of carbon-reduction solutions across sectors. At least until now. . . . The public is hungry for this kind of practical wisdom.” —David Roberts, Vox “This is the ideal environmental sciences textbook—only it is too interesting and inspiring to be called a textbook.” —Peter Kareiva, Director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA In the face of widespread fear and apathy, an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists have come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. One hundred techniques and practices are described here—some are well known; some you may have never heard of. They range from clean energy to educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. The solutions exist, are economically viable, and communities throughout the world are currently enacting them with skill and determination. If deployed collectively on a global scale over the next thirty years, they represent a credible path forward, not just to slow the earth’s warming but to reach drawdown, that point in time when greenhouse gases in the atmosphere peak and begin to decline. These measures promise cascading benefits to human health, security, prosperity, and well-being—giving us every reason to see this planetary crisis as an opportunity to create a just and livable world.
Download or read book Gaining Ground written by Nancy S. Seasholes and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why and how Boston was transformed by landmaking. Fully one-sixth of Boston is built on made land. Although other waterfront cities also have substantial areas that are built on fill, Boston probably has more than any city in North America. In Gaining Ground historian Nancy Seasholes has given us the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created.The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present. Seasholes introduces findings from recent archaeological investigations in Boston, and relates landmaking to the major historical developments that shaped it. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, landmaking in Boston was spurred by the rapid growth that resulted from the burgeoning China trade. The influx of Irish immigrants in the mid-nineteenth century prompted several large projects to create residential land—not for the Irish, but to keep the taxpaying Yankees from fleeing to the suburbs. Many landmaking projects were undertaken to cover tidal flats that had been polluted by raw sewage discharged directly onto them, removing the "pestilential exhalations" thought to cause illness. Land was also added for port developments, public parks, and transportation facilities, including the largest landmaking project of all, the airport. A separate chapter discusses the technology of landmaking in Boston, explaining the basic method used to make land and the changes in its various components over time. The book is copiously illustrated with maps that show the original shoreline in relation to today's streets, details from historical maps that trace the progress of landmaking, and historical drawings and photographs.
Download or read book Next Generation Digital Tools and Applications for Teaching and Learning Enhancement written by Grassetti, Mary T. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital tools and applications are an intricate part of many classroom communities. In the field of education, there is a need to continually monitor the digital landscape and keep up to date on the tools and applications that are available to classroom teachers and K-12 students. Understanding the ever-changing digital landscape and its impact on teaching and learning is critical to using digital tools and applications effectively and in ways that enhance students’ opportunities to learn. Next Generation Digital Tools and Applications for Teaching and Learning Enhancement is a critical scholarly publication that explores digital tools and applications for the PreK-12 classroom and how digital technology can enhance the preparation of teachers. Featuring a wide range of topics including education equity, social media, and teacher education, this book is essential for educators, academicians, curriculum designers, educational software developers, IT specialists, library specialists, researchers, and practitioners.
