Our team worked with The Boston Harbor Association to help Boston prepare for future flood risk due to sea level rise. The goal was to create policy recommendations to inform planning efforts for flood risk vulnerability reduction of the Boston Harbor waterfront. Using the results of the MA Department of Transportation's hydrodynamic model our team assessed the vulnerability of various assets within our case study and developed a risk-consequence prioritization framework to assist decision makers in analyzing risk. Our literature review and interviews with global experts informed our assessment and recommendations for flood resilience which were provided to city planners.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ledee, Joshua Simon
• Nassar, Jacquelyn Ann
• Karam, Elie Karam
• Graff, Joshua Philip

Subject

• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101515-151347

Keyword

• Risk management
• Climatic changes

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth
• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2015

Center

• Boston, Massachusetts Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• The Boston Harbor Association
• Wormser, Julie

Date created

• 2015-10-15

Location

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright