The team worked with the Duxbury beach reservation and Newburyport beach representatives to bring increased accessibility to shoreline passageways while also being environmentally conscious and sustainable. The project identified a passageway for each location that would adhere to the unique constraints of each beach. For Duxbury beach, an elevated wood ramp was selected as the design to scale the high dunes and promote less disruptive movement. A rollout polyester mat was recommended for the Newburyport design to provide support to the underdeveloped pathway. The design selection process conducted can be used for future projects and includes further information regarding the implementation procedures and mechanisms of each selected pathway.

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Creator

• Webster, Colette
• Garrity, Madison
• Chalak, Nadiya
• Coumounduros, Caitlin

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Community
• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Innovation
• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030723-135446
• 91656

Keyword

• Beach
• Coastal Design
• Passageway
• Accessibility
• Environment
• Sustainability

Advisor

• LePage, Suzanne

Year

• 2023

Sponsor

• Duxbury Beach Reservation
• City of Newburyport

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action
• 15 - Life On Land

Date created

• 2023-03-07

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Source

• E-project-030723-135446

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-04-19