Four final capstone presentations. First is Retrofitting Subdivisions for Sustainability: An Example from Latin America. Second (at 29 minutes) is Comparing Carbon Emissions in Residential Buildings: Embodied Versus Operational Emissions. Third (at 58 minutes) is Climate Justice and Urban Resilience in NYC. Fourth (at an hour and 26 minutes) is Reducing Human Health Risk and Exposure to Wastewater Spills in Coastal Environments: Analyzing Water Quality and Inundation Using Remote Sensing Tools in the Tijuana River
Tag: urban resilience
Final Capstone Presentations, Fall 2022
See embedded videos of the final presentations here!
Student Project: A Comparative Analysis of Coastal Community Adaptation Strategies
Intro The US Atlantic Coast is one of the most vulnerable areas in the world to sea level rise (SLR) because of its low elevation, large population concentration, and economic importance. In addition to SLR, coastal communities like New York City can expect an increase in flooding events and unpredictable weather patterns in coming years. Under current emission trends sea level will continue to rise throughout the twenty-first century. The Northern Hemisphere is expected to experience an increase of up to 30 percent maximum precipitation (Banholzer et al. 2014). NYC and the North East Coast of the United States is …
