Enabling Rockaway Homeowners to Adapt to Coastal Flooding
2020
ENGAGEMENT
RESEARCH
PLANNING
Client: Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability & Equity (RISE)
Partners: Columbia University, Stevens Institute, New York Hall of Science
2020
ENGAGEMENT
RESEARCH
PLANNING
Client: Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability & Equity (RISE)
Partners: Columbia University, Stevens Institute, New York Hall of Science
The multi-disciplinary project aims to empower
homeowners across the Rockaway Peninsula to reduce
impacts of flooding on their homes, finances, and lives. Homeowners are uniquely at risk to flooding while also most able to take action; they also play an
important role as community innovators. Working in close collaboration with
civic associations to design, implement, and
evaluate three engagement strategies to understand how to best support
homeowners and catalyze preparedness and community-wide conversations about
coastal flooding. The research will be used to scale the project and develop a community toolkit that can be used to spur community dialogue about climate adaptation.
Images courtesy of RISE. Photos by Giles Ashford.