Resilient Coastal Communities Project: News and Articles

Student Blog: Is Increasing Flood Resiliency Within Communities Possible Through Bipartisan Collaboration? 

Working Paper: Commonalities and Divergences in Progressive and Conservative Approaches to Social Cohesion and Social Capital 

Book Chapter: Transparency, Accountability and Justice: Why Governments Must Share Flood Protection Planning Leadership with Frontline Communities

RCCP Comments on the US Army Corps of Engineers' Draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan vision, goals, and objectives 

Case Study: The Green Infrastructure Handbook.

News Article: America’s Great Climate Migration Has Begun. Here’s What You Need to Know.

News Article: NYC Environmental Justice Activists Feel Ignored by the City and the Army Corps on Climate Projects

Television Documentary: Terra X: Protecting NYC From Flooding (at minute 39)

Blog:  New Article Elevates Community Voices: Frontline Leaders’ “Top Ten” Ideas for Better Resilience Planning

Student Blog: Strengthening Community Ties: Insights from a Climate Knowledge Exchange on Campus - June 2024 (PDF Version here)

Journal Article: Advancing Equitable Partnerships - Frontline Community Visions for Coastal Resiliency Knowledge Co-production, Social Cohesion, and Environmental Justice (RCCP in Geoforum - June 2024).pdf

Project Report: Resilient Coastal Communities Project Update - February 2024 

Working Paper: Designing Community-led Plans to Strengthen Social Cohesion: What Neighborhoods Facing Climate-driven Flood Risks Want From Resilience Planning

Working Paper (Español): Diseñando Planes Dirigido por la Comunidad para Reforzar Cohesión Social: Lo que los Vecindarios que Enfrentan Riesgos de Inundación Impulsados por el Clima Quieren de la Planificación de la Resiliencia

Working Paper: Opportunity For Improvement: What Participants in NYC’s Climate Knowledge Exchange Seek from the City to Help Foster Resiliency

Presentation: Towards A Justice-Oriented Engagement Strategy For The New York-New Jersey "Harbor and Tributary" Coastal Resilience Study

Paper: Horizontal & Urban-scale Coalitions to Address The Wicked Problem of Coastal Adaptation 

Curriculum Guide: Coastal Resiliency Unit Planner (High School Earth and Space Studies)

Blog: Teaming Up for Coastal Resilience and Climate Justice in NYC

Blog: Resilient Coastal Communities and Climate Adaptation: Lessons from New York for New Zealand

Contribution: ICSI UN Convening: Accelerating Implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in Infrastructure.

New York City Council, Committee on Waterfronts: RCCP Testimony on Nature-Based Solutions to Coastal Flooding Risks (December 1, 2022). 

Statement: Advocates Celebrate Breakthrough in Campaign to Overhaul Flawed Army Corps Flooding Plan for NY-NJ Harbor (November 13, 2023)