Roundtable: Built Environment Design for Climate Resilient Coastal Communities

Sponsored by Maryland Sea Grant

Date: May 10, 2023

Location: University of Maryland Golf Course Clubhouse, 3800 Golf Course Rd, College Park, MD 20742

Workshop Details

Maryland’s coastal residents are vulnerable to coastal hazards (e.g., local flooding, sea level rise, extreme precipitation events, and storm surges) due to climate change. For more than a decade, Maryland Sea Grant has supported research, education, communication, and outreach to help coastal residents and communities become more resilient to the effects of climate change. With partners, we seek to expand programs and outreach efforts to address the effects of climate change on the built environment (e.g., architecture, landscape architecture, environmental engineering, civil engineering, and land-use planning) and to help underserved communities become more resilient through adaptation and mitigation efforts at the water-land interface. We recognize that the most effective way to tackle these complex climate change issues is through multi-disciplinary efforts that consider expertise from a variety of backgrounds and knowledge types.

The goal of this roundtable with Maryland thought leaders is to understand where we can be most helpful to Maryland stakeholders within this sector. At the roundtable, we hope to identify geographical and topical priorities and provide opportunities for participants to connect with colleagues from multiple disciplines. Additionally, we aim to learn from and potentially collaborate with other regional and national programs. Finally, we intend to generate proposal ideas and teams to apply for larger funding to tackle these climate issues.

Find the roundtable briefing materials here.

Find the final report here.

For questions, please contact Jenna Clark at clark@mdsg.umd.edu.