City-Wide Projects:
Hampton
Neighborhood-Level Resilience in the City of Hampton (2017)
As part of Virginia Tech's Geography department course, Climate Change and Societal Impacts, graduate students collaborated with the City of Hampton to address the challenges of sea level rise and recurrent flooding. The students examined three neighborhoods, assessing their unique vulnerabilities and recommending interventions to enhance community resilience.
“Neighborhood Level Resilience in the City of Hampton, Virginia” (2017)
Working closely with local residents and the City's Planning Department, the students presented their findings at the semester's conclusion. One student continued this research through an independent study, with plans to publish in the journal Climatic Change. View their presentation below.