What would planning for climate change look like if our goal was to consider the wellbeing of people living 200+ years from now? This was the topic of discussion at a workshop held in Boston in May 2024. More than… Continue Reading →
Addressing climate change requires an all-hands-on-deck approach but it can be hard for individuals to know how to get involved. It can also be difficult for municipalities to know how to engage their residents who might benefit from learning about… Continue Reading →
By Alan Bartels, Research Assistant Nantucket’s harbors, steeped in history and vital to its modern-day life, are facing a dynamic future. Throughout their legendary maritime history, these picturesque waterways have been the lifeblood of the island community. Today, they provide… Continue Reading →
By Nicholas Warner, UHI Research Intern During 2023, Urban Harbors Institute began working with the Town of Mashpee to create a harbor plan. Among the town’s priorities were (1) understanding the location and number of docks and piers along the… Continue Reading →
By Kristin Uiterwyk, Director Moving infrastructure, people, and property out of vulnerable coastal areas is one of many ways in which communities can prepare for and respond to the impacts of sea level rise and climate change. This strategy, sometimes… Continue Reading →
By Allison Novelly, Research Analyst In 2022 the Urban Harbors Institute launched the Municipal Technical Assistance Program (MTAP) which provides affordable capacity and expertise on relatively small or short-term coastal management and planning projects. Designed to help communities advance harbor… Continue Reading →
By Kristin Uiterwyk, Director As part of our ongoing work to help bring research out of the University and into the broader community, our webinar this month (watch it here) featured some of the inspiring—yet sobering—work on marine debris and… Continue Reading →
By Nicholas Warner Upon the inception of the Urban Harbors Institute’s (UHI) new Municipal Technical Assistance Program, otherwise known as MTAP, UHI began work with the Town of Danvers, Massachusetts in the mapping of their harbor. This project involved using… Continue Reading →
By Shannon Hogan, Research Associate In 2019, researchers from the School for the Environment at UMass Boston and the Nantucket Department of Public Works commenced a multi-year study on measuring microplastic abundance and composition in the marine environment of Nantucket… Continue Reading →
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