Climate Change and the Future of Boston

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Courtney Humphries is an interdisciplinary researcher and award-winning journalist writing about science and the urban environment. She is a visiting assistant professor in environmental studies and core fellow at Boston College.

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An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city's efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;
I. INTRODUCTION ;
II. BACKGROUND:
BOSTON’S RISKS IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT; Turning
Mashauwomuk into Boston; Making and
Remaking a Port City; Progressive
Visions, Social Divisions; A Piece of a
Metropolitan Puzzle; Boston’s Adaptive
Capacity Today; III. GOVERNING
CLIMATE ACTION IN BOSTON; From a
"Climate Mechanic" to a Green New Deal; Climate in City
Government; Governance beyond
Government: a Negotiated Path; The Regional
Picture; III. BOSTON’S
FUTURE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE; The Risks: What
Climate Science Says; Opportunities and
Challenges: Mitigation; Opportunities and
Challenges: Adaptation; Opportunities and
Challenges: Equity; IV. CONCLUSION:
LESSONS FOR THE FUTURE; Innovating
Connections with Water; Planning for
Flexibility and Reinvention; Seeking a More
Equitable Future; Finding a
Metropolitan Balance