Inland from the Coast: Project Deliverables Are Now Available
Inland from the Coast is a research project funded by the National Academies of Sciences and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The project seeks to improve our understanding of inland-coastal environmental conditions and vulnerabilities; determine indicators of community health and wellbeing; and develop design and planning best practices for reducing risk and increasing adaptive capacity.
Final Project Deliverables:
Healthy & Resilient Baker
This report was uniquely created based on our research done on Baker, LA. This report is meant to holistically support Baker’s long-term recovery goals to strengthen its resiliency and well-being in the face of increasing environmental risks.
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Denham Springs Resilience
This report was created to build upon and complement the Denham Springs longterm recovery plan, Denham Strong: Strategy for the Future. The overall goal of the report recommendations is to improve local quality of life and community wellbeing while reducing environmental threats, such as flooding.
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The Hungry River: Designing a Future for the Amite River’s Former Sand and Gravel Mines
This publication is a comprehensive collection of the work done by Dr. Brendan Harmon’s Fall 2018 design studio, LA 7031: WATER SYSTEMS STUDIO, which worked to research and design possible future plans for the Amite River’s former sand and gravel minds.
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Spring Up! Denham Springs Masterplan
This publication is the collection of work done by Dr. Brendan Harmon’s Spring 2019 design studio, LA 7061: ADVANCED TOPICS STUDIO. Featured within the studio book are ways to envision a more resilient future for communities at risk of flooding, how to develop policies, and build their capacity to win funding and grants for implementation.
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Seeding the Sequence: Establishing Resilient Civic and Environmental Systems in the Gravel Mines of the Amite River
This studio book details the work done by Professor Kristopher Palagi’s Spring 2019 design studio, ARCH 5001: COMPREHENSIVE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. This studio used research to design possible resilient civic and environmental systems for the gravel mines of the Amite River.
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