Sustainability in Civil Engineering

This report from the First Street Foundation assesses risk to: residential properties; roads; commercial properties; critical infrastructure (airports, fire stations, hospitals, police stations, ports, power stations, superfund/hazardous waste sites, water outfalls, and wastewater treatment facilities); and social infrastructure (government buildings, historic buildings, houses of worship, museums, and schools).

A Rockefeller Foundation research group that helps cities around the world plan for the physical, social and economic challenges of the 21st century. Provides access to the resilience plans of each city.

Documents created by a group of Boston civic, business, and institutional leaders on climate adaptation strategies.

This document provides a specific plan for dealing with rising sea levels in the Boston wharf district. It proposes such strategies as sea barriers, flood storage tanks, and the elevation of infrastructure in the area.

Describes measures that can be taken by property owners and government officials to meet the challenges posed by rising sea levels in Boston.

Reports on Boston's plans to deal with rising sea levels and urban flooding.

This Australian organization provides tools and case studies for water resilience in urban areas.

Up-to-date climate change science and decision-support tools for the Commonwealth.

This interactive map allows users to view the effects of expected sea level rise on Boston homes, energy suppliers, transportation routes, and the economy in 2050 and 2100.

Links to climate resiliency documents and programs.

Climate adaptation resources with a regional emphasis.

Provides links to disaster management plans that include the disposal and recycling of disaster debris.

The USRC offers resiliency certification to buildings that conform to its building design standards.

This 2015 ULI Boston report focuses on identifying the barriers to building resilience within different development practices.

This 2014 report examines the threats posed by rising sea levels to Boston's built environment.

An extensive online library of reports on climate resiliency measures being adopted by 200 cities around the world. Courtesy of the World Resources Institute.