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Engaged Opportunity Grants

Responding to Local Fiscal Vulnerability Due to Climate Change

Exploring fiscal and land-use planning policies that can help local governments in coastal Massachusetts adapt to climate change

Coastal municipalities in the U.S. face fiscal gaps as water levels rise and coastal storms erode local property tax bases and, by extension, tax revenues. In this workshop class, students collaborate with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Metro Boston’s regional planning agency, and elected officials, planners and other stakeholders to identify and compare alternative fiscal and land-use policies. The results of the study have the potential to be incorporated into MAPC’s regional plan and serve as a methodological framework for future research comparing fiscal policy alternatives nationwide.

Grant Category: Student Leadership

Topics: Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship; Energy, Environment and Sustainability

The Team

  • Linda Shi, Department of City and Regional Planning

    College of Architecture, Art and Planning

  • Community partner:  Metropolitan Area Planning Council

In the News

MAY 9, 2019
South Shore leaders prepare for climate change effects
– The Patriot Ledger

NOVEMBER 2, 2018 
Engaged Opportunity Grants Awarded to AAP Faculty and Students
– College of Architecture, Art and Planning website


Engaged Opportunity Grants

Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.

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