The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $4 million Equitable Nature-Based Climate Solutions (ENACTS) grant for a four-year stormwater management project that will be conducted collaboratively at RISD, the University of Rhode Island, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Louisville (KY). Landscape Architecture Department Head Johanna Barthmaier-Payne (pictured above, scanning plants with URI partner Madison Jones) will head up RISD’s contribution to the study, working with a team of transdisciplinary researchers to develop new protocols for gathering input from a diverse range of community members at each location.
Each of these “living hubs” has experienced intense rainfall, early spring melt, warmer temperatures, flooding and seasonal droughts caused by climate change. Rapid residential and commercial development using impervious surfaces exacerbates these problems and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.
This piece was originally published by RISD News and Events on Sept. 19, 2024. Read the full story!
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