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dc.contributor.advisorLawrence Susskind.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRunsten, Karaen_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.coverage.spatialn-us-maen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-28T20:25:19Z
dc.date.available2018-09-28T20:25:19Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118204
dc.descriptionThesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2018.en_US
dc.descriptionThis electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (pages 128-133).en_US
dc.description.abstractAs a leader in municipal climate change adaptation, the City of Boston has recently updated its climate projections, completed a climate vulnerability assessment, and identified several resilience initiatives. To understand whether these initiatives are leading to a less vulnerable, more resilient Boston, I offer a set of indicators the City can use to start monitoring and evaluating its adaptation efforts. To create these indicators, I analyzed Boston's vulnerability assessment and resilience plans to understand the types of hazards, risks, and actions the City intends to emphasize. I also interviewed the authors of six recently published indicator frameworks for urban resilience developed by other cities, federal agencies, and nongovernmental groups. I combine the results of these inquiries into an explicit set of 20 indicators that Boston can use with its 2018 Climate Action Plan (CAP), and update regularly thereafter. For each indicator, I identify a specific proxy metric and data source and include details on data collection, available scales, and limitations. Because many of my indicators are high-level and citywide, I also include sub-metrics that the City may use for a more in-depth analysis on the impacts of preparedness actions. Finally, I present several key findings for Boston and other cities thinking about creating, publishing, and maintaining their own set of indicators. In addition to helping the city government monitor its efforts, the indicators I provide can be used by Boston citizens to hold elected and appointed officials accountable for their promises to create a more resilient city. Boston has taken a leadership role on climate change issues by positioning itself to be among the first cities (in the U.S. and internationally) to publish a monitoring and evaluation framework it will use to track the success of its adaptation efforts.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Kara Runsten.en_US
dc.format.extent179 pagesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsMIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectUrban Studies and Planning.en_US
dc.titleClimate ready Boston? : identifying indicators to evaluate the City of Boston's efforts to implement its climate change adaptation initiativesen_US
dc.title.alternativeIdentifying indicators to evaluate the City of Boston's efforts to implement its climate change adaptation initiativesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.C.P.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
dc.identifier.oclc1054201732en_US


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