Habitat Restoration
Habitat restoration and coastal resilience planning for underserved communities
Biodiversity protection + Risk Reduction
The overall aim of our proposal is to strengthen capacity building toward coastal resilience and support participatory, pluralistic, science-based ecosystem restoration. We would like to focus on the severely degraded Rumney Marsh area, working in close partnership with The Saugus Pines River Advocacy for Regional Resilience (SPRARR) and the communities surrounding Rumney Marsh, Revere, Saugus, and Lynn.
Partner: The Saugus Pines River Advocacy for Regional Resilience (SPRARR).
Research team
Multidisciplinary research team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Massachusetts Boston, including geoscientists, hydrologists, ecologists, climate adaptation specialists, coastal engineer, civil and environmental engineers specializing in transportation, regional planners, anthropologists, and environmental economists.
Project lead:
Marta Vicarelli, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and School of Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst – mvicarelli@econs.umass.edu
Team:
Rob de Conto, Director, School of Earth & Sustainability at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Provost Professor of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences
Paul Kirshen, Professor of Climate Adaptation in the School for the Environment at University of Massachusetts Boston and Research Director of the Stone Living Lab
Brian Yallen, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences
Scott Jackson, Extension Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation
Charlie Schweik, Environmental Conservation and School of Public Policy
Eleni Christofa, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chengbo Ai, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Katie Kahl, Extension Assistant Professor, Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Resilience, Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Director, Strategic Initiatives, UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine Station
Camille Barchers, Assistant professor, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Samantha Solano, Assistant professor, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Scientific advisors:
Jon Woodruff, Professor, Department of Earth, Geographic and Climate Sciences; Co-director Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center