Category: Publications | Page 2 | Global Resilience Institute

Skip to main content

When Rising Seas Hit Home: Hard Choices Ahead for Hundreds of US Coastal Communities

This analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists details when and where chronic inundation and coastal flooding will affect US communities. Researchers examine the potential for rising sea levels to disrupt human life and provide a timeline for affected communities to respond. The study finds that by 2035, about 170 communities will be subject to chronic inundation, and by 2100, 40-60% of East and Gulf coastal communities will experience chronic inundation, but concludes that aggressive action can slow these effects of climate change.

Water Management for Smart Cities: Implications of Advances in Real-Time Sensing, Information Processing, and Algorithmic Controls

This piece explores the role new technologies can play in coordinating urban water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. It explains that…

Urban Heat Islets: Street Segments, Land Surface Temperatures, and Medical Emergencies During Heat Advisories

Objectives. To examine the relationships among environmental characteristics, temperature, and health outcomes during heat advisories at the geographic scale of street…

Tropical forest

UNDP Nature-based Solutions Policy Brief: Nature-based Solutions, Market Resilience, and Food Sovereignty

April 2021. This policy brief was developed by the Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs by GRI…

Tropical forest

UNDP Nature-based Solutions Policy Brief: Nature-based Solutions are Job and Livelihood Solutions

April 2021. This policy brief was developed by the Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs by GRI…

Understanding Polycrisis: Definitions, Applications, and Responses

Daniel P. Aldrich, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, presents a compelling…

U.S. Postal Workers Were on the Front Lines Before. They Were Ignored.

The spread of Covid-19 has put a spotlight on delivery workers. Letter carriers, Instacart shoppers, and Amazon delivery workers are…

Mass SAC report

Turning Off the Tap: Massachusetts’ Looming Water Affordability Crisis

As a member of the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee (Mass. SAC) of the US Commission on Civil Rights, Professor Martha Davis co-authored a…

solar cells

Transitions in climate and energy discourse between Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy

This paper uses mathematical document methods to analyze the topics discussed post Hurricanes Katrina (2005) and Sandy (2012) as a…

Transitioning From Urban Climate Action to Climate Equity

In this publication, GRI Faculty Affiliate Joan Fitzgerald identifies how planners and policymakers are making the climate action planning process more inclusive of marginalized groups and incorporating equity into the plan’s goals. Through the experiences of five cities, she reveals three actions essential to achieving authentic participation.

solar cells

Toward a gender diverse workforce in the renewable energy transition

Despite the rapid growth of the renewable energy field, there is still a lack of gender diversity. Diversity has been…

Timothy Hoff: Pandemic-inspired Idealism is Prompting Careers in Health Care. Caveat Emptor

Health care workers facing notoriously difficult work lives and high levels of burnout were some of the brightest stars in…