Dover, Readsboro, Whitingham & Wilmington Participate in Flood Adaptation Project
A team let by the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center for Resilient Metro Regions and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Foundation’s Communities by Design (CxD) Program descended upon the towns of Dover, Readsboro, Whitingham and Wilmington for three days in September. The team met with stakeholders in each town, hosted two public meetings and spent time touring the region. On the last evening, they presented preliminary concepts about how the four towns can better address flood adaption and resilience issues in the future.
The team included experts who have address similar issues in other places. Besides UMASS faculty and AIA staff, the team included the Director of the University of Arkansas’ Design Center and a Principal with RKG. UMASS students from the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning also participated. The students will dive deeper into these issues in their scenario planning studio this fall. Look for final reports at the end of the year. Presentations and reports will be posted on WRC’s website. For more information contact Associate Director Sue Westa.