Blue Dunes – Resiliency by Design

Jesse M. Keenan is a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. Keenan is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of adaptation science and climate change planning and design. Keenan serves as the vice chair of the U.S. Community Resilience Panel for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems under the White House Climate Adaptation Plan and is a lead editor of the Built Environment section at the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit at climate.gov. Claire Weisz, FAIA is an architect, urbanist, and educator. She is a founding principal of the award-winning firm WXY architecture + urban design, whose New York City-based practice focuses on innovative approaches to public space, buildings, and cities. WXY is a leader in advancing resilience practices at the intersection of architecture, planning, landscape and urban design. Weisz is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and has taught design and planning studios at Yale University, New York University, Cornell University, and the City University of New York. Cristina L. Archer, Alan Blumberg, Adriaan Geuze, Kei Hayashi, Thomas Herrington, Olaf Jensen, Kathleen John-Alder, Andrew Kao, Lauren Micir, B. Tyler Silvestro, Justine Shapiro-Kline, Sergey Vinogradov, Edgar Westerhof, and Mark Yoes.

I. Introduction Jesse M. Keenan 1. Hurricane Sandy and Extreme Weather Events 2. Rebuild by Design and the Genesis of Blue Dunes 3. Benchmark for Experimentation 4. Conceptualizing Climate Change: Mitigation, Resilience and Adaptation 5. Stakeholder Engagement and the Public Dialogue 6. From Plan to Lesson Plan II. Design Perspectives 1. At the Scale of the Problem Adriaan Geuze & Lauren Micir 2. Too Big to Fail: Mathematical Models vs. Observational Models Kate John-Alder 3. Engaging Design Claire Weisz III.Toward a New Methodology 1. Introduction to the Project Claire Weisz 2. Precedents: Competitions, Exhibitions and Plans Claire Weisz & Justine Shapiro-Kline 3. Precedents: Redefining Parameters by Design i. Coastal Hazards and Mitigation Tools Thomas Herrington ii. Beneficial Use of Dredge Edgar Westerhof iii. Existing Barrier Island Study Mapping Justine Shapiro-Kline iv. Coastal Protection via Offshore Wind Farms: A Transformative Idea Alan Blumberg & Cristina L. Archer 4. Hydrodynamics and Coastal Ecologies i. Computational Modeling Alan Blumberg & Sergey Vinogradov ii. Marine Coastal Mapping Jesse M. Keenan iii. MARCO and Marine Spatial Planning Olaf Jensen 5. Economic and Development Research i. Catastrophic Risk Engineering Andrew Kao ii. Estimated Loss Reduction Mapping Andrew Kao iii. Economic and Financing Considerations Kei Hayashi iv. Cost-Benefit Analysis Kei Hayashi v. Implementation Strategy Jesse M. Keenan, Alan Blumberg & Edgar Westerhof 6. Participatory and Stakeholder Research Claire Weisz, Alan Blumberg & Jesse M. Keenan IV.The Blue Dunes Proposal V. Reflections: Mainstreaming Regional Adaptation Jesse M. Keenan & Claire Weisz 1. Political Economy of Adaptation 2. Design and Planning 3. Perils and Progress Appendix List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Credits