Some of Puerto Rico's critical infrastructure may not be structurally fit to withstand the effects of climate change such as sea level rise, coastal erosion, storm surge and tsunamis. In an attempt to reduce the dangers of climate change, our group worked in conjunction with our sponsor, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), to assess critical infrastructure in Puerto Rico's coastal zone. The goal of our project was to provide the DNER with insight into which infrastructure was most susceptible to the hazards of climate change and variability.

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Creator

• Chase, Caitlin Aubree
• Higginbottom, Sydney Lynn
• Gonzalez, Gregory Michael
• Gorman, Daphne Irene

Subject

• Environment
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050411-121701

Keyword

• Climate change mitigation
• Climatic changes--Risk management

Advisor

• Ludwig, Reinhold
• Nikitina, Svetlana

Year

• 2011

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER)

Date created

• 2011-05-04

Location

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright