The goal of this project was to create a summary of potential impacts warehouses may have on municipalities and watersheds in Massachusetts and to use that summary to develop recommendations for communities. Information for this project was collected through visits to the case study location of Lancaster, Massachusetts, interviews, and thorough content analysis of warehouse documentation and permits. Through this research, we have found a variety of environmental, social, and economic impacts that warehouses can have that are both beneficial and detrimental in nature. We have also created recommendations for municipalities on matters such as mitigating unwanted impacts and reactions, increasing information availability and accessibility, and expanding communications.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Luca, Axel
• Binney, Diana
• Si, Yicheng

Subject

• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Community
• Infrastructure
• Water
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050223-212855
• 108086

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.

Year

• 2023

Center

• Water Resource Outreach Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Nashua River Watershed Association

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-05-02

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-050223-212855

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-16