This case study was prepared for the Human-Environmental Regional Observatory (HERO) with the objectives of 1) executing the existing protocol for assessing the vulnerability of central Massachusetts and its people to socio-economic, technological, and natural hazards for the following analysis, 2) assessing the protocol prescribed by HERO, and 3) altering the existing standard to be reevaluated. The challenge of the last two goals was to create a plan of action to aid successfully HERO in its national cross-site vulnerability comparison.

• 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

• Mohr, Jamie Lee

Subject

• Security
• Sustainability
• Infrastructure
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06B007I

Keyword

• City planning
• Sustainability
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects

Advisor

• Plummer, Jeanine D.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright