2022: Cooperative Strategies for Just and Ecological Adaptation to Flooding in New York City (EDF)
Federal funding for post-disaster response and climate adaptation favors single-family housing, challenging support for the multifamily housing that characterizes most of where people of color live. Low-income housing, especially for racialized minorities, is often sited in less desirable, flood-prone areas. Silos among researchers and practitioners working on climate adaptation and those working on housing and advocacy impede the design of just and ecologically adaptive housing strategies. Researchers will assist the new NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice in connecting housing advocacy groups, community organizations, academics, and government staff to develop strategies for more equitable flood relief.
Cornell Investigators: Linda Shi, City and Regional Planning
Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner – CIPA/School of Public Policy – co-PI
Sara Bronin – AAP – co-PI
EDF Investigator: Kate Boicourt