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Abstract: At a time when governments and the general public are increasingly concerned about the local impacts of climate change, more municipalities are beginning to make climate change adaptation a priority. In Massachusetts, a state program offers grants to cities and towns to organize a stakeholder workshop that begins a conversation about local adaptation. This study describes how the workshop ... read moreunfolded in six municipalities across the state. Through organizer interviews, observations, and a participant survey, this research identifies common themes, successes, and challenges in the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program process and in local climate change adaptation planning more broadly. Overall, organizers and participants felt the workshops were a successful first step. To increase effectiveness, local organizers and the state program should clarify goals, reinforce and strengthen workshop guidelines, ensure that key stakeholders are present and able to collaborate, and be clear about communities' next steps.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2018.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.
Advisor: Ann Rappaport.
Committee: Ninian Stein.
Keyword: Urban planning.read less
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