Informational session for Community Climate Adaptation MS & BS/MS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

 

For March 3, 2021, join the Zoom Meeting at: https://wpi.zoom.us/j/92077821432

 Meeting ID: 920 7782 1432

For March 10, 2021, sign up to receive the meeting link at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fPJDXO21CV8ctwhnTjEDabMAERFCdD2YNloSYhmTnMY/edit#gid=0

This research-based MS program (with a BS/MS option) is jointly hosted by the Global School’s Department of Integrative and Global Studies (DIGS) and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). We are admitting students this spring for a Fall 2021 start. As many existing global problems are intensified by climate change, communities are looking for immediate and long-term strategies to address widespread and erratic climate change impacts. From Worcester to Cape Town, from Melbourne to Venice, communities are creating plans to help protect people and infrastructure from the impacts of a changing climate. The program’s foundation in transdisciplinary project work brings together the varied perspectives and expertise of students, peers, faculty members, community partners, and organizations seeking to help communities adapt. Students in the program will apply engineering, social science, and natural science expertise to understanding the complex network connecting resources, environment, climate, and people in a community or region. 

The research and training in these areas will help fill an increasing need for professionals who approach climate change adaptation from a comprehensive systems perspective that recognizes the importance of addressing climate impacts in their local to global contexts, including social and environmental justice considerations as well as infrastructural and natural resources and constraints.