Even before the recent Twitter drama, I was on Mastodon and can be found at @courtney@daedal.io. I hope to see you there!
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Courtney Humphries
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PhD in environmental science, former IGERT fellow . Writing on science, climate adaptation, cities. Alum of and .
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It's nice to see my earlier story discussed in this piece on the "glassification" of #cities in . This is an ongoing issue even as cities step up their commitments to #sustainability and #resilience.
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Journalists: it is time to have a serious forward looking discussion about what we want our cities to look like, not just today but in the future. We are building cities of glass knowing they ar inefficient and will not last. poynter.org/reporting-edit
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Looking forward to being part of this virtual discussion about sea level rise in Boston later today! Register here us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist
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Highlighting another exciting event this Climate Prep Week- a discussion of the challenges Boston will be facing from rising seas, featuring an exciting group of climate scientists and Boston community leaders!
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An innovative project in Boston Harbor uses inexpensive vegetation mats for flood protection. I do wish articles like these clarified the difference between protecting from waves/surge and rising sea levels/tides. We need multiple strategies.
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Is the art of fragrance "officially dead"? In a reading list on scent, recommends ' decade-old read on the complex world of fine fragrance design: longreads.com/2022/04/12/the #longreads
I’m excited to graduate with my #PhD from UMass Boston, and honored to be Graduate Commencement Speaker today!
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A great story by looking at the complex tradeoffs involved in pursuing cleaner energy.
With community input, a revitalization project along the Malden River strives to mix waterfront recreation and industry. bostonglobe.com/2022/05/04/bus by
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Fascinating story about restoring urban rivers by rebuilding their microbe-rich “guts,” by .
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Excited to be part of this fabulous virtual panel tonight talking about coastal adaptation in Boston and beyond.
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What does the future look like for coastal areas across the world? Join a #JFKForum with experts as they discuss how coastal cities will have to deal with predicted sea level rise in the coming decades. It starts at 6 p.m. ET on March 9. Register free at: jfklibrary.org/events-and-awa
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Dissertation defended!!! #PhDone
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Check out Humphries' piece on the history of Boston Harbor's environmental management here:
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What a stellar group of panelists for this March 9th program hosted by ! A few familiar faces include Senior Program Manager Rev. Vernon K. Walker, featured in our upcoming exhibition, and journalist , our 2020-2021 research fellow.
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Rising Seas: Planning for the Future
Join senior program manager Vernon K. Walker and others on March 9th from 6-7:30pm for a virtual forum “discussing sea level rise and it’s implications for coastal areas”
Register bellow:
jfklibrary.org/events-and-awa
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Most cities hoping to upgrade infrastructure “have little to no information about how climate change will worsen future storms.” By
I’ve been wanting to see a story about the complexities of this project and why innovative #climate #adaptation strategies are so hard to do in practice, thanks !
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It’s not often that you get to write about climate adaptation, community buy-in, and the park you first learned to ride a scooter in all at the same time. My piece about the East River Park project and what cities can learn from what went wrong there: grist.org/climate/lesson
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How wastewater epidemiology went from being the butt of poop jokes to a beacon in the #COVID pandemic: my feature on for bostonglobe.com/2022/02/04/mag
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“The lion’s share of U.S. flood risk does not stem from the changing nature of storms and seas, but instead from our decisions about where to build and where to live.” Great story by
My feature story in takes a look at the story behind the COVID wastewater data you've been following, and the company trying to make sewage a "pillar of public health." bostonglobe.com/2022/02/04/mag
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This proposal is not gonna happen for many reasons, but there's actually an important discussion to have about adding land to coastal cities.
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If the vision is a greener, more protected shoreline, we need to start talking about the proper scope and purpose of fill in Boston Harbor. wbur.org/cognoscenti/20
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Pigeon nesting (on pigeon spikes) under a cozy portico in Albuquerque’s Old Town.
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Attn history nerds! The BPL has a cool new interactive map-story about the history of Boston Harbor & the shoreline, by science writer :
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Really masterful story about the many social and financial costs of continuing to build on waterfront land in the face of sea level rise.
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A great piece on Boston's watery past and future (thanks for mentioning my piece on filling Boston's shoreline to protect against sea level rise)
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Yep. "We need a means to permit shoreline projects that anticipate changes in a way that enhances ecosystem services, provides open space and protects people from flooding"
wbur.org/cognoscenti/20 #naturebasedsolutions #innovation
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Boston grew into a modern city by filling in marshland and making land links to join islands off the shoreline. It may need to repeat that feat to survive climate change wbur.fm/3pWkk6Q has some history
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If the vision is a greener, more protected shoreline, we need to start talking about the proper scope and purpose of fill in Boston Harbor.
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There are obvious political and economic reasons for coastal cities to build out into the water.
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And of course there's the possibility of a Harbor-wide barrier, which is still being debated.
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We could reduce development near the shoreline instead. But Boston's master plan identifies most of its new growth areas in flood zones, so....that doesn't seem to be happening.
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Boston's penchant for filling every marsh and mudflat created the city we have today, but regulations have made the practice all but impossible.
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A little fill is often needed to create "green" flood protection, which has been a popular vision in Boston Harbor.
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To save itself from sea level rise, Boston may need to rely on a practice it put in the past: filling the shoreline. That will require thoughtful changes to regulations, I argue in an opinion piece for WBUR’s Cognoscenti (Thread)
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The thing Boston did to make this watery, salt-marshy place home -- 'fill' or making land where water was -- is out of fashion. Every rule + reg is now against it.
But to protect the city, we may need to fill again. The brilliant explains.
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As businesses make efforts to create healthier, safer indoor workspaces, meat processing plants and other work environments out of the public spotlight "will slip through the cracks," reports KSJ alum (‘16) for : apps.bostonglobe.com/ideas/graphics
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Attention to indoor air quality in work environments during the pandemic has been uneven at best, writes IGERT fellow .
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