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Policy & Design Reports
This section features a series of original research reports aimed at developing design and policy tools that address flood adaptation and historic urban form change in the context of New York City.
Browse the publications below to learn more about the flood risk faced by New York City's historic built environment; the multiple goals and values involved in the transformation of historic streetscapes towards flood resilience; streetscape-sensitive flood adaptation design strategies for New York City's historic buildings and neighborhoods; real-world design studies, and heritage resilience policy-making agendas.
Flood Risk of New York City's Historic Built Environment
This report examines the physical flood risk faced by New York City's historic built environment, which is compounded by potential adverse streetscape impacts brought by flood adaptation interventions, as well as the city's underdeveloped heritage resilience policy framework.
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