The Stone Living Lab’s first ever in-person conference was held in April 2023 at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center, convening more than 250 professionals and students from the education, private, and public sectors.
Explore conference proceedings, abstracts, and more below!
View Day 1 plenary remarks from our first in-person conference, Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings, held April 26, 2023 at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center.
Speaker highlights:
UMass Boston Welcome | Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, UMass Boston Chancellor
Massachusetts’ Commitment to Climate Resilience | Melissa Hoffer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Climate
Indigenous Knowledge Fireside Chat | Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, City of Boston Chief of Environment Energy and Open Space – Charles F. Sams III, National Park Service Director – and Elizabeth Solomon, Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag Elder and Stone Living Lab Executive Committee member.
View Day 2 plenary remarks from our first in-person conference, Nature-Based Coastal Resilience in Urban Settings, held April 27, 2023 at the University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center.
Speaker highlights:
Review conference sessions and full abstract text.
What do you need to know before, during and after the implementation of a project? What is the role of public private partnerships? What lessons have we learned and what challenges remain?
How do we define the success of a nature-based coastal resilience project? Over what timescale? With what metrics? How are social and ecosystem co-benefits valued? All presentations addressing these critical issues of assessing the success of a Nature Based Approach are welcome.
Nature-Based Approaches can invite gentrification, while at the same time creating positive environmental benefits. How do we get it right? What are ways to engage the community in regard to these complex, interactive topics? How can we make sure the socio-economic benefits flow to the community?
The Stone Living Lab is grateful to our 2023 Conference sponsors for their generous support!
Director of Climate Engagement | Stone Living Lab
Special Projects Manager | Stone Living Lab
Programs and Operations Coordinator | Boston Harbor Now
Postdoctoral Research Associate | Marine Science Center, Northeastern University
Director | Coastal Processes and Ecosystems (CAPE) Lab
Steering + Research & Monitoring Committees | Stone Living Lab
Professor and Interim Dean | UMass Boston, School for the Environment
Education + Steering + Research and Monitoring Committees | Stone Living Lab
Deputy National Lead | Engineering With Nature (EWN),
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Professor of Climate Adaptation | UMass Boston, School for the Environment
Research Director | Stone Living Lab
Research Biologist | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Marine Habitat Resource Specialist | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Education and Engagement Program Manager | Stone Living Lab