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Team # 1

Team # 1. Adrian, Aurik , Luke, Maren, Naveen, Nico, Sanah , Trinity. Energy. Resilience. Resilience: The ability to bounce back or recover Urban resilience: A city and its residents’ ability to bounce back or recover Buildings need to be able to heal after a disaster

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Team # 1

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  1. Team # 1 Adrian, Aurik, Luke, Maren, Naveen, Nico, Sanah, Trinity

  2. Energy

  3. Resilience • Resilience: The ability to bounce back or recover • Urban resilience: • A city and its residents’ ability to bounce back or recover • Buildings need to be able to heal after a disaster • A city needs a alternative plan if it loses energy

  4. Sustainability • Sustainability: A resource that can be used without depleting it or using it faster than it can regenerate • Urban sustainability: When A City… • Can use its resources responsibly • Has consistent resources • Is stable

  5. Systems Thinking • Why is systems thinking important to help urban resilience? • Every aspect must be resilient, not just some. • Fixing one problem shouldn’t create other problems. It can create a ripple effect. • Forgetting something big might cost more money to repair than it would have if you had remembered it initially.

  6. Boston & Hurricanes • Boston is located on the east coast, which makes it more vulnerable to hurricanes. • Boston is prone to flooding. • Hurricanes are not frequent in the Boston area, which makes it more unprepared for one. • Boston is at a low elevation, which can make it more susceptible to water based natural disasters. • Climate change causes hurricanes to become more likely and powerful everywhere.

  7. Effects on energy in Boston • Power lines and transformers could be damaged or destroyed. • The MBTA might be shut down, which could slow the transportation network. • With no power, essential places could be shut down, such as hospitals. • A hurricane could make it challenging to get natural gas to Boston, and natural gas is Boston’s main source of energy. • Wind turbines on the coast would stop spinning.

  8. Present:Resiliency/Sustainability of Energy in Boston • 1. Strong building infrastructure • 2. Deployable levees  • 3. Hurricane plan by Boston government – shows shelters & access • 4. Most hospitals have backup generators • 5. Investing in more renewable resources

  9. Future:Resiliency/Sustainability Improvements • 1. More underground power lines • 2. Residents can fill their basements or crawlspaces to prevent flooding, which could lead to less damage of internal power systems • 3. A plan to get liquid natural gas if it can’t get through Boston Harbor • 4. More renewable energy (follow up on more wind turbines) • 5. Collect big data from and communicate with other cities that experience hurricanes to come up with ideas

  10. NUSSP - Takeaways What was the most rewarding part of this program or the most interesting thing you learned during the program?

  11. Bibliography • ARC Reactor-https://i0.wp.com/feedsnitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Arc-reactor-Creditsdesktopimages.org_.jpg?resize=458%2C287&ssl=1 • Eco-City https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjShMe9j8HjAhWoT98KHbepAJ0QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredboy.com%2Fenvironmental-protection-city-landscape-vector-picture%2F&psig=AOvVaw2d9m53H8Yz-g69yTlV0-lg&ust=1563630357817392 • https://galvinelectric.com/whole-home-standby-generators-boston-ma/ • http://boston.maps.arcgis.com/apps/LocalPerspective/index.html?appid=1fe94c3d1ae24527b3bd720371531bac • https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=MA • https://www.bu.edu/sph/2018/09/14/building-cities-that-bounce-back/ • https://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/building-flood-resiliency • https://www.mass.gov/service-details/generator-safety • Creative Commons photos (3) • Mbta.com

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