This report is the outcome of the 2024 Envision Resilience Portland and South Portland Challenge, a multidisciplinary and multi-university design studio addressing the urgent challenges related to climate change in Portland and South Portland, Maine. Graduate and undergraduate students studying architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture partnered with local stakeholders through an iterative process that produced speculative designs for adapting neighborhoods, parks, businesses and waterfronts to mitigate rising sea levels, housing challenges and other stressors related to a warming planet. This document compiles the research, design strategies, interventions and community-informed visions that blend environmental resilience with social equity, cultural heritage and economic vitality.
Contributors: Cornell University, Harvard University, University at Buffalo, University of Maine at Augusta, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, Yale University
