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Shifting Shores: When to Stay and When to Retreat

As climate driven flooding becomes increasingly common in New England and beyond, how can shoreline and riverside communities navigate complex decisions surrounding their future? Leading experts in the field consider how to approach responses such as managed retreat, while considering equity, historic resources, and deeply rooted cultural identities.



Conversation Participants

Susanne C. Moser, Ph.D. (moderator)
Director and Principal Researcher | Susanne Moser Research & Consulting 
Chris Campany
Executive Director | Windham Regional Commission 
Shannon Hulst
Floodplain Specialist | Cape Cod Cooperative Extension and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
Kristin Uiterwyk
Director | Urban Harbors Institute at UMass Boston