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Participatory Science In Boston Harbor: Bridging Research And Outreach, Anne E. O'Connell

Graduate Masters Theses

Participatory science programs are becoming effective mechanisms to provide members of the public opportunities to be involved in scientific research worldwide. In the city of Boston, coastal resilience research is of particular interest to researchers, policy makers, and members of the public due to the threat of up to two meters of sea level rise by the year 2100. As part of the outreach and education initiative at the Stone Living Lab, community members were trained to use the Emery method of beach profiling and conducted measurements at twelve different sites around Boston harbor. The sites were visited during the …