SINK OR SWIM: A CONVERSATION ON LIFE IN AN INUNDATED CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED

dc.contributor.advisorEisenbach, Roniten_US
dc.contributor.authorTownsend, Deane Lowellen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-14T05:36:38Z
dc.date.available2020-07-14T05:36:38Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractHistoric Chestertown, Maryland, is one of the oldest existing communities in the state of Maryland. Strategically situated along the Chester River, this town—like many others on the Delmarva Peninsula—is at risk to external forces of climate change and sea level rise which threaten to inundate and displace the town. Facing an uncertain future due to climate change and other socio-economic factors, Chestertown possesses the opportunity of challenging the status quo and raises the question can the concept of community be reimagined to address the severity of climate change and sea level rise while fostering a positive relationship to the environment? Observations to historic patterns of settlement, resilient design strategies, and building construction methodologies have been analyzed and applied to help protect the historic town while fostering an environmentally conscious community model. This model serves as a critique to previous settlements and current development proposals for the town, challenging the need to prioritize natural ecology over the built environment.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/jgdz-4ayx
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26327
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledChestertownen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledInundationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledResiliencyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSea Level Riseen_US
dc.titleSINK OR SWIM: A CONVERSATION ON LIFE IN AN INUNDATED CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHEDen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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