Home and High Water
A science podcast by Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Environmental Studies about our research uncovering how we live, adapt and thrive in a changing climate. As researchers, our job is to witness and study the impact of human development and a changing climate. What are the stories behind the research? We will bring you behind the scenes with our diverse team of social scientists, geographers, architects, engineers, economists, and environmental scientists as we dive into the science of coastal resilience.
Episodes
5 episodes
Plants Not Pipes: A Solution to Florida’s Stormwater Pollution Problem
What if plants could offer a natural solution to Florida’s climate change challenges? This week, we dive into what you need to know about Low Impact Development and its potential to transform Florida’s climate response with Interim Director ...
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Episode 4
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10:12
Why Do We Care About Our Salt Marshes?
How do we value an environment? This is a question scientists and economists have been studying for decades through what's known as ecosystem services, a term researchers use to describe what ecosystems provide to humans.
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Episode 3
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32:18
Neighborhood Climate Resilience, Part 2: “To Endure And Survive”
To better understand and document the resilience of a particular community, we need more complex and individualized information at the local level. In Part 2, we focus on what our research team discovered about the local landscape when they beg...
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Episode 2
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27:02
Neighborhood Climate Resilience, Part 1: “Things Are Changing”
In a rapidly changing climate, being able to map and quantify the vulnerability and resilience of a community is critical because it is often the first picture decision-makers have of an area, shaping vital policy decisions from hazard preparat...
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Episode 1
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