Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
When looking to the future, it is hard to ignore the significant effects climate change will have on our historic built environment. Roughly 2,459.32 acres of land throughout the historic City of Newport, Rhode Island fall within the hundred-year floodplain associated with sea level rise. Through examination of precedents in Louisiana and Charleston, South Carolina, this study analyzes best practices and government policies for adapting historic structures to be more climate-change resilient. The goal is to identify best practices from the precedent areas and use them as guidance for the creation of new initiatives to protect historic structures in Newport. Finally, this study analyzes Newport, Louisiana, and Charleston’s current resiliency practices for historic structures and makes recommendations for how Newport can improve its resiliency planning for historic resources.
Recommended Citation
Needham, Olivia Katherine, "Where Do We Go from Here? Best Practices for Adapting Historic Buildings for Climate Resiliency in Newport, Rhode Island" (2018). Historic Preservation Theses. 17.
https://docs.rwu.edu/hp_theses/17
