Boulder County Localization and Equity Mapping

Client:

Boulder County

Project Type:

Environmental & Regulatory

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

Key Takeaways

Ensuring Equity In Adaptation

Climate action plans require analysis of socio-economics to help ensure that equitable adaptation is achieved.

Local Focus For Climate Change

Individuals need clear visualizations to understand how climate change becomes personal and actionable.

Adaptive Capacity Is The New Equity

Each neighborhood has unique adaptive capacity including the ability to adapt and implement recommendations.

About the Project

Mapping Neighborhood-level Climate Impacts and Adaptation

The true cost of environmental changes extends beyond physical impacts on infrastructure. Public health, equity and the ability to adapt are crucial elements. Additionally, understanding and addressing these changes at the neighborhood level is essential for grasping local effects and motivating local efforts. Localizing and emphasizing equity brings broader environmental projections down to neighborhood-specific impacts.

Resilient Analytics was the lead consultant in this effort, tasked with creating a map interface that conveyed the current conditions in each neighborhood, capacity of the neighborhood to adapt, climate projections, risk to each neighborhood, risks to each sector and adaptation priorities. Coordination between the county and cities was critical for long-term planning and success. Resilient Analytics developed a new GIS interface, creating an interactive environment that allowed county officials to access and utilize the extensive data in the new system.

Additionally, new impact functions were developed to localize individual impacts to include equity and adaptive capacity. The GIS-based platform is now the basis for all government levels to obtain localized impact analysis.

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Engineering & Design

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Engineering Planning & Consulting

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Environmental & Regulatory

At Stanley Consultants, we help clients navigate the complex world of environmental regulations and the challenges of a changing climate through proactive and sustainable environmental engineering solutions. Our team of engineering consultants provides comprehensive support services and innovative solutions to stay compliant and protect the environment. As a leading environmental engineering firm, we're dedicated to guiding your projects toward a sustainable and resilient future.

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Stanley Consultants offers comprehensive program management and consulting services that go well beyond the aspect of one project. We bring more than 200 areas of engineering and architectural expertise, with program delivery, integration and financial management at the heart of what we do.

From managing an entire portfolio of capital projects to supporting a specific mega-project using specific technical approaches, Stanley Consultants has the expertise and capabilities to deliver exceptional results. Our program managers will meet the overarching goals of your organization, ensuring that resources are allocated appropriately, timelines are met, and benefits are realized across the projects within the program.

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