Climate Resilience and Adaptation
We identify, assess, and design protective adaptations to the effects of climate change—namely sea level rise, increased precipitation, and extreme heat—on coastal and inland communities.
Our interdisciplinary approach to climate resilience encapsulates strategies to address inland, riverine, and coastal flooding; designs that enhance community equity; engineering plans that provide resilient pathways; and policy development that support resilience and adaptation.
We also communicate climate science and climate change risk to stakeholders, collaborate with communities on mitigation and adaptation strategies, and share the narrative of a project or program applying for grant funding.
Our innovative designs mitigate heat, create habitat, reduce pollution, and protect communities from multifarious threats. We also support the long-term maintenance and operations of green stormwater infrastructure and other climate resilience solutions.
Our Services
Climate change is a public health, environmental, and social justice priority for our communities.
The attention on climate change and funding to mitigate its effects has increased substantially over the last decade as the frequency of extreme weather events and severity of climate impacts only continue to expose our vulnerabilities.
AKRF is proud to be supporting the Battery Park City Authority in Lower Manhattan on both the North/West Resiliency Project and South Resiliency Project—the latter of which achieved Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines Verification from the Waterfront Alliance.
Northwest Resiliency Park (ResilenCity Park)
East Side Coastal Resiliency
East Falls and Manayunk Flood Mitigation Study
New York City Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines
New York City Cloudburst Management Design
Lower Eastwick Flood Study
Living Breakwaters
