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Municipal Resilience Policy Clinic

Student teams translate field evidence into briefing notes for heat, flood, water, and service-access planning.

Course detail

Research connection

Works with partner municipalities to test how climate, infrastructure, and service-access evidence can be used in local planning cycles.

Partner Briefing Quota3 policy briefs
Lab affiliateMunicipal Resilience Clinic
Studio intensity76/100

Learning outcomes

What students should be able to do.

  • Translate technical evidence into policy options for municipal partners.
  • Compare heat, flood, water, and access risks across neighborhoods.
  • Run a partner briefing that separates evidence, judgment, and recommendation.

Readiness

Prerequisites and assessment.

Faculty advisor approvalPartner brief orientation

Partner intake 20%, risk framework 25%, policy brief 35%, live briefing 20%.

Weekly syllabus

Four-week intensive module structure.

  1. 01
    Partner Problem Intake

    Scope, stakeholders, available evidence, decision calendar, and constraints.

  2. 02
    Risk Comparison Framework

    Heat, flood, water, and access indicators with neighborhood-level caveats.

  3. 03
    Policy Option Design

    Tradeoffs, implementation cost, legal fit, and accountability measures.

  4. 04
    Partner Briefing

    A live briefing deck, evidence appendix, and follow-up action log.