October 19, 2023
Q&A: Seeing coastal storm impacts in advance can help communities prepare
Knowing the potential dangers posed by storm surge and high winds before a storm hits can help coastal communities and emergency responders prepare. Visualizations showing projected storm impacts can make the complex science behind the projections easy to understand and immediately available to individuals in the storm's path, according to Peter Stempel, associate professor of landscape architecture.
Penn State News spoke with Stempel, who works with colleagues at Penn State and the Department of Homeland Security's Coastal Resilience Center for Excellence to transform intricate scientific models into easy-to-understand visuals communicating the science to coastal communities.
Schools and Departments:
Department of Landscape Architecture, Stuckeman School
Unit Research:
Arts and Architecture Research, A&A Sustainability, Ecology plus Design
Architecture Clusters:
Sustainability (SUS)
Event Sponsors:
Stuckeman School