Rachel Stern (GGFUP, 2017, Location: Oakland)
Climate change, sea level rise, extreme weather patterns–these are all realities that we, especially us in coastal cities, face and will continue to face with . The environment does not stand alone as a topic and it is crucial to consider the land, sea, rivers, and other environmental bodies as inextricably linked and connected to human rights, social and racial inequalities, and urban cultures and environments. My work this summer explores the ways in which climate change resilience can be built in communities and designed by those communities themselves.