Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2025
Publication Title
Case Studies in Sustainability
Volume
1
Pages
67 pp.
Abstract
[Introduction] Communities across the globe are being affected by climate change in numerous ways. However, those most often affected, especially by sea level rise, are those small island nations that are pressed for space already; this includes the island of Grenada. Grenada is located in the southern portion of the Caribbean and is bordered by the Caribbean Sea (West) and the Atlantic Ocean (East). The planning and development authority (PDA) has been identified as the main stakeholder involved in this case study, but recommendations will be made to all parties involved to best accomplish our mission.
Key stakeholders were initially identified to cover all aspects of the system and were later placed into the decision making space. The decision space shows how the key stakeholders interconnect within the system. Participatory modeling normally includes the stakeholders, but when this is not possible, we use role playing to get an idea of what the actual stakeholders would say. Our role play meeting was collaborative, and gave us a better understanding of the decision space model. The decision space model explains the level of authority and interest in each stakeholder and correlates with the stakeholder meeting chart. The in-person participatory modeling was used to establish the goal statement, which we have identified as: A built environment in Grenada that enables the people to cope with the impacts of sea level rise and heavy precipitation by securing the safety and well-being of all and by distributing the risks equally while safeguarding the socio-economic and environmental system.
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Original Publication Citation
Boyd, R. D., Duncan, M. P., Markham, A. D., Novak, A. K., Bloom, B. B., Edwards, A., Lewis, J. S., & Plag, H.-P. (2025). Preparing the built environment in Grenada for future sea level rise and extreme precipitation events. Earth Viability Center. https://www.place4us.net/TownSquare/Bark/.XMLS_Shared/Barks/Periodicals/CSS/CSS-V1-5/PDF.pdf
Repository Citation
Boyd, Rocco D.; Duncan, Meagan P.; Markham, Alivia D.; Novak, Adelle K.; Bloom, Blaizen B.; Edwards, Ashawne; Lewis, Jai S.; and Plag, Hans-Peter, "Preparing the Built Environment in Grenada for Future Sea Level Rise and Extreme Precipitation Events" (2025). CCPO Publications. 419.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/419
ORCID
0000-0003-0909-4501 (Plag)
Comments
Published in the journal: Case Studies in Sustainability