To thoroughly examine the equity-engagement-adaptation nexus, the project will critically evaluate engagement processes underway in five frontline underserved communities (two in the miami-dade county…

To thoroughly examine the equity-engagement-adaptation nexus, the project will critically evaluate engagement processes underway in five frontline underserved communities (two in the miami-dade county and three in the urban northeast), CO-produce with community partners a refined equity-based community strategy, and investigate the scalability and transferability of this CO-produced strategy to two additional larger-scale sites within each region. We will assess examples of engagement strategies in a variety of coastal flood resilience contexts. We include gray and green infrastructure/NBS (nature-based solutions) projects and consider contexts that are both local community-based and more regional in character. We pose several research questions in the project: 1) how and to what extent do infrastructure-focused resilience engagement strategies incorporate equity-based issues?; 2) does the nature of the infrastructure project (i.e., gray- or green-dominated; community-specific or regional) influence the effectiveness of the engagement strategies?; 3) what are the most important strategies and components to include in an engagement strategy to enhance the likelihood of enhanced equity outcomes?; and 4) to what extent are enhanced equity engagement strategies scalable and transferable to other community contexts?