Courtney Humphries

Courtney Humphries, writer, environmental social scientist, and educator with a PhD in urban environmental issues. She explores Boston’s warming, sea level rise, and extreme precipitation. She links historic landmaking, redlining, and infrastructure to uneven climate risk. She discusses city planning, building regulations, and equity challenges around heat, housing, and resilience.

Courtney Humphries, writer and environmental social scientist studying urban climate and coastal resilience. She explores Boston’s sea level rise, intensifying storms, and extreme heat risks. She links the city’s landmaking and redlining history to uneven vulnerabilities. She also reviews Boston’s climate planning, mitigation efforts, and the political and funding hurdles to making resilience equitable and effective.