Assessment and Planning for Remediation of Bermed Infiltration Ponds in Dorchester County, Maryland
Project Summary:Bermed Infiltration Ponds (BIPs) are onsite sewage treatment systems used primarily in Dorchester County where conventional septic systems are not feasible. Many are aging and at risk of failure, threatening public health, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Community Climate Resilience Leadership Initiative
Communities across Maryland face growing risks from extreme heat, severe storms, flooding, and power disruptions. Although local governments and community organizations are eager to prepare, many lack the tools, training, and coordination needed to act.The Community Climate Resilience Leadership Initiative will build local leadership, strengthen emergency preparedness, and support community-led resilience solutions while developing a model that can be adapted across Pepco’s service territory and beyond.
Rapid Stream Delisting is a data-driven approach that uses collaborative partnerships and GIS mapping to target watershed restoration activities and investments in manageable, high-potential areas. Proven effective in several Pennsylvania counties, the approach accelerates water quality improvements by concentrating resources where they can achieve the greatest impact.
Operationalizing Flood Inundation Mapping (FIMS) in Maryland Through a Social Science Approach
The FIMs (flood inundation mapping) project focuses on conducting community-based research to increase the use and understanding of FIMs tools and technologies and integrate their use into local preparation and planning efforts. The intended outcomes and impacts of this work are to increase community understanding of flood mapping, facilitate both incident response and long-term community planning and, more broadly, improve community health and well-being related to climate, flooding, and socio-economic inequalities.
This event is open to the public.Historic Preservation Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Lecture SeriesSpeaker:Greg WerkheiserFounding Partner, Attorney at Law Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLCAbout the lecture:Since 1966, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act has upheld a simple, biparti...
This event is for the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (MAPP) community only.Come together within the MAPP community for a mid-semester stress-buster that gets students thinking and making creatively!
Project that Imagines New Life for Vacant Churches Earns Regional Planning Award
Proposals for three underutilized church properties in Prince George’s County—with concepts ranging from multigenerational housing to a hub for emergency services—are being recognized for outstanding student work by the American Planning Association of Maryland. The result of a fall 2025 Urban Studi...
Written by Karen Shih ’09, originally published in TERP Magazine.JUST STEPS FROM PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON'S white-columned, brick Georgian mansion, Elizabeth McCague knelt in the red clay of a shallow excavation pit and dusted off a shard of ceramic. It wasn’t an uncommon find: Pieces of scalloped to...
This event is for the School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation (MAPP) Community only.Join us for information session on the 2027 ULI Hines Student Competition on urban design and development. The competition is part of the Institute’s ongoing effort to raise interest among young people in...
Despite its diminutive size, molding is an architectural element with monumental personality. It can transform a builder’s-grade bedroom into a cozy, luxe enclave. It can add a historic feel to a new house, and energy to an old one. Stacked together, it can make a boring brick facade look downright ...
