The ‘Cool Roxbury: Lower Roxbury Extreme Heat Challenges and Solutions Report’ documents the nature, extent and human impact of extreme heat on Lower Roxbury Residents. The Report also outlines a number of workable strategies for mitigating the impact of this increasingly public health issue. The work is the collaborative climate change planning research between city, university and community/residents of Lower Roxbury. It highlights the role of youth of color in mainstream urban and resiliency planning.

(Re)Designing Lower Roxbury to Combat Extreme Heat is a report based upon a four-week investigation of extreme heat in Lower Roxbury carried out by 27 high school students from four Boston Public Schools under the supervision of students and faculty from the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Department of Urban Planning and Community Development, planning and design professionals from BPDA, Department of Environment staff members. public and private planning consultants, and environmental and climate change scientists across the City of Boston.