Colby-Sawyer College Resilience Project 2020-2050
This document, a community-based research project by Colby-Sawyer College, outlines a plan to enhance the resilience of New London, New Hampshire, by focusing on interconnected food, water, and energy systems. Key strategic areas include strengthening the local food system through initiatives like the Main Street Garden and agricultural land protection, improving water management via low impact development and rainwater catchment, and transitioning to sustainable energy through an Energy Descent Action Plan, greenhouse gas inventories, and sustainable investment strategies. The overarching vision aims for a resilient and thriving community by 2050, capable of addressing future environmental and societal challenges.