Inventory and Analysis of Risks, Impacts, Community Assets, Initiatives, and Action Plans in South Park and
Duwamish Valley






For the first few weeks, students dove deep into a thematic topic specifically related to risks, impacts, community assets, initiatives, and action plans in South Park and Duwamish Valley. Various geographic tools were utilized to visualize the complex and dense layers of research. This often led to the emergence of new relationships, the surfacing of invisible systems, and the ability to track processes spatially and temporally. The outputs of this practice aim to illuminate information, engage communities, and empower social action. Findings were shared at the end of the project as an opportunity to learn from one another and collectively form a base of information for later projects.



Sea Level Rise & Flooding Events / Nathanal Cohen

Fire Events & Air Quality / Jessie Lin


Earthquake & Tsunami Risk / Julia Luke


Shifts in Weather & Climate / Josiah Smith





Past, Present, Future of Duwamish River / Anna McDonald

Legacy of Contamination & Cleanup /
Sindhu Raju

Demographics / Joe Junan Yan


Access to Open Space / Bernadette Labuguen




Access to Community Support & Opportunities / Yuqing Huang

Waste Management Systems /
Rachel Searle

Terrestrial & Aquatic Ecologies /
Julia Wood

Food Production, Access & Waste /
Laura Thompson



Industrial Biowaste & Waste Heat / Ava Ross



Alternative Energy Sources / Lu He


Water as Waste / Meaghan
O’Connor Lenth

Demolition & Construction Debris /
Jimmy Sund



Inorganic Construction Material Production / Akeo Maifeld-Carucci

Organic Construction Material Production / Ask Søfelt

Recyling Industries / Malka Hoffman


Energy Production & Infrastructure / Nat Gregorius




Noise & Air Pollution / Daquan Proctor

Transportation, Walkability & Connectivity / Maron Bernardino














we acknowledge the people – past, present, and future – of the Dkhw’Duw’Absh, the Duwamish Tribe, the Muckleshoot, Suquamish, Stillaguamish, and many more Coast Salish peoples on whose traditional lands we live, study, and work