Join us on September 19, 2025 for the 2025 Smart Coast Summit – Coastal Bend Vision 2050, hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington’s Smart Coast Initiative. This transformative event brings together visionaries, experts,Continue reading
Smart Coast Community Forum: Ingleside on the Bay
Coastal Bend, TX – November 8, 2024 The latest Smart Coast Community Forum brought together 25 students from the University of Texas at Arlington, local residents, and decision-makers in a collaborative effort to strengthen coastalContinue reading
Enabling smart cities in coastal regions of environmental and industrial change
Project Summary: The Coastal Bend Region (CBR) of Texas is vulnerable to acute and chronic environmental stressors stemming from natural and industrial sources, including flooding and erosion from high tides, storm surge events, and shipContinue reading
Integrated, wireless monitoring network to enhance decision-making in communities
Project Summary: Texas coastal communities have historically been exposed to environmental threats from natural and industrial sources. In Ingleside on the Bay, a small, rural community situated along the shoreline of Corpus Christi Bay, tropicalContinue reading
Coastal vulnerability atlas
Project Summary: Climate change is a major risk to urban landscapes and the communities, fauna, and flora within. While the climate crisis impacts the natural, cultural, and built environment globally, regional impacts may differ significantlyContinue reading
Community partners foster engaged classrooms
Fifteen students from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) visited the Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA), hosted by President Patrick Nye and his wife, Julie. Known for their hospitality and generosity,Continue reading
Coastalstudio: Cocreating resilient urban futures along the coast and its hinterlands
Coastalstudio is a platform for engaged courses in architecture and urbanism focusing on resilient urban futures along the coast and its hinterlands. Under the leadership of Dr. Oswald Jenewein, Director of FUELED – the Future EnvironmentsContinue reading
NSF Smart & Connected Communities Launch Event
Arlington, TX – September 14, 2022 – The University of Texas at Arlington is proud to announce the launch of a major National Science Foundation (NSF) project aimed at addressing environmental challenges in Texas’ CoastalContinue reading