Mattapoisett Long Form Climate Questions
Provide as much detail and feedback as you would like on the following subjects.
1.
What climate change effects have you noticed most strongly in your daily life from season to season in recent years?
2.
Have you taken any actions on your own property in response to these climate change impacts or climate related hazards?
3.
What concerns you the most about how climate change will hit Mattapoisett on a local level?
4.
Will climate change likely affect your line of work and or employment prospects in this region?
5.
Would you ever consider relocating to another town, region, or another part of Mattapoisett because of climate change effects?
6.
Do anticipated climate change impacts make you worry for how the value of your property could change over time?
7.
What actions do you take on a personal level to mitigate climate change (such as installing solar, driving a hybrid car, walking instead of driving, conserving water, native plant landscaping, etc)? What actions would you take if they were more accessible physically or financially?
8.
What ideas do you have to mitigate climate change impacts in Mattapoisett?
9.
What are they ways that you think the Mattapoisett community may have to move beyond mitigation and into adaptation to climate change impacts (abandoning certain roads or infrastructure, for example, or pursuing buy-out programs for flood-prone residences)?
10.
Do you see any potential silver linings to climate change in Mattapoisett?