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Seasteading: Fish Migration Impacts Anyone?

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:13:00 +0000

Are Coastal Cities Worth Saving?

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:32:00 +0000

A lot of folks are joining in on the debate over whether or not sea walls and the like are appropriate for American coastal cities… what do we do about eliminating beaches and related eco-sytem?

NY Times – Land Rising as the Sea Does

admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:30:00 +0000

As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It’s Land That’s Rising
Michael Penn for The New York Times

Glaciers around Juneau are receding 30 feet or more each year.

By CORNELIA DEAN

“JUNEAU, Alaska — Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat…”

San Francisco Risk of Natural Hazard from Sea Rise

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:41:00 +0000

From the London Climate Adaption Strategy – a picture is work 1,000 words – San Francisco Bay Area as the second most vulnerable urban ‘megacity’ to sea rise…

Two Building Typologies to Mitigate Sea Rise: OMA + Studiomobile

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 17:45:00 +0000

Although the concept for one is more agricultural it could provide concepts for new development…

OMA’s residential tower in Singapore provides a model that not only could mitigate sea rise but also expand on potential in capturing ‘air rights’ for development.