Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise
Green and Gray Strategies
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
| Author: | Stefan Al | ISBN: | 9781610919081 |
| Publisher: | Island Press | Publication: | November 20, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Island Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stefan Al |
| ISBN: | 9781610919081 |
| Publisher: | Island Press |
| Publication: | November 20, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Language: | English |
As cities build more flood-management infrastructure to adapt to the effects of a changing climate, they must go beyond short-term flood protection and consider the long-term effects on the community, its environment, economy, and relationship with the water.
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise, by infrastructure expert Stefan Al, introduces design responses to sea-level rise, drawing from examples around the globe. Going against standard engineering solutions, Al argues for approaches that are integrated with the public realm, nature-based, and sensitive to local conditions and the community. He features design responses to building resilience that creates new civic assets for cities.
With the right solution, Al shows, sea-level rise can become an opportunity to improve our urban areas and landscapes, rather than a threat to our communities.
As cities build more flood-management infrastructure to adapt to the effects of a changing climate, they must go beyond short-term flood protection and consider the long-term effects on the community, its environment, economy, and relationship with the water.
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise, by infrastructure expert Stefan Al, introduces design responses to sea-level rise, drawing from examples around the globe. Going against standard engineering solutions, Al argues for approaches that are integrated with the public realm, nature-based, and sensitive to local conditions and the community. He features design responses to building resilience that creates new civic assets for cities.
With the right solution, Al shows, sea-level rise can become an opportunity to improve our urban areas and landscapes, rather than a threat to our communities.
