May 8, 2019

Plan to lessen sea rise effect on San Francisco

Planetizen - "A blueprint outlining how San Francisco Bay communities should combat sea-level rise was released  by ecosystem scientists and urban planners who envision a ring of man-made reefs, rocky beaches and graded marshlands around the largest estuary on the Pacific coast," reports Peter Fimrite.

The San Francisco Estuary Institute and SPUR created the San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas, proposing major changes to existing seawalls, rip rap, culverts and other fortifications that are unlikely to weather the impacts of rising seas.

"The idea […] is to build eco-friendly features that support wildlife and absorb, rather than repel, the rising tides," explains Fimrite.

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