Essays about: "Sea level rise adaptation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words Sea level rise adaptation.
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1. Sink or Swim: Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Venice, Italy : A case of citizen non-participation
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Due to global warming, sea levels will irreversibly continue to rise around the world throughout this century. Therefore, coastal urban communities will need to adapt to new environmental challenges, such as more frequent and intense flood events. READ MORE
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2. Shifting shorelines : reflection on visulization of sea level rise
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Sea level rise is predicted to radically transform coastal landscapes in the coming centuries. Caused by climate change, the impact is already felt in low-lying communities around the world. READ MORE
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3. Freedom and Movement for Humans and Wild Animals : A journey along the German-Danish border fence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : In December 2019, the Danish government finished building a fence on the border with Germany. Although the fence was nominally intended to prevent wild boar entering Denmark, the government had recently acquired enough barbed wire to reinforce it against human migrants. READ MORE
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4. Future challenges of Kalmar City : coastal adaptation strategies design in relation to sea level rise
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Sea level rise has steadily increased and is anticipated to rise further by the end of the century and beyond 2100. Low-lying coastal areas are affected by rising sea levels as they will be more susceptible to flooding and land loss. READ MORE
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5. Reconnecting Gävle’s Delta : a post-industrial urban transformation project for Sweden’s coastal landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This speculative design-led research project addresses the challenges of transforming dilapidated post-industrial brownfield sites into thriving, sustainable, resilient urban neighbourhoods. Tasked with allocating urban growth, municipality planning departments increasingly look towards underused but centrally located industrial sites for future development. READ MORE