Event Title
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run! Adapting to Rising Sea Levels and Keeping it Green
Presentation Abstract
Adapting to Sea Level Rise for BC coastal communities is a growing concern as local communities react to the changes in the BC Government Flood Guidelines. Projections from the effects of sea level rise on flood construction levels in the future are starting to send shock waves through coastal community planners as they start to realize what the future risk will be. So how do we adapt to rising water levels and protect the environment? How do we protect properties and infrastructure? This presentation will provide examples of recent approaches to addressing sea level rise and its effects of on infrastructure in coastal areas, discuss interpretations of the guidelines and how they can be applied to the lower mainland then show examples of how the environment can be protected while providing increased flood protection. The use of bioengineering coupled with hard engineering to offset impacts will be discussed using examples generated over a series of projects around the Salish Sea.
Session Title
Flood Management, Climate Adaptation and the Environment in the Salish Sea
Conference Track
Climate Change and Ocean Acidification
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Sea level--British Columbia--Forecasting; Flood damage prevention--British Columbia
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run! Adapting to Rising Sea Levels and Keeping it Green
2016SSEC
Adapting to Sea Level Rise for BC coastal communities is a growing concern as local communities react to the changes in the BC Government Flood Guidelines. Projections from the effects of sea level rise on flood construction levels in the future are starting to send shock waves through coastal community planners as they start to realize what the future risk will be. So how do we adapt to rising water levels and protect the environment? How do we protect properties and infrastructure? This presentation will provide examples of recent approaches to addressing sea level rise and its effects of on infrastructure in coastal areas, discuss interpretations of the guidelines and how they can be applied to the lower mainland then show examples of how the environment can be protected while providing increased flood protection. The use of bioengineering coupled with hard engineering to offset impacts will be discussed using examples generated over a series of projects around the Salish Sea.
Comments
The presentation will discuss coastal engineering aspects of the flood hazard guidelines then tackle the conundrum of maintaining green shores while protecting for future sea level rise.