8. โIf Sandy had peaked only
5ยฝ hours earlier, we would
have had a โ100-year floodโโ
โLuck is not a good
planning strategyโ
9. Key Lessons
โข Donโt waste a crisis.
โข Build on existing institutions and
policy initiatives.
10. Preparing For
The Rising Tide
โข Released February 2013 with then-
Mayor Menino who vowed to act
before the next big one.
โข Maps Bostonโs vulnerability to
coastal flooding at future sea
levels.
โข Provides case studies of
neighborhood-level vulnerability
assessments.
12. Could flood
nearly 7% of
Boston
Current
100-Year
Flood
Annual
Flood
by 2050
Daily High
Tide by 2100
Todayโs High
Tide + 5.0 ft.
13. Could Flood
Over 30%
of Boston
100-Year
Flood around
2050
Annual
Flood by
2100
Todayโs High
Tide + 7.5 ft.
14.
15. Key Lessons
โข Todayโs 100-year flood could be
2050โs annual flood and 2100โs
high tide.
โข Identify vulnerabilities and how to
minimize risk of harm.
โข We have time, but we have a lot to
do. We need to start soon.
16.
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24.
25. Key Lessons
โข Sea level rise is a real concern in
Boston.
โข There are existing design
solutions.
โข The results can be beautiful.
26.
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30.
31.
32. Key Lessons
โข Many cities are successfully using
โLiving with Waterโ beautiful, flood-
resilient designs.
โข We donโt always have to keep
water out.
โข Make every dollar count twice by
addressing other urban goals while
decreasing flood risks.
34. Boston Living With Water
Design Competition
โข Launched at ABX
โข Applied research to real places
โข 50 entries by 342 participants from
seven countries
โข Included multiple free forums
โข Collaborative competition
โข www.BostonLivingwithWater.org
43. Key Lessons
โข We need district-wide solutions.
โข Involve community leaders early
in design.
โข We will need both resilient and
resistant solutions.
โข Now we need to institutionalize
what weโve learned.
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