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Sea level rise could submerge land currently home to up to 760 million people worldwide if global temperatures rise 4 degrees celsius by the year 2100. So what are cities and city planners going to do to minimize the potential devastation?

Resources on this topic:

Brecht, H., Dasgupta, S., Laplante, B., Murray, S., & Wheeler, D. (2012). Sea-Level Rise and Storm Surges: High Stakes for a Small Number of Developing Countries. The Journal of Environment & Development, 21(1), 120–138. [ Ссылка ]
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"Climate change crusade goes local" By Doug Struck
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Hauer, M. E., Evans, J. M., & Mishra, D. R. (2016). Millions projected to be at risk from sea-level rise in the continental United States. Nature Climate Change, 6(7), 691–695. [ Ссылка ]

"9 Popular Cities Losing War with Rising Seas"
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"Shanghai Struggles to Save Itself From the Sea" by Coco Liu
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"From Miami to Shanghai: 3C of warming will leave world cities below sea level" by Jonathan Watts
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"The three-degree world: the cities that will be drowned by global warming" by Josh Holder, Niko Kommenda, and Jonathan Watts
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"Mapping Choices: Carbon, Climate, and Rising Seas, Our Global Legacy" by Climate Central
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"The Rise of Resilience: Linking Resilience and Sustainability in City Planning" by Timon McPhearson
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"Shanghai takes measures against rising sea levels"
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