Council acts on climate change?!
The North Shore City Council (April 7. 2006) has reported its concern about climate change: "We’re taking seriously what a number of experts are saying. Its no understatement to say that the preservation of planet earth is at stake,” said Mr Wood, the North Shore City Mayor.
Co-op comment: It easy to talk about climate change as a global problem, but what is the reality going to be for a coastal city like the North Shore?
Sea-level rise appears to be inevitable, since green-house gas emissions are not being stopped, they are only being slowed down slightly. Communities located at close to sea level will face huge infrastructure costs to rebuild sea-walls and storm-water outlet systems. At some point people will have to relocate.
It could be argued that some part of the Great Park should serve as a land bank, so that people can relocate more easily within the same city. When the Browns Bay community is flooded, or becomes an estuary, it could be added to the coastal park, and receive land on the hills in exchange.
Co-op comment: It easy to talk about climate change as a global problem, but what is the reality going to be for a coastal city like the North Shore?
Sea-level rise appears to be inevitable, since green-house gas emissions are not being stopped, they are only being slowed down slightly. Communities located at close to sea level will face huge infrastructure costs to rebuild sea-walls and storm-water outlet systems. At some point people will have to relocate.
It could be argued that some part of the Great Park should serve as a land bank, so that people can relocate more easily within the same city. When the Browns Bay community is flooded, or becomes an estuary, it could be added to the coastal park, and receive land on the hills in exchange.
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