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An International Competition for Ideas Responding to Sea Level Rise in San Francisco Bay and Beyond

In 2009, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) held an open international design competition for ideas responding to sea level rise in San Francisco Bay and beyond.

Nearly every day, we learn more about sea level rise – one of the most critical impacts of global warming. Individually and collectively, people are seeking solutions to this climate challenge. The issue of sea level rise is clearly of global importance, and both simple and complex design interventions will be needed to sustain quality of life, preserve the environment and ensure continued economic vitality of shoreline communities throughout the world. Challenges include:

• Rethinking how to build new communities in areas susceptible to future inundation

• Retrofitting valuable public shoreline infrastructure

• Protecting existing communities from flooding

• Protecting wetlands

• Anticipating changing shoreline configurations

At the intersection of rising seas and our coastal human settlements, your ideas are needed. The Rising Tides ideas competition is open to everyone. All are encouraged to bring forward their vision of a future estuarine shoreline that is applicable to San Francisco Bay and beyond.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

1. SPUR - LUNCHTIME FORUM

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 12:30pm

Planning for the San Francisco Bay. Sea level rise in San Francisco Bay will challenge the 40 year-old legal framework, which manages development on the Bay's shoreline. How will we adjust? Will Travis, executive director of the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, will discuss opportunities to amend the Bay Plan to increase our region's resilience to climate change.

654 Mission Street,

San Francisco, CA 94105-4015

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Free to members

$5 for non-members

Okay to bring lunch.

http://www.spur.org/events/calendar/planning_san_francisco_bay

2. SPUR - LUNCHTIME FORUM

Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:30pm

Social justice and rising seas. Over the past century, mean sea level has risen nearly eight inches at the Golden Gate in San Francisco. It is expected to rise between four and feet by 2100. A recent report by the Pacific Institute concludes that sea level rise will change the character of the California coast, and that adaptation strategies must be evaluated, tested and implemented if the risks identified in the report are to be reduced or avoided. What will be the social implications of these changes? With author Matt Heberger.