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THIS IS/COULD BE YOUR VANCOUVER* ...
BECAUSE A CITY DESIGNED FOR THIS... ...WILL FACE THIS BY 2100†
†AT KING TIDE. PRIOR TO 2100 ADDING STORM SURGE AND WIND
*YACHT NOT INCLUDED
... EXCEPT THIS IDYLLIC VISION ISN’T REALLY POSSIBLE ANYMORE. RISING SEA LEVELS ARE ALTERING THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VANCOUVER’S PEOPLE AND THE WATER.
BIGGERBIGGER
wait!lets do the math ...
1500m sea wallaverage ~4m depth
12m high wall x $8.33million per meter
x 1500m = $150million
Preparing for a Changing Climate
Vancouver
CURRENT HIGH TIDE AT SCIENCE WORLD
RESULT:
THAT SEEMS EXPENSIVE, BUT WHAT IF i TOLD YOU THAT THE
SEA WALL COULD BE FREE!
YOU JUST HAVE TO THINK ... DON'T MAKE
A WALL, MAKE HOUSING.
$150MILLION / 1500 CONDOS
=$100,000 PER LOT ...
... WHICH IN VANCOUVER IS CONSIDERED CHEAP.
SO: NOT ONLY DO 'WE' PROTECT THE CITY 'FREE', WE
CAN ALSO PROVIDE 'AFFORDABLE' HOUSING.
SEA LEVEL RISE PROTECTION + HOUSING + AN EASY
TRANSPORTATION LINK FROM THE WEST END TO KITSILANO
AND ON TO UBC.
2100 2100 WITH SEA WALL
FLOODING
*YACHT NOT INCLUDED
SEA WALL
WAIT A MINUTE, THAT SEA WALL IS HUGE! THAT IS MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE! TELL THOSE PEOPLE IN KITS POINT TO MOVE INSTEAD.
TOO BAD SHOW- BOAT!
KING TIDE DEC 17, 2012
BIGGERBIGGER
...WILL FACE THIS BY 2100†
†AT KING TIDE. PRIOR TO 2100 ADDING STORM SURGE AND WIND
BECAUSE A CITY DESIGNED FOR THIS...PRESCRIBE MOUNTAINS. SAVE THE CITY. BUILT BY YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SAVING THE CITY ONE SMALL MOUNTAIN AT A TIME.
PUBLIC!
VANCOUVER
TRANSPLANTPRESCRIPTION:ONE MOUNTAINPLACE WHERE NEEDED
2014MOUTH (FALSE CREEK)
ALL SOLUTIONS CONSIDERED
UM, THIS VIEW?
VIEW IN 2100
BUT ... VIEW !!!! YOU’LL SPOIL IT !!!
OK,TOUCHE
LOOK AT ALL THOSE PEOPLE PROTECTING THE CITY AND
IMPROVING THE VIEW!!!
THIS MUCH OF THE VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY SHIPS
ITS SO EASY TO BIKE FROM THE WEST END
TO UBC NOW!
BRIDGE ALLOWS BOATS AND BECOMES SEA GATE
VIEW TO FALSE CREEK WITH BRIDGE
IMAGESHOWSBRIDGE UP AND NORMAL
MODULAR FLY-ASH CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION - A HYBRID OF OIL PLATFORM AND FLOATING HOUSE. EACH BOX SUNK WHEN IN CORRECT LOCATION OK,
BUT WHYPIXELS?
VOXELS ACTUALLY ... BUT AS FOR ‘WHY?’ ... WHY NOT?
PEOPLE SEEM TO LIKE THEM!