The future of South Queens
New York City’s trendsetting oceanfront is along the Rockaway Peninsula. After Sandy, how is the city planning ahead for those neighborhoods?
Where do future flood maps of NYC come from?
The City’s projections for flood zones in coming decades are created by the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities (CISC); an interactive version now shows projections out to 2080.
Does New York need a new scale model?
How can the public best visualize New York City — and surrounding coastline — changing in the years after Hurricane Sandy? A proposal for a scale model of the city and waterfront.
The future of Southern Manhattan
Other boroughs suffered equal, or more brutal, direct consequences from Hurricane Sandy, but the visual impact of a darkened Manhattan captured the imagination.
The future of Southern Brooklyn, including Coney Island
As a bustling community attached to the massive built environment of the city, it was easy to overlook how vulnerable Coney Island and the neighborhoods around it have always been to the full force of the Atlantic.
The future of the Brooklyn Queens waterfront
The SIRR is a 30 year plan for 8 million people. It’s likely the most detailed climate change adaptation plan anywhere, and here is what it says about the Brooklyn Queens Waterfront.
Can it get any hotter in New York City?
NYC°CoolRoofs and Deutsche Bank teamed up this week to cool off a roof in the Bronx, and we tagged along.
The latest climate analysis for NYC: what’s it mean for us?
How can we adapt and rebuild responsibly?