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A Coastal Defense Against Storms And Rising Seas
That Bruce Lee Would Like
The way to protect shoreline communities from monster storms and climate change’s rising seas might not be to erect huge walls to fight the water, but to use its own energy to control it. That’s the idea behind a comprehensive coastal resiliency project called Living Breakwaters, which in late October won the 2014 Buckminster Fuller Institute Challenge for socially responsible design. The system, created by SCAPE/LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLLC, looks to reduce risks by rebuilding tidal habitats like oyster reefs that once protected shorelines along with smarter coastal planning and development. http://txchnologist.com/post/102529132625/a-coastal-defense-against-storms-and-rising-seas