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[[File:East River December 2021.jpg|thumb|Coastal edge of [[East River Park]], which is planned for expansion.]] |
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'''Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency''' ('''LMCR''') refers to a range of [[climate change adaptation]] strategies of [[coastal management]] to address [[Climate change in New York City|impacts on the city]] in the wake of the extensive [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York|Hurricane Sandy flooding]] of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency |url=https://edc.nyc/project/lower-manhattan-coastal-resiliency |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=edc.nyc |language=en}}</ref> |
'''Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency''' ('''LMCR''') refers to a range of [[climate change adaptation]] strategies of [[coastal management]] to address [[Climate change in New York City|impacts on the city]] in the wake of the extensive [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New York|Hurricane Sandy flooding]] of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency |url=https://edc.nyc/project/lower-manhattan-coastal-resiliency |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=edc.nyc |language=en}}</ref> |
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A more localized alternative to the [[New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier]], it has some continuity with the centuries-long [[Lower Manhattan expansion]] trend and seeks to compensate for the historical loss of [[Ecosystem service#Buffer zones|wetland buffer zones]], and |
A more localized alternative to the [[New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier]], it has some continuity with the centuries-long [[Lower Manhattan expansion]] trend and seeks to compensate for the historical loss of [[Ecosystem service#Buffer zones|wetland buffer zones]], and would be integrated into the [[Manhattan Waterfront Greenway]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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After Sandy, Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg differed on their preferred infrastructure responses, with Cuomo favoring a storm barrier to protect the entire estuary, and Bloomberg localized protection for Lower Manhattan inspired by [[Battery Park City]]. Several studies have been commissioned since, including the |
After Sandy, Governor [[Andrew Cuomo]] and Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] differed on their preferred infrastructure responses, with Cuomo favoring a storm barrier to protect the entire estuary, and Bloomberg localized protection for Lower Manhattan inspired by [[Battery Park City]]. Several studies have been commissioned since, including the '''BIG U''' from [[Bjarke Ingels Group]] for a semi-circle of [[Berm|berms]] that would allow small-scale [[Flood control|controlled floods]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The BIG U |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-big-u-6280 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.architectmagazine.com}}</ref> in contrast with the more ambitious seawall proposals.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barnard |first=Anne |date=2020-01-17 |title=The $119 Billion Sea Wall That Could Defend New York … or Not |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/the-119-billion-sea-wall-that-could-defend-new-york-or-not.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Their 2014 plan largely involved constructing a series of [[berms]] in Lower Manhattan, inland from the shoreline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Feuer |first=Alan |date=2014-10-25 |title=Building for the Next Big Storm |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/nyregion/after-hurricane-sandy-new-york-rebuilds-for-the-future.html |access-date=2022-01-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NYC: The BIG U |url=http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/our-work/all-proposals/winning-projects/big-u |website=Rebuild by Design|date=9 April 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The BIG U |url=https://www.planning.org/awards/2015/bigu.htm |website=American Planning Association}}</ref> but has been deemed inadequate in parts and too costly to maintain. |
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<ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jared |date=June 20, 2019 |title=Berms Aren't Enough: NYC Shifts Course on "Big U" Resilience Plan |url=https://dirt.asla.org/2019/06/20/first-phase-of-big-u-pivots-to-sea-walls/ |website=THE DIRT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2020 |title=Ripples of Resilience: Lower Manhattan's Diverse Waterfront Communities; Waterfront Alliance |url=https://waterfrontalliance.org/2020/12/03/ripples-of-resilience-lower-manhattans-diverse-waterfront-communities/}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Bloomberg's 2013 concept of "Seaport City" has |
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| ⚫ | Bloomberg's 2013 concept of "[[South Street Seaport|Seaport]] City"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quirk |first=Vanessa |date=2013-08-02 |title=Bloomberg Moves Forward with Controversial Seaport City |url=https://www.archdaily.com/410992/bloomberg-moves-forward-with-controversial-seaport-city |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref> has been replaced by the '''FiDi-Seaport''' plan,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan |url=https://fidiseaportclimate.nyc/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=FiDi Seaport Climate |language=en-US}}</ref> as part of the wider LMCR initiative by the De Blasio administration. It updates the BIG U with more substantial [[land reclamation]] that could be funded and finished, avoiding the occasional temporary flooding of the earlier plan and its maintenance costs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIG U APRIL 2019 UPDATE – Rebuild by Design |url=https://www.rebuildbydesign.org/news-and-events/updates/big-u-april-2019-update/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.rebuildbydesign.org|date=30 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Jared |date=2019-06-20 |title=Berms Aren't Enough: NYC Shifts Course on "Big U" Resilience Plan |url=https://dirt.asla.org/2019/06/20/first-phase-of-big-u-pivots-to-sea-walls/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=THE DIRT |language=en-US}}</ref> Initial plans focus on landfilling and building up [[East River Park]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hanania |first=Joseph |date=2019-01-18 |title=To Save East River Park, the City Intends to Bury It |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/nyregion/to-save-east-river-park-the-city-intends-to-bury-it.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kimmelman |first=Michael |date=2021-12-02 |title=What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/us/hurricane-sandy-lower-manhattan-nyc.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Land reclamation in Lower Manhattan]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Hurricane Sandy]] |
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[[Category:Lower Manhattan]] |
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[[Category:Proposed buildings and structures in New York City]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:04, 10 September 2024
Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency (LMCR) refers to a range of climate change adaptation strategies of coastal management to address impacts on the city in the wake of the extensive Hurricane Sandy flooding of 2012.[1]
A more localized alternative to the New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier, it has some continuity with the centuries-long Lower Manhattan expansion trend and seeks to compensate for the historical loss of wetland buffer zones, and would be integrated into the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway.
History
[edit]After Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg differed on their preferred infrastructure responses, with Cuomo favoring a storm barrier to protect the entire estuary, and Bloomberg localized protection for Lower Manhattan inspired by Battery Park City. Several studies have been commissioned since, including the BIG U from Bjarke Ingels Group for a semi-circle of berms that would allow small-scale controlled floods,[2] in contrast with the more ambitious seawall proposals.[3] Their 2014 plan largely involved constructing a series of berms in Lower Manhattan, inland from the shoreline.[4][5][6] but has been deemed inadequate in parts and too costly to maintain.
Bloomberg's 2013 concept of "Seaport City"[9] has been replaced by the FiDi-Seaport plan,[10] as part of the wider LMCR initiative by the De Blasio administration. It updates the BIG U with more substantial land reclamation that could be funded and finished, avoiding the occasional temporary flooding of the earlier plan and its maintenance costs.[11][12] Initial plans focus on landfilling and building up East River Park.[13][14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency". edc.nyc. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "The BIG U". www.architectmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Barnard, Anne (2020-01-17). "The $119 Billion Sea Wall That Could Defend New York … or Not". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Feuer, Alan (2014-10-25). "Building for the Next Big Storm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "NYC: The BIG U". Rebuild by Design. 9 April 2023.
- ^ "The BIG U". American Planning Association.
- ^ Green, Jared (June 20, 2019). "Berms Aren't Enough: NYC Shifts Course on "Big U" Resilience Plan". THE DIRT.
- ^ "Ripples of Resilience: Lower Manhattan's Diverse Waterfront Communities; Waterfront Alliance". December 3, 2020.
- ^ Quirk, Vanessa (2013-08-02). "Bloomberg Moves Forward with Controversial Seaport City". ArchDaily. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "The Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan". FiDi Seaport Climate. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "BIG U APRIL 2019 UPDATE – Rebuild by Design". www.rebuildbydesign.org. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Green, Jared (2019-06-20). "Berms Aren't Enough: NYC Shifts Course on "Big U" Resilience Plan". THE DIRT. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Hanania, Joseph (2019-01-18). "To Save East River Park, the City Intends to Bury It". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Kimmelman, Michael (2021-12-02). "What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-12.