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!