Rising tides: accommodating sea level rise Squamish, BC

Abstract

This practicum is focused on the inevitable impacts of rising sea levels in Squamish, B.C. The aim of this practicum is to add to the literature and design in landscape architecture that aims to create sustainable community planning and design in the face of an increasingly unpredictable future. Specifically, the practicum is geared toward the issues around sea level rise, issues directly correlated to climate change. The practicum provides an example of an oceanfront development that, through specific design interventions and planning, anticipates, accommodates, and reveals the process of rising sea levels and resultant long term ecosystem shifts.