Adaptation Strategies
Coastal zones are some of the most ecologically sensitive and diverse habitats in the world. Currently, these areas are experiencing the detrimental effects of sea-level rise (SLR) and the consequences of conventional flood protection methods. The Living Breakwater Project understands adaptation as both physical interventions and policy planning tools that reduce risks associated with sea-level rise. Based on the British Columbia Sea Level Rise Primer, this research groups adaptation strategies in four (4) different categories: protect, accommodate, retreat, and avoid.
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Development Permits
Development permits regulate land use to ensure that areas are developed in a manner that aligns with environmental protection and the protection of ecosystems, biodiversity.
Development Transfers
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), also commonly referred to as Transfer of Development Credits (TDC), is a mechanism that is used to encourage high-density development on lands that are less susceptible to the impacts of built infrastructure within a defined region, while limiting development on ecologically sensitive lands.
Foreshore Tenure
In British Columbia, the foreshore is defined as the land that exists between the low and high watermarks of a stream, river, lake, or ocean.
Subdivision Regulation & Development Control
A subdivision regulation is a planning tool that can be used to establish conditions for the protection against environmental hazards, e.g., coastal hazards related to sea-level rise.