Natural Flood Protection
1PiYqDFWLmA • 2013-10-30
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The Towering skyscrapers of lower
Manhattan won't be floating anytime soon
but planners here are trying to learn
from the Dutch as they Forge a new
relationship with the
water while some experts insist on giant
barriers to keep the sea out we're going
to pull up the ropes and check them out
others like landscape architect Kate ORF
believe in a softer approach
this is a typical blue muscle that we're
looking to recruit on this rope ORF says
the blue muscles clinging to these ropes
could be a Lifeline for New York Harbor
and help the city survive a wetter
future the muscles are a keystone
species the first small step toward
orf's Grand Vision a harbor filled with
vibrant shellfish beds and small Islands
offering a natural defense against high
water you can't just think about
resiliency as closing the gat you know
putting up a giant seaw wall but rather
through introducing reefs and offshore
Islands ecological systems and marine
life can play a role in making a more
resilient
Harbor New York Harbor was once filled
with healthy oyster beds and muscle
covered
reefs after being nearly wiped out by
pollution and
dredging today the mollusks might be
making a comeback not only could they
help keep the harbor clean but some say
that big beds of shellfish could weaken
incoming waves and offer protection in a
storm I think we've learned over the
past 100 years that you cannot isolate
these problems that we live in an
ecosystem where everything is
interconnected
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