(BOSTON) NOV 1 – CANALS IN BOSTON? IT’S ONE IDEA A GROUP OF PLANNERS, DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND INSURANCE SPECIALISTS HAVE COME UP WITH TO DEAL WITH THE COMING THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO A CITY THAT’S JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.
BOSTON THIS WEEK KICKED OFF A COMPETITION. DESIGNERS ARE INVITED TO GO TO THE CITY’S WEBSITE TO FIND OUT HOW TO PRESENT IDEAS FOR LIVING WITH WATER. CLIMATE CHANGE WILL ALSO CAUSE URBAN HEAT. ONE SOLUTION TO THAT IS TO START PAINTING ROOFS WHITE.
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ARCHITECT DENNIS CARLBERG, DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY AND CO-CHAIR OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL AT THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE SAYS WAITING TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BOSTON WILL COST MORE.
*An earlier version of this story misreported Mr. Carlberg’s first name. It is Dennis, not David.