Book launch: Planning and Designing Cities for a Rising Sea Level

New solutions and ways of thinking in planning and design are essential to adapt cities worldwide to rising sea levels.

This anthology addresses the challenge of sea level rise and explores how cities do or may respond to it. With a changing climate, sea levels are expected to rise with increasing haste over the next centuries, jeopardizing millions of people living in smaller or larger urban communities along the coastlines.

The extent and speed of this process is, however, uncertain, which puts coastal cities in a difficult position to decide which urban planning and design responses are adequate: Where to protect and how? Where to let the water in and live with it? Where and when to change land use from urban to wetland, and how to ensure this transition is positive?

With contributions from international experts in law, governance, risk assessment, urban and landscape planning and design, we hope this book will inspire both planning and design professionals and scientific disciplines. It aims to serve as a platform for transdisciplinary thinking and action in the field.

The book is published as part of the research and network project Cities and Sea Level Rise (2019–2024). Thank you to Realdania for co-funding the research project and this book. The book is published by Danish Architectural Press.

At the book launch some of the authors will give short presentations, followed by drinks and snacks.

Join the book launch

On August 19 at 15.00-17.00 (CET).

In real life: University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Meeting room: von Langen
Online: Teams link: Join the meeting here

Everyone is welcome!

The editors,
Gertrud Jørgensen, Tom Nielsen, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen and Kamilla Stener Møller