Thursday 2 January 2014

5 Radical Ideas To Protect Coastal Cities From the Next Big Storm

5 Radical Ideas To Protect Coastal Cities From the Next Big Storm
Jan 2nd 2014, 14:00, by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

5 Radical Ideas To Protect Coastal Cities From the Next Big Storm
A bridge that deploys huge inflatable buoys to slow storm surges. A barrier reef grown from minerals harvested by electrical currents. An artificial island protecting the most surge-prone neighborhoods. Most of us are bracing for a blizzard this week, but the winners of a recent design competition, Stormproof, are imagining how to protect cities for the next summer storm season.
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