Even before Hurricane Sandy mercilessly exposed New York city's susceptibility to rising sea levels and violent storms, planners, architects, engineers, and policy makers have been at work studying the city's vulnerability to natural disasters and devising plans to make the city more resilient. Recently, a number of environmental and professional organizations have released post-Sandy resiliency plans, and earlier this month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious and comprehensive $20 billion resiliency plan.1
Before the city's plan was released, the New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects issued its post-Sandy report in May, "Building Better, Building Smarter: Opportunities for Design and Development," which focused on preparing transportation and infrastructure networks for the next severe weather event, updating local and national regulations related to housing in flood zones, adapting critical buildings (hospitals, data centers, etc.) and commercial buildings to withstand climate effects, and building more resilient city harbors and waterways.2
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