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Is this the future of the Rhode Island Shore?
There are six ongoing conversations for this study. Visit each one, familiarize yourself with the information provided, and post your thoughts. Go to our main web page at http://www.bryanquinn.org/coastalchange
About This Page
This blog has been developed for two purposes: 1.) To generate a productive discussion that envisions coastal change as an opportunity for redevelopment of the Rhode Island shore, and 2.) As part of a Master's thesis for Bryan Quinn at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Though this project is Bryan's own creation, it has had a lot of input and guidance from too many people to count so if you come accross a good idea don't assume it is his.
Contact
questions and comments are welcome at ricoastal@gmail.com
What's the Big Idea?
This site is part of a collaborative design process that rethinks development on the Rhode Island Shore. Faced with beach erosion, degraded ecological habitat, sea level change, development, and powerful storms, there is need for coastal communities to re-evaluate their relationship to the larger environment. This study combines input from a diverse group of participants into ideas and designs that approach coastal change as an opportunity to promote ecological, social, and economic integrity.
Beach Armor in Matunuck
Is this the future of the Rhode Island Shore?
Your comments matter!!
Collaboration between different fields leads to better ideas. Comments in this online symposium will help to guide the future of this project. What can it be? What should it be? What needs to change? View a diagram of how your comments are incorporated here.
Study Location
Our study area is between the Pt. Judith Breachway and Moonstone Beach Rd. Five locations along this stretch of coastline have been selected in order to address certain issues in more depth.
What is Regeneration?
Regenerative Design is a new term for an old philosophy. The idea is that the best way to achieve a sustainable level of development is by renewing, restoring, and generally improving the things that sustain us. From a land use perspective, this means finding new ways to positively integrate the built environment into overlapping ecologic, social, and economic systems.
Coastal Inhabitation and Regeneration
site design by Bryan Quinn
5 comments:
Ilana said...
I'm interested in the new development plan-- The Breakers-- pictured in the "images" section. People buy/rent condominiums as close to the beach as possible, even if they run the risk of flood damage. But isn't there an environmental agency to monitor and restrict this kind of development, within the 100 year flood zone?
I'm not sure how we can both regenerate beach areas and accommodate consumer demand for oceanside views. Can regenerative design meet such demands?
Check out this new article in the ProJo the other day:
http://www.projo.com/ri/southkingstown/content/SC_SKWALL9_01-12-07_943Q01F.2c7fcb8.html
I am curious about the cause of the erosion in this local area. Erosion, especially against sandy shores, is a very natural phenomenon.
Is there a solution, or even a desire for a solution? Or is the issue that we need not build so close to the coast?
Why should a person care about erosion, except for when it pertains to property damage if it is a natural process? I know why I care about it, but I just wanted to start a discussion . . .
All sandy coasts are essentially rivers of sand, with natural flow, displacement, and deposition of materials. So why is it important to try to stop this process locally?
It boggles me that these places are so expensive but not at all a long term investment. They dissolve into the ocean - which is a natural process.
Is there a way to place more temporary structures in these locations?
How do we register the rise of the ocean's water? What is the control? To an educated eye we can understand the process of erosion but do the people buying those houses understand the potential devastation that could occur?
Carolyn
Everybody is hitting on the same issue. This site is not workable. Land value in this area would have to go way up to provide a bridge and considerable engineering. This place will have to be an island fortress to have anything close to a sustainable landscape.
Regeneration is not possible here unless all permenant human interface is removed. As with my current home in south florida, I see long-term occupation as temporary, seasonal, and low-impact. Huts, yurts, and tents on this site or pay the cost.
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