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Tsunami-Proof Buildings |
Recommendations for Coastal Land Use
New Laws-
In
both the areas of Peru and Micronesia new laws need to be passed to change
their building codes to prevent new building from taking place in areas that
are at the greater risk of being devastated by a tsunami. The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change’s has projected that the sea level will
rise .09 to 0.88 meters in the next 100 years. This will
cause more eroding of the shores, thus bringing any tsunami waves closer to
existing communities. By Bruun’s rule “a sandy shoreline retreats 100
meters for every meter the sea level rises”(Stewart).
We
must take into account these factors when we decide how far from the shore
coastal communities can be built. Therefore, our recommendation
is that buildings should be set on a foundation that is at least as tall as
the highest sea level recorded in that area in addition to the 0.88 expected
sea rise (Stewart) and set back at least 500 meters from the area in which
vegetation grows undisturbed by the tides of the ocean.
In
an area such as the coast of
enough vegetation to protect homes too close to the coast.
The areas of the coast of
We also suggest building in the river valleys that are formed
as a result of the several rivers that flow down from the top of the
This city is located too close to the waterfront to be safe.
In
New
laws need to be enforced to stop the pollution and the deforesting of these
areas. These areas should also put into action a plan to reforest areas
that are unprotected along the coast. Statistics show that in areas,
such as the