ASLA Applauds Introduction of the Living Shorelines Act
Washington, D.C. [June 5, 2019] – Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) voiced enthusiastic support for the Living Shorelines Act, introduced by Senator Kamala (CA) and Senator Chris Murphy (CT) in the Senate and Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ) in the House of Representatives.
A recent study by the National Academy of Sciences found that sea-level rise could be worse than predicted by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The worst plausible estimates put as much territory as is contained in Western Europe under water, a disaster which could leave 187 million people homeless by the year 2100. This, combined with the increased frequency of severe weather events, makes landscape architecture projects that mitigate flood damage, preserve coastlines, and protect communities more important than ever before.