SAN FRANCISCO’S ADAPTIVE CAPACITY
San Francisco will face significant challenges in the coming decades. On top of the fundamental challenge of sea level rise, the city will likely continue to face a housing and affordability dilemma as population continues to grow. San Francisco’s adaptive capacity is key to the future of the city.
- With housing crisis likely to continue as population grows, how will San Francisco and the larger Bay Area respond?
- Is San Francisco prepared for sea level rise?
The Battle for the Soul of San Francisco Healing the Tension between Wealthy Tech Workers and Their Impoverished Neighbors
Wired, February 2017
“The socioeconomic Maginot Line that long kept the TL apart from the rest of the city has in recent years been breached, as tech companies have pressed closer with their lavish mid-Market offices and well-paid young employees.”
How Burrowing Owls Lead to Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained)
TechCrunch, April 2014
“If you’re wondering why people are protesting you, how we got to this housing crisis, why rent control exists or why tech is even shifting to San Francisco in the first place, this is meant to provide some common points of understanding.”
Mission Creek Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study
SPUR, September 2016
“Located on San Francisco’s eastern waterfront, Mission Creek is one of the city’s lowest lying areas. That means it’s potentially vulnerable to storm surges, flooding and future sea level rise. This study considers different design concepts to ‘hold the line’ on sea level rise at Mission Creek and weighs the pros and cons of each.”
Cities Alive: Rethinking Green Infrastructure
Arup, June 2015
“Cities Alive – Rethinking green infrastructure – shows how the creation of a linked ‘city ecosystem’ that encompasses parks and open spaces; urban trees, streets, squares; woodland and waterways can help create healthier, safer and more prosperous cities.”
The Quest to Grow Cities from Scratch
Co.Design, March 2017
“Biologists have been experimenting with building materials made with living organisms for years. When will they be used to build our cities?”
Silicon Valley, Housing Villain, Tries to Make Amends
New York Times, October 2016
“Silicon Valley tech companies have often been blamed for the Bay Area’s crushing rise in rent and home prices. But over the past few months, a number of Silicon Valley executives and financiers, along with hordes of rank-and-file workers, have started to throw political support behind the growing fight over how to build more housing in California.”
Bay Area economists look to a cooler future, ‘day of reckoning’
San Francisco Business Times, December 2016
“Will the Bay Area economy remain strong in 2017? What’s in store for commercial and residential real estate? How will Trump’s election affect our region? We asked four local economists to weigh in.”
