Reimagining risk: New York, climate change, and sea level rise: New demands on urban planning and architecture

On Monday, January 7 -- that's today -- the New York Academy of the Sciences is hosting an event about climate change adaptation: Dr. Klaus Jacob, Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, will outline features of climate change expected for this century that will affect the built environment of New York City. Adaptation to a new climate will require innovative ideas for how to (re)plan and (re)build the city, from the underground infrastructure to the above-ground building stock. Apart from new demands on the built environment from more extreme wind, temperature, precipitation, and other extreme events, probably the greatest challenge will come from sea-level rise. Whatever the future costly adaptation measures may be, climate change and sea-level rise are inevitable, and early anticipation seems prudent.

The lecture will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Urban Center, 457 Madison Avenue (at 50th Street). The price is $10, free for Architectural League members.