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Monday Musing: Managed Retreat
Did you know that over a third (34.6 percent) of US museums sit are within 100 kilometers of the coast? A quarter of those are in areas that score very high on the Coastal Vulnerability Index, meaning they face high risk from rising sea … -
Futurist Friday: Sea-Level Report Cards
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) launched a project to create “report cards” projecting sea-level rise in 32 US localities through the year 2050. They plan to update the report cards every year in January. … -
Futurist Friday: The Water Next Time
I’m capping risk management week here on the Blog a visceral reminder of how flooding can catch museums unawares. (If you missed them, make sure to read Tuesday’s post on how the historic preservation community is responding … -
Never Underestimate the Power of Preparation!
Never Underestimate the Power of Preparation! Earlier this week, the Blog featured a post by Sarah Sutton about a recent conference addressing the preservation challenges of rising sea levels. However, climate change is altering the … -
Unwanted Water
According to the Floodsmart.gov website, coastal areas of the US account for more than half of the nation’s population and housing. This pattern is reflected the distribution of American museums as well. This being so, the rising sea … -
Keeping History Above Water
One of the themes we explored in TrendsWatch2015 was how rising sea levels and increased storm frequency are threatening museums and heritage sites. Over the past year we’ve invited guest authors from museums with a vested interest … -
Designing for Resilience
One of the themes CFM focuses on in TrendsWatch 2015 is the changing climate of risk facing museums. Fully a quarter of museums & related organizations in the IMLS MUDF database are located in coastal areas with high vulnerability … -
Futurist Friday: The Flood Next Time
Bjarke Ingels BIG architects in Copenhagen, won a federal competition to design storm protection for New York City. In this article he speaks about how his work in geoengineering is inspired by science fiction–specifically Kim … -
Monday Musing: TrendsWatch Watch
Here’s a quick roundup of recent stories related to the themes in TrendsWatch 2015 (Haven’t got your copy yet? Download the free PDF here. Print copies will be available in the AAM Bookstore soon.) Open Data Here’s a story I featured in …
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