Working Group 8.4 - Urban Planning in Coastal Regions
Policy
- Urban planning in coastal regions has emerged as a major issue connected
to rising sea levels as a result of climate change due to global warming.
Urban habitat issues within coastal regions are a matter for Commission 8
and its contribution to environmentally sustainable development.
- On matters relating to marine space, Commission 8 will work in close
co-operation with the Commission 4 Working Group 4.3 (Administering Marine
Spaces). The ‘shifting sands’ will provide opportunities for Working Group
8.4 to find key roles for surveyors.
Chair
Specific Projects
- To identify the impact on Urban habitat in Coast Regions caused by rising
sea levels
- To develop planning policy and implementation guidelines to assist or
allow communities to live in harmony with rising sea levels.
Workshops
- To organise a round table discussion together with Commission 4 at the
Regional Conference in 2007 and at the Working Week 2008/2009.
Publications
- Produce a discussion ‘white paper’ in 2009 on the directions and
implications of rising sea levels on coastal communities.
Timetable
- 2007/2008: Round table discussions at the FIG events together with
Commission 4
- 2009: White paper on direction and implication of rising water.
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