Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Island Bay, Greater Wellington Region of Aotearoa - New Zealand Other Publication

Author
Chanse, V.; Rodgers, M.; Patel, S.; Marques, B.
Year
2022
Journal / Source
Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise
Pages
10
Summary
Coastal neighborhoods in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand, are grappling with the combined impacts of nuisance flooding and sea-level rise. This chapter describes a design that proposes the creation of a floodable zone within an amphibious suburb to increase adaptive capacity. The project accomplishes this by combining tiered structural and non-structural mechanisms to manage flooding along the coastal edge and within the low-lying residential neighborhood.