Case Study: Village of Surfside, TX, Design, Performance, and Adaptive Management of Coastal Structures

AbstractUrbanvillages are a unique product of China’s rapid urban expansion. They provide a new way of life sustained by property rental income for local villagers. More importantly, urban villages provide cheap accommodation for millions of rural migrant workers in most large cities. Recently, with the increasing demand for land by commercialdevelopers and public projects, urban villages have become the targets for redevelopment. This chapter uses a case study village in Beijing as an example to assess the social and economic impacts of urban village redevelopment on both the original local inhabitants and migrants in rented accommodation. The case study village went through a very long and complicated redevelopment process from 2004 to 2017 involving different stages of demolition and relocation. It provided a rare opportunity to evaluate the effects on the local population, both pre- and post-redevelopment. The study involved several field visits, observation and interviews with village residents. It shows that urban village redevelopment offered no positive benefits for migrant workers who often lost their homes to demolition. For local villagers, redevelopment and relocation into new flats may improve their living conditions. However, most suffer from the loss of long-term economic and income generation opportunities. Moreover, the new property rights for the replacement flats confer no additional rights of citizenship for the relocated villagers who remain ‘second-class citizens’ within Chinese cities.

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Adaptive management and debarking schedule optimization of Quercus suber L. stands under climate change: case study in Chamusca, Portugal

Regional Environmental Change ◽

10.1007/s10113-015-0818-x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. 1569-1580 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

João H. N. Palma ◽

Joana Amaral Paulo ◽

Sónia Pacheco Faias ◽

Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo ◽

Jose G. Borges ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Adaptive Management ◽

Quercus Suber ◽

Schedule Optimization

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What does it take to do successful adaptive management? A case study highlighting Coastal Grassy Woodland restoration at Yanakie Isthmus

Ecological Management & Restoration ◽

10.1111/emr.12309 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 111-123

Author(s):

John Morgan ◽

John Wright ◽

Jim Whelan ◽

Michael Clarke ◽

Graeme Coulson ◽

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Keyword(s):

Adaptive Management ◽

Woodland Restoration

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A method for creating maps of recommended window-to-wall ratios to assign appropriate default values in design performance modeling: A case study of a typical office building in Japan

Energy and Buildings ◽

10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.04.028 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 145 ◽

pp. 304-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Liwei Wen ◽

Kyosuke Hiyama ◽

Makoto Koganei

Keyword(s):

Performance Modeling ◽

Office Building ◽

Design Performance ◽

Values In Design

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Utilization of Adaptive Management Technique for Restoration of Large-Scale Tidal Flat in Tokyo Bay

29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering: Volume 3 ◽

10.1115/omae2010-20177 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tetsuo Ohmura ◽

Yoichi Arai ◽

Takeo Kondo ◽

Yasushi Hosokawa

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Management ◽

Tidal Flat ◽

Large Scale ◽

Tokyo Bay ◽

Management Technique ◽

Shallow Sea ◽

Systematic Observation ◽

Technical Approach ◽

Technical Problems

This paper proposes that the pilot field be created to apply the Adaptive Management Technique in order to promote the policy of large-scale restoration of the tidal flat/shallow sea. It will be a case study in Tokyo Bay, a major enclosed urban sea in Japan. The motif and background of the study are stated in the beginning. Creation of the symbiotic structure with marine life, of which the artificial tidal flat is a representative example, is more and more in need as a new direction of port environmental policymaking. This paper discusses that the creation of large-scale tidal flat will be especially effective in Tokyo Bay, a highly reclaimed and enclosed sea and that an innovative technical approach is necessary in view of the long-term efforts. First, an artificial tidal flat built in the past, Itsukaichi Area Artificial Tidal Flat in Hiroshima Prefecture, was analyzed to identify its technical problems. Based on what occurred in this case, the need for a new technical approach to practice the Adaptive Management Technique is discussed. Secondly, Tokyo Bay is taken up as a case study. With the ultimate goal of restoring the tidal flat/shallow sea on a large-scale, it is proposed that small pilot fields be created in the Bay and that the Adaptive Management Technique be applied. Technical and social problems will be addressed step by step in the pilot field, which will be gradually expanded. They are open experimental fields, where systematic observation will be conducted. Technically appropriate structure of the tidal flat will be assessed. The pilot field will also be a forum where consent and support of those concerned including citizens and non-specialists is sought. Furthermore, “Shiosai no Nagisa,” an artificial tidal flat with a reinforced seawall in Port of Yokohama is examined from the viewpoint of the Adaptive Management Technique. It was built by Kanto Regional Bureau of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism in 2008.

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