The United States always threatened by more frequent flooding and thunder storms. Every year the deadly floods take many people's lives, costs huge losses of infrastructure and real estate. To deal with this extreme situation, Rebuild by Design has come up with a plan/propsal that would address fixes for the flood-prone area. Their project would use a mix of hard infrastructure and landscaping to help protect against flooding and storm surge. <br /><br /> Let's take a look at the four illustrations provided by Rebuild by Design of their mega project: -
This illustration provided by Rebuild by Design shows a flood-mitigation design for the Manhattan borough of New York. The BIG U proposal calls for a 10-mile protective system around the low-lying southern part of the island. The proposal is part of the Rebuild by Design competition to create infrastructure that would protect coastal areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo)
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This illustration provided by Rebuild by Design shows a flood-mitigation design for the Meadowlands area of New Jersey, left. At right is New York. The New Meadowlands proposal would address fixes for the flood-prone area, including transforming the area into a flood-protected public park that would have a system of berms and marshes and also create connections with area towns. The proposal is part of the Rebuild by Design competition to create infrastructure that would protect coastal areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo)
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This illustration provided by Rebuild by Design shows a flood-mitigation design for the Hoboken, N.J. waterfront. The project would use a mix of hard infrastructure and landscaping to help protect against flooding and storm surge. The project is part of the Rebuild by Design competition to create infrastructure that would protect coastal areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo)
This illustration provided by Rebuild by Design shows a flood-mitigation design for the south shore of Nassau County on Long Island in New York. The Living with the Bay project would create a “greenway corridor” to link communities along Long Island’s Mill River with bike paths and trails. It also includes marshes and dikes that can improve water quality, according to Rebuild by Design. The project is part of the Rebuild by Design competition to create infrastructure that would protect coastal areas affected by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo)
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