This Design + Research Blueprints project of the Georgia Conservancy's Blueprints program concentrates on sea level rise impacts and adaptation opportunities for five communities along the Georgia Coast: City of Savannah, Tybee Island, City of Darien, City of Brunswick, and the City of St. Marys. These locations were selected because of their various geographic positions along the coast as well as the differing challenges and opportunities each presents.
GeorgiaÕs coastal population, economic activity and culture will continue to be drawn to, and benefit from, a relationship with the water -- but what shape will the built environment of communities take on in the future? Communities across the country are considering the implications of sea level rise and options for defending the shoreline, retreating from the shoreline or adapting to the changes. We believe there is a way for GeorgiaÕs communities, natural and manmade, to continue to thrive through adaptation.