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Sea-Level Rise vs Development

November 18, 2019 by MelanieDawn Leave a Comment

Virginia Key Beach (photo credit: Marc Averette – Creative Commons)

Many people assume Virginia Key is part of Key Biscayne. It isn’t. It is part of the City of Miami, so it is our responsibility to keep an eye on what our elected officials are allowing to be developed on the barrier island.

John Charles Robbins at Miami Today is doing just that with his coverage of Tiffany Troxler’s presentation to the Virginia Key Advisory Board. According to Robbins, Troxler came prepared with “detailed sea level rise and projected water levels, potential impacts to Virginia Key, current resiliency efforts by city hall and more”.

Tiffany Troxler, Florida International University, Research Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Science – Sea Level Solutions Center (photo credit: FIU)

Troxler is an associate professor at Florida International University and Associate Director of Science of their Sea Level Solutions Center. In addition to her detailed talk about Virginia Key, the Miami Herald just quoted her in their article about proposed changes to Florida’s Building Code:

“The building code doesn’t currently take sea level rise into account,” said Tiffany Troxler, associate director of science for the FIU Sea Rise Solutions Center and co-author of the report. “One recommendation was simply to try to account for that uncertainty that we cannot currently account for, including sea level rise, to add one foot to the elevations that are already recommended.”

Two excellent articles with a important impacts on City of Miami real estate development.

Filed Under: Government, New Construction, Real Estate Tagged With: EcoMonday, GreenTweet, sea level rise

Melanie Dawn Molina Wood is a licensed real estate agent and real estate educator living and working in the Downtown Miami – Brickell area. She is a Certified International Property Specialist and an accredited LEED Green Associate. For more information about real estate in the Miami area, or to connect with a real estate agent anywhere in the world, contact Melanie Dawn by text/phone at 305-801-3133, or by email at MelanieinMiami@gmail.com

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