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According to this article, Vancouver, Canada officials have put out a report that lays out options for dealing with sea level rise. Three generic strategies evaluated are: Adapt, Protect, or Retreat, the last of which means that for some parts of the city, people might just need to "get out of the way". In that case, the city would buy up homes and remove infrastructure over a period of several decades. It's not an easy thing to ask for people to leave their homes decades before an area is flooded.
By the year 2100, 13 square kilometers of Vancouver (containing around 4,000 households worth $7 billion) will be on floodplains so action needs to be taken soon to protect them. Areas like Jericho Beach and the Fraser River are already experiencing more frequent flooding.
First, Vancouver will publicize its plans then gauge public reaction. The world will be watching.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 27 2016, @10:30PM
How about waiting another 50 years to see how sea level has changed? You would think the 33 years left until 2100 will be enough time to move out. And why does the city want to bail out (literally) ocean front property owners?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday November 28 2016, @12:51AM
The city has it's own infrastructure in the area.
No houses, means you don't need roads, schools, community centres, power, sewage, etc.