Consultant report

CEE 400

Outline

Topic: Submerging Cities in the US and worldwide

Client: US government (EPA)

Introduction:

· Explain the Purpose of the report

· Discuss the reality that multiple cities that are below sea level are one natural disaster from being wiped off the planet completely.

· Introduce the client and give a brief summary to the topic.

· My client is the US government and the subsection Environmental Protection Agency.

· Briefly mention ESEM principles related to the topic

· Planning, Design, Management.

Body:

· Discuss the problem with cities that are below sea level

· Pros vs Cons

· Cost Benefit Analysis

· Discuss potential cities in danger

· Geographical locations

· Causes of sinking cities

· Provide Statistics, references, and evidence to support argument.

· Safety, Billions lost to sustain these cities, human lives, weather history.

· Present solutions and ideas to move forth with changing the Status Quo.

· Prevent dumping of resources to sustain cities, move people out of the cities.

· Discuss ESEM Principles (Earth Systems Engineering and Management)

· Present points such as Planning, Design, Management. As well as more principles that relate to submerging cities.

Solutions and Recommendations:

· Present logical and realistic solutions and recommendations to fix the problem at hand.

Conclusion:

· Finalize and solidify the idea and topic from all the research and sell my client on why it is important to prevent loss of life and billions in repair to infraustructcure by moving people out of submerging cities. Persuade the client my idea is correct. (good)

References:

1. Cox, S., & Cox, P. (2015, November 08). A Rising Tide. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://newrepublic.com/article/123216/miami-sinking-beneath-sea-not-without-fight

2. Floods May Cost Coastal Cities $60 Billion a Year by 2050. (2013, August 18). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://www.climatecentral.org/news/floods-may-cost-coastal-cities-60-billion-annually-by-2050-16356

3. Burnett, J. (2015, August 28). Billions Spent On Flood Barriers, But New Orleans Still A 'Fishbowl'. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from http://www.npr.org/2015/08/28/432059261/billions-spent-on-flood-barriers-but-new-orleans-still-a-fishbowl

95% -- good Outline. Great topic. Thanks for sending right after class today.

I heard this guy talking on the radio and his book sounded very interesting. You can probably google him and get a good understanding of what he is saying without buying the book or maybe it is in the library but may be too new for the library. Worth checking out.

https://www.amazon.com/Water-Will-Come-Remaking-Civilized/dp/031626024X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508903620&sr=8-1&keywords=the+water+will+come

Review

Praise for The Water Will Come

"Jeff Goodell's latest contribution to the environmental cause paints an eye-opening portrait of humankind's dilemma as temperatures -- and sea levels -- continue to rise. The Water Will Come brings together compelling anecdotes from all over the globe and shocking expert assessments that should make the world's few remaining skeptics reconsider. Read this book for a reminder of the stakes -- right now, today -- and why we have to work harder, faster, to address the climate challenge."― John F. Kerry

"Jeff Goodell has taken on some of the most important issues of our time, from coal mining to geoengineering. In The Water Will Come, he explains the threat of sea level rise with characteristic rigor and intelligence. The result is at once deeply persuasive and deeply unsettling."― Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth Extinction

"Sea level rise is coming. We know this as clearly as we know thermometer measurements, the melting point of ice, and the law of thermal expansion. Jeff Goodell's book cuts through the fossil-fuel lies, and is a warning I hope we heed while there's still time."― Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

"A deeply reported and very well-written account of how rising sea levels are reshaping our world. Goodell has written a powerful call to arms that is never preachy but is a very timely reminder that we ignore how climate change is raising sea levels only at great risk to our way of life."― Peter Bergen, author of United States of Jihad and Manhunt

"Even if we could halt further growth in greenhouse gas emissions today, we would remain locked into several centuries of sea level rise ahead. Jeff Goodell's The Water Will Come shows us how this stark truth will unfold, right down to individual human experiences."― Laurence C. Smith, author of The World in 2050

"For people who want to learn more about climate change, rising sea levels and what it means for our future, read The Water Will Come."― Chris Hayes, MSNBC

"[The Water Will Come] is a well-rounded, persuasive survey.... A frightening, scientifically grounded, and starkly relevant look at how climate change will affect coastal cities."― Kirkus, Starred Review

"In this engaging book, environmental writer Goodell points out that while sea levels have always risen and fallen, the current rise is driven primarily by the dramatically accelerating melting of the arctic ice caps, and with so many cities on seashores, this will be devastating."― Booklist, Starred Review

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About the Author

Jeff Goodell is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and the author of five books, including How to Cool the Planet: Geoengineering and the Audacious Quest to Fix Earth's Climate, which won the 2011 Grantham Prize Award of Special Merit. Goodell's previous books include Sunnyvale, a memoir about growing up in Silicon Valley, which was a New York Times Notable Book, and Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future.