Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/ en-us Design Observer Group 2010-04-23T13:21:51-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 faslanyc http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-23T13:21:51-05:00 aml http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-13T13:11:17-05:00 damon: That's a good question but a really broad statement. Are there other good examples of rising water or is this just a general comment about environmental justice? I ask because in fact in Manhattan the poorer black neighborhoods are mostly on higher ground (think Harlem); same goes for Brooklyn (though it's a big coast line, so there are all kinds of communities on the edge).]]> faslanyc http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-11T17:29:43-05:00 Strath http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-10T14:38:12-05:00 Damon Rock http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-10T12:29:11-05:00 Michael Horodniceanu Ph.D.,P.E. http://places.designobserver.com/feature/two-feet-high-and-rising-on-optimism-speculation-and-oysters/13278/#comments 2010-04-08T16:46:59-05:00