As climate change causes more storms and floods, residents of coastal areas are being forced to move inland\u2014driving up rents and displacing current residents of those regions. Milliman recently studied this issue in a paper called \u201cClimate Displacement in New York City: Making Space for Our Neighbors,\u201d published with Rebuild by Design, a nonprofit that helps communities build resilience. On this episode of Critical Point, two of the study authors discuss the groups most at risk, designing Manhattan to be more like Hong Kong, and how 40% of New Yorkers may be displaced without proactive city planning.
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