%0 Thesis
%9 Master
%A Wysong, R.I.
%D 2023
%F theses_frw:4377
%P 146
%T Dealing with Two Crises at One Time: A Case Study of Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4377/
%X Many cities and regions will face multiple crises in the coming decades, including sea level rise adaptation, housing needs, and affordability. These issues are often treated separately, but  cites must consider them together in policy planning, land use decisions, and social justice. The San Francisco Bay Area, specifically San Mateo County, offers a case study for adaptation. San  Mateo County is considered one of the most susceptible to sea level rise in the coming century, with much of its land along the Bay. In addition, the area faces a major housing crisis in terms of  both affordability and availability. Combining these two crises that have inter-lapping effects allows me, as the researcher, to understand said effects and the tensions between solving for  the two crises at once. The tensions defined in the theoretical framework are policy and political priorities, land use and equity, and social justice. These tensions are explored through  interviews with practitioners and policymakers and reviewing policy documents to conclude that cities can plan for both if there are mechanisms in place for them to be able to.