Introduction journal of current research
Volume 12 ,Issue, 10, October 2020, Pages 14279-14285
Ahmed hassan, Alaa Eleishy, Asmaa Elbadrawy, Marcelo Nolasco and Esraa Elaza
10 October 2020
Abstract
"Background: Climatic changes are affecting many coastal areas in the world, which are exposed to
the risk of flooding due to sea level rise and changing patterns of rainfall. Strategies regarding dealing
with climatic changes impacts in coastal areas are different from one country to another; while some
cities are conducting plans for protection like Santos in Brazil; there are new cities that are under
construction, in flood risk coastal areas like New-Mansoura in Egypt. Objectives: The research aims
at providing criteria for the urban planning in New-Mansoura, in order to improve its adaptation.
Methods: The research depends on, studying the adaptation strategies, which could mitigate the
effects of climatic changes and make cities more resilient and analyzing the situation in Santos as an
existing coastal city which adopted some strategies for adaptation. Analyze the situation of New- Mansoura as a new coastal city with no adaptation strategies in order to conFigure the opportunities
and challenges for each city and develop criteria for improving the urban planning for facing sea level
rise. Results: The research results showed that Santos city need to adopt more connection between
green and grey infrastructure; and regarding New-Mansoura adopting green infrastructure and raising
the level of the city in addition to sea walls and barriers. Conclusion: Building new coastal cities in
the circumstances of climate change is challenging, and having no adaptation plans may lead to
serious problems, so precautions must be considered through the design phase and before the end of
construction."