From the Publisher. In fall 2009 The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1 selected five interdisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and landscape designers to respond to the projected effects of climate change on New York City's waterfront. The resulting proposals emphasize "soft" infrastructure interventions, including the creation of wetlands, a Venice-like aqueous landscape, habitable piers and manmade islands, and a protective reef of living oysters. This book presents the five projects in detail, summarizing the workshop and the 2010 exhibition at MoMA, the dialogues they engendered with outside experts and political figures, and the climate change and urban planning implications of the proposed solutions.