Some scientists expect more people to move out of warmer places, leave the coasts and flock to cities that are seeing less severe impacts from climate change. Those places are being called 'climate havens.'
BUFFALO, NY. — As the Earth continues to warm, some of the coldest places in the country could become a more desirable place for people to live.
“People will potentially be retreating from the coasts, and it puts places like Buffalo and Cleveland and Detroit and Duluth in a, in a situation where they may receive people in the future, you know, looking for someplace that's been more stable,” said Rajkovich, a professor in the Department of Architecture.
Experts say elsewhere, drought in the Great Plains will push people to Minneapolis, Chicago and Denver.Rising sea levels in Florida, New York and California bring opportunity for growth to places like Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit. PUSH Buffalo wants to make sure natives aren’t left behind as the city grows into a haven for other Americans.
“Cities like Buffalo make the mistake of thinking if they build the infrastructure for the higher income groups, that that's the key to building the great city,” said Dr. Henry Louis Taylor Jr., a professor at the University at Buffalo and Director of the UB Center for Urban Studies. “You have to transform the lives of ordinary people. You have to create quality neighborhoods for low-income population and groups. The city that gets that will be the one that attracts all of the groups.
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