A recent article in the Globe and Mail looks at the impacts on cities of rising sea levels, epic droughts and massive flooding fostered by global warming.  The article outlines adaptive strategies that may be initiated and argues that these will only be successful if we abandon our current  "management by disaster strategy" and begin responding and planning immediately.  This article may be of particular interest to students enrolled in Anthropology 394: Urban Anthropology. 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/shelters-from-the-storm-preparing-cities-for-a-changing-climate-before-its-too-late/article25554271/