Liminal Frontier
Each storm is a dangerous reminder that the shelters we build for ourselves are not as strong as we think they are, and that agencies that are meant to protect us may not be doing so by allowing us to live so close to water.
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
The accessibility of coastal living wasn’t always so. Until the 20th century, few people lived near the beach because it was just too dangerous. If they settled along the coast, they built in naturally high areas, well away from the water.
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
Like a river, the coast wants to change its shape over time, but housing and infrastructure severely limit or, in most cases, completely omit this process.
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
Liminal Frontier is about the unique space where land meets water and how it impacts our identity.
Photo Virginia Hanusik
Liminal Frontier
As conversations around adaptation and managed retreat become more common in communities around the United States and the world, it would be remiss to exclude the sentimental value we place on the coast. However, it’s important to not let that nostalgia guide a planning process that has the potential to be safer, more equitable, and more sustainable – physically and socially.