"The draft report to be discussed over the coming months "is an important first step in developing a statewide framework to address the risks posed by sea level rise and coastal storms," said Adam Freed, who serves as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's deputy sustainability director."
Link to the draft report:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/slrtdrpt.pdf
Page 39 of draft report:
"Non-structural solutions can reduce or eliminate the long-term threat of flooding at a much lower long- term cost with fewer impacts to natural systems. These alternatives rely on planning strategies such as land acquisition, buffer zones, conservation of natural flood protection systems, building elevation, building codes and other local regulations."