With #SeaLevelRise. this will become a moot point. What I find interesting is how the elite and wealthy find ways to restrict access to land that isn't theirs. Typical #Colonialism!

Who Gets to Use the #Beach?
The wealthy have a habit of creating an unwelcome atmosphere on sandy stretches abutting their properties. The problem is that everyone is actually still invited.

By Duncan Nielsen

"For years, however, they’ve [the rich and elite] been acting like [the beach] is theirs. #Coastal landowners in the U.S. including Zuckerberg and Chan have a habit of redrawing lines in the sand, so to speak. In Malibu, access to Escondido Beach had been blocked for decades by wealthy residents the Los Angeles Times has reported used considerable resources to do so. Before, in the ’80s, owners of homes flanking an easement that led to the beach had fudged property lines and obscured access by paving new driveways and planting vegetation. But earlier this month, in a huge victory for the Coastal Commission, and the public at large, the easement is now being restored by the current homeowners at no small cost to them, redistributing to many what had been hoarded by a few."

https://www.dwell.com/article/surfrider-foundation-beach-access-angela-howe-d6b9bb3e?utm_source=pocket-newtab

#BeachAccess #PublicSpaces #Beaches