The San Diego City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to adopt a coastal resilience master plan focused on flooding and erosion risks.

According to the city, the plan "was developed to help the city brace for the impacts of a warming climate."

The plan "includes concept-level designs of nature-based solutions, such as elevated sand dunes, restored coastal habitats and realigned parks and infrastructure," according to city officials.

It also will feature six pilot sites based on their feasibility and environmental benefits: La Jolla Shores; Mission Beach; Pacific Beach/Tourmaline Surf Park; Ocean Beach and its pier and Dog Beach; and Sunset Cliffs.

Four sites will be advanced into the city's capital improvement program for initial engineering over the next year, including:

Tourmaline Surf Park,

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