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As cities build more flood-management infrastructure to adapt to the effects of a changing climate, they must go beyond short-term flood protection and consider the long-term effects on the community, its environment, economy, and relationship with the water.
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise, by infrastructure expert Stefan Al, introduces design responses to sea-level rise, drawing from examples around the globe. Going against standard engineering solutions, Al argues for approaches that are integrated with the public realm, nature-based, and sensitive to local conditions and the community. He features design responses to building resilience that creates new civic assets for cities.
With the right solution, Al shows, sea-level rise can become an
opportunity to improve our urban areas and landscapes, rather than a
threat to our communities.
About the author
Stefan Al is an architect, urban designer, and infrastructure expert at global design firm Kohn Pedersen Fox in New York. He has published several books, including
Factory Towns of South China: An Illustrated Guidebook and
The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream. As a practicing architect and urban designer, he has worked on renowned projects such as the Canton Tower in Guangzhou.
Summary
The first book to bring possible infrastructure solutions to sea level rise in a clear and easy to read format, enhanced bybeautiful graphics.
