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Architecture must adapt to protect people from the threat of climate change. Each chapter includes images, definition, background information, key design issues, potential impacts, and resources for further information. This is a valuable resource for all architects, landscape architects, urban planners, developers, and policy makers.
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INTRODUCTION Part 1. HEAT 1. HEAT RESPONSE NETWORKS 2. POLICY OF SHADE 3. URBAN COOLING WITH WATER 4. COOL CORRIDORS 5. REFLECTIVE + ABSORPTIVE SITES 6. WILDFIRE PROTECTION 7. AIR QUALITY 8. PASSIVE DESIGN, PASSIVE SURVIVABILITY 9. SOLAR CONTROL 10. COOL ENVELOPE 11. BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION 12. UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER
Part 2. WATER 13. TOPOGRAPHY + RISK 14. RETREAT + REALIGNMENT 15. NEARSHORE BREAKWATERS 16. MODULAR REVETMENTS 17. SEAWALLS, FLOODWALLS, LEVEES + BERMS 18. INFILTRATION ZONES, RIPARIAN BUFFERS + LIVING SHORELINES 19. ELEVATED ROADWAYS 20. RECONNECTING WATER 21. THE ELEVATED COMMONS 22. FLOOD BARRIERS + GATES 23. CORNICHE 24. ELEVATION 25. WET + DRY FLOODPROOFING 26. FLOATING STRUCTURES
Part 3. WIND 27. WIND ANALYSIS 28. SPATIAL TEXTURE 29. TEMPORARY HOUSING 30. DEFENSIBLE LANDSCAPE 31. CONTINUOUS LOAD PATH 32. ENVELOPE + BREACH 33. COLLATERAL DAMAGE 34. SAFE ROOMS 35. EARTH SHELTER 36. EMERGENCY CACHE
Part 4. SCARCITY 37. BIODIVERSITY + ADAPTATION 38. EDIBLE CITIES 39. BOUNDARIES TO GROWTH 40. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AFTER DISASTER 41. SOCIAL CAPITAL + SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE 42. NET-ZERO WATER 43. CIRCULARITY 44. ADAPTABLE + ADAPTIVE 45. ANTIFRAGILE
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Allison H. Anderson, FAIA, is the founding principal of unabridged Architecture, a firm recognized for incorporating sustainability, climate change adaptation, and resilience across a wide variety of project scales. Allison was the first LEED¿Accredited Professional in Mississippi, focused on sustainability. After Hurricane Katrina devastated her community, unabridged Architecture began exploring resilience and climate adaptation. Her research is included in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science, the AIA Resilient Project Process Guide, AIA Climate Action Playbook, and the AIA Framework for Design Excellence. Allison has taught architecture at the University of Texas, Tulane University, and Louisiana State University. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
