Urbanie & Urbanus
Issue 2022 Jun
The Greater Bay Area Urban Design Conference
Regenerating Ecological Services Using the Public Realm Landscape: A city's largest asset to address climate change is their public realm landscapes (including streets!).
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Fig 1: Sea Level Rise

Fig 2: Cities Threatened by Sea Level Rise

Fig 3: Maps of economic losses due to Sea Level

Fig 4: Map of the GBA area Sea Level rise in 2050

Fig 5: Hong Kong mountains shaped into paddies, control storm water/ provides water/ Martha Schwart
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Fig 6: Rains have brutalized cities throughout southern China

Fig 7: ShenZhen
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Fig 8a: Shenzhen Commerce Diagram(1)
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Fig 8a: Shenzhen Commerce Diagram(2)
Fig 9: Pluitt Island, Jakarta protected by Mangrove Forests /Martha Schwartz Partners.

Fig 10: Pluitt Island, Jakarta/Mangrove Islands Park protecst waterfront/Martha Schwartz Partners.

Fig 11: MSP Natural Solution to Sea Level Rise and Typhoons Project

Fig 12: Levels of Defense



Fig 13: Coastal Dyke/ Eco Parks/ Absorption Ponds Levels of Defense

Fig 14: Benefits of the Urban Forest

Fig 15: Where do we find the room for forests in a city?

Fig 16: Future Mobility is the key to re-shaping our cities

Fig 17: Linear Urban Forests and Storm Water Devices create a balanced urban climate.


Fig 18: Metrics show that 4 Townships in Boston save $209,000,000 / year on energy due to cooling of the Linear Urban Forest.

Fig 19: Climate ADAPT: An excellent document for learning aboutAdaptive Measures and Nature Based solutions to protect your city.
