Urbanie & Urbanus

Issue Special, P.6 - P.25

Regenerating Ecological Services Using the Public Realm Landscape: A city's largest asset to address climate change is their public realm landscapes (including streets!).

Prof. Martha Schwartz

Senior Partner, Martha Schwartz Partners The United States of America

Figures

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 


Fig 6: Rains have brutalized cities throughout southern China 


Fig 7: ShenZhen 


Fig 8a: Shenzhen Commerce Diagram(1) 


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.