
Birgitte Nagel Larsen
- Feb 25, 2016
- 1 min
Designing for Climate Change
Can landscape architecture and urban design help reduce the effects of climate change and flooding problems? Simple measures such as tree planting, carefully planned parks and green areas, sustainable urban drainage solutions (SUDS) – green swales, roof top planting, appropriate design of flood storage ponds and water diversion channels should be part of any urban and landscape design. To design for climate change new cities should be holistic hybrids accommodating both build