Climate Adaptation for Architects

A Design Toolkit
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-70286-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Architecture must adapt to protect people from the threat of climate change. About half of the world’s population lives in contexts that are highly vulnerable to climate change as hazards continue to intensify, with global disasters projected to reach 560 events per year by 2030, or 1.5 events every day.

The accelerating frequency and intensity of disasters underscores the urgency to prepare for severe events to protect people, communities, and essential systems but also to protect the environment which provides shelter, livelihoods, cultural heritage, and public functions. This book provides a comprehensive reference of climate adaptation design tactics and a toolkit for adaptation to shocks and stresses, outlining the process for architects and designers to:

- Understand the risks posed by climate change to the built environment.

- Reduce the risks to people and the built environment from natural hazards.

- Reduce human vulnerability to shocks and stresses by strengthening resilience and adaptive capacity.

- Design the built environment to adapt to changes over its lifetime.

- Design buildings and cities to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

- Preserve biodiversity and support natural resources.

Climate Adaptation for Architects presents 45 adaptation tactics responding to the most consequential effects of climate change: heat, water, wind, and resource scarcity. 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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, Allison

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Allison Anderson FAIA is the founding principal of unabridged Architecture, a small firm with a diverse range of project types and scales. She is recognized for civic projects which are carefully crafted, inherently defensible against climate challenges, and respond with a deep understanding of the importance of place and tradition within the context of modern design. Allison was the first LEED-Accredited Professional in Mississippi, focusing on sustainability. After Hurricane Katrina devastated her community, unabridged Architecture began exploring adaptation for resilience and climate change. Her research on adaptation is included in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia, 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.