Climate Adaptation for Architects

A Design Toolkit
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-70291-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 390 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

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, a definition, background information, key design considerations, potential impacts, and resources for further information. This is a valuable resource for every architect, landscape architect, urban planner, developer, and policymaker.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, Allison

Fachgebiete

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

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.