SEA LEVEL RISE and LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Final year Comprehensive Design Project
+ Adaptation
+ Protect
+ Renew
Sea level rise is a significant environmental issue that requires a comprehensive approach to adaptation. According to the Synthesis Report of the IPCC, the sea level will possibly rise by about 0.5m by 2050 in Puththalam in Srilanka. Existing embankments, aqua habitats, and infrastructure are vulnerable to more severe coastal disasters in the future, as sea level rise (SLR) will lead to more intense and frequent storm surges, which could destroy embankments and inundate most of the farmland and wetland.
Landscape architectural interventions carefully applied with engineering and hydro logical techniques, including both nonstructural and structural solutions, can play a critical role in reducing the severity of the impacts of sea level rise. Effective landscape architectural regional planning can help create resilient communities and ecosystems that are prepared for and capable of responding to the effects of rising sea levels. By engaging stakeholders, developing innovative design solutions, and considering the role of ecosystems in reducing impacts, landscape architects can contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future.
Puththalam in Srilanka
The flowing forms
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SLR ( 2020 - 2100 )
Based on the land reclamation model and the basic recommendations proposed in dynamic analysis, two key strategies are proposed to create a successful new aqua landscape:
Strategy A: Land forming by natural sediment management.
Strategy A: Land forming by natural sediment management.
A1) Retreating the existing land margin to introduce sedimentation.
A2) Accelerating the deposit of tidal flats by depositing silt with proposed barriers and the roots of wetlands.
A3) Based on the proposed land forms, establishing mangrove planting areas silted up to a sufficient height, and gradually replacing wetland marsh in the high desalinization zone.
Strategy B: Introducing a new economic plan
A2) Accelerating the deposit of tidal flats by depositing silt with proposed barriers and the roots of wetlands.
A3) Based on the proposed land forms, establishing mangrove planting areas silted up to a sufficient height, and gradually replacing wetland marsh in the high desalinization zone.
Strategy B: Introducing a new economic plan
B1) Reconstructing the frameworks of planting units into the harvest of the wetland marsh growing on the tidal flats and sustainable wave power generation establishment, pharmaceutical industry, feed production, and new luxury resort zone development.
