Dynamic Zone Design Insertions, cont’d…
→ June 29, 2009 0Design Insertions: • “Floating” agricultural areas with integrated storm water capture and filtration for irrigation, with intensive rice/fish cultivation, and productive tree plantings
Cultivating the city as an ecosystem to address climate change
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Water Zone Design Insertions
→ June 29, 2009 0Water zone – sea level and below: • On water, under water – open up for development and intensification of use Design Insertions: • Floating infrastructure wave-energy generating docks for new floating neighborhoods • Floating public space/infrastructure locations • Wave energy generation fields – offshore • Offshore aquaculture Design Details: ENTROPIC FLOATING TERRAIN GREEN SPACE FLOATING CITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONCRETE TERRAIN FILLED WITH SOIL AND PLANTED, ON [...]
Dynamic Zone Design Insertions
→ June 29, 2009 0Design Insertions: • Created wetlands to absorb water, filter runoff • Floating wetlands to filter WPCP outputs • Staging Area for civic response systems for storm events (Police , Fire, Coast Guard) • Wetlands Nursery • Ferry docks connecting to upland transportation networks
Dynamic zone – 0-4.1M above 2006 sea level
→ June 29, 2009 0Dynamic zone – 0-4.1M above 2006 sea level • Projected to flood every 43 years in 2020, 19 years in 2050, and 4 years in 2080 • The low ground/watery area, some will become permanently under water – some will be regularly inundated • New urbanisms will be created in the area of flux – change is inevitable, [...]
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