Spatial adaptation in coastal environments

Abstract

The current flood risk-related challenges induced by climate change
place pressure on designing urban areas where natural and man-made
conditions can be imbalanced. Today, flood risk is mostly managed to
reduce the probability of flood events. However, the engineered probability
approach to flood risk management might not always result in
a well-designed landscape; especially in floodplain and coastal areas,
water defence infrastructures significantly impact the urban structure.
This project output highlights new possible synergies between flood
protection infrastructure and urban landscape through integrated design.
Designing, indeed, is the fundamental act to explore the spatial
challenge of climate change in its complexity.