U.N. Works with Nature
The U.N. Works with Nature “demonstrates techniques that WORK, for adapting, mitigating, and restoring our communities and ecosystems for a more regenerative future… WORKS shares examples as inspiration for sharing knowledge and accelerating positive change”.
I was one of the three student contributors from Harvard and MIT who developed all of the visual diagrams of the selected Nature Based Solution case studies.
(Link to Full Report).
Naturalizing a tidal corridor for flood resilience
Reintroducing deltas for coastal flood resilience and ecological restoration
Pathfinder carbon assessment tool for carbon conscious landscape architecture design
Community and nature based approaches to combatting food scarcity
Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs)
Community engagement approaches
Improving livelihoods by reestablishing cultural practices and landscape associations
Increasing daylighting while improving flood infrastructure
Naturalizing concrete channels
Riverfront park precedent for increased coastal resilience and restoration
Community of practice for research and education on water quality and ecology
Improving steel manufacturing processes using renewable energy
Replenishing underground aquifers in developed areas
Naturalizing concrete channels
Selecting low-carbon concretes like EC3
Integrating rammed earth construction as an low-carbon material choice
Integrating cultural placemaking in landscape design
Groundwater recharge and erosion prevention through smart site development and species selection and placement in sloped sites
Green roofs for food provision and water treatment
Integrating water reuse and storage capacity in public park design
Avoiding disrupting visual quality while providing renewable energies
Learning from and supporting traditional aquaculture economies