Climate change & safety issues

Language: English

10:45 - 11:45 DESIGN FOR CLIMATE IMPACT

Climate change, land and water use, have led to increased rainfall, heat waves and droughts. The once-in-a-century events of yesterday will soon be happening once in 10 years. Rethinking, adapting and building neighborhoods and communities thus starts with accepting this new normal. Housing corporations, cities, real estate developers, policy makers, banks, financers, insurers, citizens and business, all need to embrace climate adaptation as a shared challenge.

With too many residential areas and buildings currently unfit for drought, heat stress and flooding, sustainable spatial design requires re-orientation toward new values and concepts.

The EU Wetropolis consortium 2018-2022 studied stakeholder involvement about housing, building, spatial planning, urban greenery, and landscaping.

For true participatory design, issues need to be communicated so that diverse participants can understand and be on board. Come and help brainstorm the futuring of a neighborhood and determine which values should be leading. In this design workshop we turn to the needs of a diverse group of stakeholders, such as new neighbors that want to make sure their neighborhood is climate resistant to flooding and can weather a drought and extreme heat.

New gardening concepts, knowledge and tool sharing, new forms of water retention, recycling, and grey water use all have their promises. Discover what it takes to implement them in your project!

Henk de Poot Dr.
Director Novis Policy Lab, Design Cube Studio

Dr Henk de Poot is a researcher, teacher, and policy advisor. He has a background user centered design for vital societies. Melina McKim is a researcher, educator and team builder with 30 years of international experience in media, toy design, education and cyber security.

Melina McKim
Lecturer, researcher Design Research & Innovation