#ResilientLand Challenge
Your Call to Action on Climate Change
ASLA San Diego is issuing a “call to action” on Climate Change, the defining topic of our time, and one that will have a direct impact on the future livability of our region and our planet.
Many landscape architects, architects and planners are doing significant work on this issue and we need to provide a platform for visibility to share our work on climate change mitigation and adaptation with the public.
ASLA San Diego believes that landscape architecture is the profession best suited to solve the complex issues around climate change in the built- environment. Not only can we educate each other and the public, but sharing our solutions can serve as a catalyst to push the boundaries of our profession in this field.
With this in mind our ASLA San Diego chapter has launched the #ResilientLand Challenge – a direct call to action to every ASLA member and associated professions, encouraging you to create social media posts related to your work on climate change issues using the hashtags #ResilientLand and #ASLASD.
It’s as simple as posting a photo of a built project, a proposed design, detail or solution for a local climate-related issue. Posts can be made on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using hashtag #ResilientLand along with a brief description.
The #ResilientLand Challenge will run through March 31, 2019, and will culminate at the Chapter’s Landscape Architecture Month event in April.
This is when ASLA will announce the most compelling post that addresses climate change specific to this region and that person or company will be awarded the chapter’s 2019 Stewardship Award. The post and related information will also be published in a prominent local article and on the Chapter website to promote a member or firm’s work on regional climate change.
The following topics are examples of solutions that relate directly to our region:
- Climate-resilience planning including sea-level-rise mitigation or adaptation
- Green stormwater infrastructure
- Water conservation and water re-use
- Wildfire hazard planning and mitigation
- Mixed-income, transit-oriented development and complete streets
- Safe transportation for all modes including pedestrian, bicycle and transit
- Native plantings, edible plantings, bio-diverse and pollinator-friendly vegetation
- Promoting natural vegetative buffers along the coast, riparian areas and wetlands
- Protection and expansion of green space and wildlands
- Enhancing the urban and suburban tree canopy
According to a recent UN report, we have only 12 years left to limit a climate change catastrophe, so the time to act is now.
2018 Chapter President, Michael Brennan, is leading the Chapter’s movement to challenge members and other design professionals. Those with questions regarding the challenge, can reach Brennan at michael@cd-la.com.
Thanks for taking the time to share your ideas and Climate Change solutions to our #ResilientLand Challenge.
