Submit Resilient Design Case Studies

ASLA needs your help. We seek to promote the important role landscape architects play in building community resilience to climate change.

Please take a few minutes to tell us about a project that exemplifies the recommendations found in Smart Policies for a Changing Climate, the report and recommendations of the ASLA Blue Ribbon Panel on Climate Change and Resilience.

We will compile and distribute select case studies we receive through this form. Our goal is to show that effective, resilient landscape planning and design projects are already helping communities prepare and adapt to a changing climate.

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* 1. Project name

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* 2. Firm name

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* 3. Project start date

Date / Time

Date

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* 4. Project end date (or leave blank if ongoing)

Date / Time

Date

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* 5. Project location (city, state)

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* 6. Project budget

Less than $500,000

$501,000 - $1,000,000

$1,000,0001 - $5,000,000

$5,000,001 - $25,000,000

More than $25,000,000

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* 7. Project size

Less than 5 acres

5-50 acres

51-100 acres

101-200 acres

200+ acres

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* 8. Project type (select all that apply)

Residential

Commercial

Redevelopment

Public park, plaza, or recreation

Streetscape, highway, transit

Greenway / trails

Campus

Hotels / resorts

Ecological restoration

Therapeutic garden / healthcare

Historic / cultural landscape

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Project owner / client

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* 10. Please provide an overview of the project

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* 11. Please briefly describe how the project improves community resilience to climate change.

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* 12. Please describe any key benefits or results. Data helps us make the case.

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* 13. Please list the federal, state, or local resilience-focused regulations or ordinances that shaped this project, as well as any regulations or ordinances that posed obstacles.

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* 14. Number of jobs created from the project -- both created during design and construction and on-going management.

Help us understand how your project demonstrates solutions identified in the Smart Policies for a Changing Climate Report. Please review the report for information about each of these solutions and select those that directly apply to your project.

Your responses to questions 10-13 above should include information on how the project demonstrates these solutions.

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* 15. Which Natural Systems design and planning solutions does your project incorporate? (Select all that apply)

Incorporate green infrastructure into all new and existing urban and suburban development.

Prioritize preservation and enhancement of tree canopy.

For all trees and vegetation, follow best practices for planting and maintenance.

Preserve existing open space and parkland in community and regional planning.

Protect, expand, and/or restore natural systems, including wetlands and adjacent upland areas, that provide buffers along coastlines and inland waterways.

Limit or prohibit building in floodplains.

Plan “gray” stormwater infrastructure, i.e., engineered systems, thoughtfully and sustainably in concert with natural green infrastructure systems.

Incorporate water conservation and water reuse technologies in all development and land uses.

Protect critical water sources, including aquifers, using best available science in concert with design and planning strategies.

Select biohabitat-supporting and pollinator-friendly native or adapted plant species appropriate to the site/region and changing climate conditions.

Preserve wildlands, i.e., intact green spaces that have never been developed, to support healthy and diverse plant and animal communities.

Include greenways and wildlife corridors in regional plans to support plant and animal migration and relocation. Assess and plan for both natural and assisted migration of plant and animal species.

Not applicable.

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* 16. Which Community Development design and planning solutions does your project incorporate? (Select all that apply)

Plan and design using smart growth approaches to decrease energy use and promote resilience. Walkable, livable, compact development significantly reduces emissions and energy use.

Include reuse/redevelopment of brownfields and grayfields in smart growth plans. Depending on size, location, and community needs, these previously developed sites can become sites for new compact development, parks and open spaces, or agriculture.

Incorporate clean energy and energy efficiency solutions in local and regional planning.

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* 17. Which Vulnerable Communities design and planning solutions does your project incorporate?

Proactively address equitable access to transportation options, affordable housing, jobs, and recreation and open space.

Address environmental justice explicitly in all design and planning efforts, including priority placement of green infrastructure.

Evaluate, discuss, and plan for future climate impacts on vulnerable communities.

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* 18. Which Transportation design and planning solutions were incorporated? (Select all that apply)

Stress equity and connectivity in transportation planning, including equitable access to rail, transit, and dedicated bicycle commuting options.

Use complete streets principles to provide safe, connected, and convenient pedestrian and bicycle routes, including routes that connect to rail and bus routes.

Incorporate green infrastructure in all transportation projects.

Use “road diets” to improve safety and reconfigure recaptured roadway areas for pedestrian and bicycle use.

Plan and design charging stations to support increased use of electric vehicles as well as designing for other technologies that support connected and autonomous vehicles.

Promote transit-oriented development.

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* 19. Which Agriculture design and planning solutions were incorporated? (Select all that apply)

Conserve farmland and protect soils that are deemed prime farmland.

Address food deserts and equitable access to healthy food in community and transportation planning and zoning.

Include opportunities for urban and suburban agriculture in community planning.

Promote healthy soil education and practices, restoring the ability of soil to sequester carbon.

Submit Resilient Design Case Studies

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* 1. Project name

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* 2. Firm name

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* 3. Project start date

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* 4. Project end date (or leave blank if ongoing)

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* 5. Project location (city, state)

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* 6. Project budget

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* 7. Project size

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* 8. Project type (select all that apply)

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* 9. Project owner / client

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* 10. Please provide an overview of the project

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* 11. Please briefly describe how the project improves community resilience to climate change.

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* 12. Please describe any key benefits or results. Data helps us make the case.

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* 13. Please list the federal, state, or local resilience-focused regulations or ordinances that shaped this project, as well as any regulations or ordinances that posed obstacles.

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* 14. Number of jobs created from the project -- both created during design and construction and on-going management.

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* 15. Which Natural Systems design and planning solutions does your project incorporate? (Select all that apply)

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* 16. Which Community Development design and planning solutions does your project incorporate? (Select all that apply)

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* 17. Which Vulnerable Communities design and planning solutions does your project incorporate?

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* 18. Which Transportation design and planning solutions were incorporated? (Select all that apply)

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* 19. Which Agriculture design and planning solutions were incorporated? (Select all that apply)

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* 20. Your name

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* 21. Your title

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* 22. Your organization / company

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* 23. Your email