Design and Politics: Managing Risks and Vulnerabilities (Harvard GSD Studio Reports) - Softcover

Ovink, Henk; Gendall, John; Carter, Samuel; Davis, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934510432 ISBN 13: 9781934510438

Publisher: Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 2015

Synopsis

Contemporary spatial design faces a political paradox. To address emerging environmental challenges and the risk of climate-related disasters, it must transcend political boundaries to operate regionally, at the scale of “landscape urbanism.” In the Hurricane Sandy-affected region, states, counties, and municipalities grappled with the reality of sea-level rise and climate risk. The Presidential Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force sought an innovative approach and in 2013 launched the Rebuild by Design competition, a collaborative process for driving resilience across the region. The spring 2014 studio, like Rebuild by Design, aimed to find ways of directing disaster-relief spending across boundaries and identified layers of risks and vulnerabilities by designing spatial and political systems with significant regional impact.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934510432
• ISBN 13: 9781934510438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116