1 Public spaces for water
Introduction
1 Climate change adaptation through local, “bottom-up” initiatives
2 The key role of public space in adaptation endeavors
3 Potential advantages of applying flood adaptation measures in the design of public spaces
3.1 Interdisciplinary design of public spaces
3.2 Public spaces of multiple purposes
3.3 Public space for public awareness and engagement
3.4 Public space as an extensive physical structure and system
3.5 Expose and share value through public space
3.6 Public spaces as a means to diversify and monitor flood risk
Discussion
2 Categories and types of flood adaptation measures applicable in the design of public spaces
Introduction
1 Urban greenery
1.1 Green walls
2 Urban furniture
2.1 Inverted umbrellas
2.2 Art installations
3 Rooftop detention
3.1 Green roofs
3.2 Blue roofs
4 Reservoirs
4.1 Artificial detention basins
4.2 Water plazas
4.3 Underground reservoirs
4.4 Cisterns
5 Bioretention
5.1 Wet bioretention basins
5.2 Dry bioretention basins
5.3 Bioswales
5.4 Bioretention planters
5.5 Rain gardens
5.6 Open cell pavement
5.7 Interlocking pavement
5.8 Porous pavement
6 Infiltration techniques
6.1 Infiltration trenches
6.2 Green gutter
7 Stream recovery
7.1 Stream rehabilitation
7.2 Stream restoration
7.3 Daylighting streams
8 Open drainage systems
8.1 Street channels
8.2 Extended channels
8.3 Enlarged channels
8.4 Check dams
9 Floating structures
9.1 Floating pathway
9.2 Floating platform
9.3 Floating island
10 Wet-proof
10.1 Submergible parks
10.2 Submergible pathways
11 Raised structures
11.1 Cantilevered pathways
11.2 Elevated promenade
12 Coastal barriers
12.1 Multifunctional defenses
12.2 Breakwaters
12.3 Embankments
13 Floodwalls
13.1 Sculptured walls
13.2 Glass walls
14 Barriers
14.1 Demountable barrier
15 Levees
15.1 Gentle slope levees 63
Flood adaptation categories and types of measures applicable in the design of public spaces
3 Portfolio screening
Introduction
1 Caixa Forum square
2 Expo Boulevard
3 Jawaharlal Planetarium Park
4 Dakpark
5 Oliveiras rooftop garden
6 Park Güell
7 Parc Diagonal Mar
8 Benthemplein square
9 Escola Industrial
10 Parque Oeste
11 Parque da Cidade
12 UMass Design Building
13 Taasinge Square
14 Can Caralleu
15 Praça do Comércio
16 Elmer Avenue
17 Ribeira das Jardas
18 Eixo Verde e Azul
19 Cheonggyecheon river
20 Banyoles old town
21 Pier Head
22 Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
23 Kronsberg hillside avenues
24 Yongning River Park
25 Bèsos River Park
26 Passeio Atlântico
27 Elster millstream
28 Barra do Douro North Jetty
29 Sea Organ
30 Blackpool seafront
31 Wells Quayside
32 Kampen waterfront
33 Corktown Common
Discussion
4 Discussion
Biography
Maria Matos Silva is Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon since September of 2018. She is a Research Associate of the Centro de Investigação em Arquitectura, Urbanismo e Design (CIAUD) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon and of Centro de Ecologia Aplicada (CEABN) at ISA.
She graduated in Landscape Architecture from ISA in in 2007, being recognized as the best graduated student in the final year. In 2010 she completed a master’s degree on Urban Design at Universitat de Barcelona, and in 2011 a PGDip in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Lisbon. In 2016, Maria finalized a doctoral degree at Universitat de Barcelona with a full doctoral scholarship attributed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), having obtained the Excellent "Cum Laude" classification. In 2019, Maria received the recognition of "Finalist" in the European Prize Manuel de Solà-Morales for her Doctoral dissertation.
She has been involved in several R&D projects and has thus far published in various international journals and conferences. Her current academic interests focus on Landscape Architecture Design, specifically upon the subjects of urban floods and public space design.
