The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Association des architectes paysagistes du Canada

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1 The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Association des architectes paysagistes du Canada honouring our past: sustaining our future Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. 02 Planning and Deign Inc.. Andre Arata & Gerald Pau/ PLANIA Colleen S.L. Mercer Clarke, MSc., M.L.A., Ph.D., FCSLA Chair: CSLA Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation Gordon Smith, M.L.A., APALA President, CSLA

2 Landscape Architecture is the design profession most concerned with the planning, design, management and stewardship of land and water. We are deeply committed to the environment of Canada and to the enrichment of human experience with nature.

3 Landscape Architects are at work in Parks and protected areas Photo Credits: Colleen Mercer Clarke

4 Urban planning and design

5 Transportation Paysages en Université: YUL/MTL.

6 Cultural landscapes

7 Green urbanism Lansdoowne Park: PFS Studio.

8 Green infrastructure Sustainable Neighbourhood Low Impact Retrofit; Schollen & Company Vancouver Convention Centre BC. PWL Partnership

9 We believe that the challenges posed by climate change are the defining issues of our generation Landscape Architects are (already) interpreting the effects of climate change on local environments promoting mitigation of greenhouse gases pro-actively planning for existing and anticipated environmental change innovating through interdisciplinary/inter-sectoral collaboration

10 The CSLA Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation The CSLA is committed to providing assistance to its members, and to other professions, levels of government and Canadian business and communities, to enhance their understanding of the factors that have created planetary climate change, and what these changes mean to them to promote opportunities to mitigate ongoing emissions that will accelerate deterioration in global climates, and to advance instruments and ingenuity that will promote resiliency and sustainability in natural environment and communities.

11 We know our changing environment will affect all aspects of Canadian society ecosystem health social justice economic stability individual well-being

12 Our primary goals are to 1. Reduce emissions 2. Sequester carbon 3. Avoid impact 4. Prepare for damage 5. Plan for change

13 What we can do help to mainstream climate change in decision-making lead interdisciplinary teams on adaptation promote resilience and sustainability in environments, systems and structures collaborate in designing more widely useful protection measures than sea walls employ greener approaches to stormwater management through low impact development, infiltration systems, treated disposal value urban canopies and urban natural areas as sequestering/sheltering assets promote innovation in urban planning and advocate for public transportation hubs assist with needed changes to environmental assessment and regulatory instruments integrate planning and design for climate change in existing university programs, as well as provide continuing training for practitioners

14 Where we need help Up to date knowledge on current changes in environment Sea level rise Severe storm events Precipitation changes Direction on new planning and design horizons New design storms Anticipated changes in building code and construction practice Planned retreat from hazardous areas Advances in tools, technologies, systems Support for interdisciplinary planning and design teams Support for advocating alternative approaches and methodologies

15 solid pathways to move science to practice Flood level = Mean sea level + Vertical land motion + Fingerprinting + Storm surge + Tide conditions And how much water is coming downriver because of cloudburst Charlottetown before and after anticipated high water event at 4.93m above chart datum (current mean sea level) (Credit Hope Parnham APALA, Doctoral Student UPEI).

16 time frames for adaptation What are the new design storms? How can the National Building Code be adapted to PLAN for change as opposed to react to change? 100 year life of structure 50 year life of structure

17 change can also be an opportunity Whatever is the solution, we know for sure the North American city will need a dramatic retrofit. Patrick Condon, Seven rules for sustainable communities, p129 reduce energy demands promote renewable sources improve well-being make communities resilient achieve sustainability Ingenuity Innovation creativity We can create a future that is techier, cooler, heathier we can make this an exciting journey Adapted from Rockstrum and Klum 2015

18 Lees+Associates Landscape Architects Landscape Architects bridge between natural environments and human society. There are 2000 of us that can help meet the challenges of a changing future. by creating a resilient and sustainable society