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FLOOD!
Urban
Coastal
Transforma*on
Strategies
for
New
York
Harbor
Andrew
Whiteside,
Bern
University
of
Applied
Sciences,
Switzerland

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Condi*ons
strategies
Projects
Processes
Evalua*on
criteria
Conclusions

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Condi*on

Condi*on
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Ci*es
with
the
10
highest
annual
flood
costs
by
2050
Global
flood
damage
could
exceed
$1
Trillion
annually
by
2050
By
the
2070s,
the
total
popula*on
at
risk
could
grow
to
around
150
million
people
worldwide,
due
to
the
combined
effects
of
climate
change
(sea
level
rise
and
increased
storminess),
subsidence,
popula*on
growth
and
urbanisa*on.
source:
hNp://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/media/sandy12/HalcrowGroup-‐Sandy1112.pdf

Condi*on
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•
What
is
the
expected
direct
damage
from
the
100yr
flood
to
the
transporta)on
infrastructure
?
$10
–
15
Billion
•
How
long
will
it
take
for
the
various
components
of
infrastructure
to
have
their
services
restored?
3
–
4
weeks
(at
ca.
$4
Billion/day)
• What
will
be
poten3al
economic
losses
from
the
transporta)on
outages
and
extended
restora)on
)mes?
$60
-‐
80
Billion
(+
losses
to
building
stock)
source:
ClimAID
Study:
Chapter
8
–
Transporta*on.
(Jacob
et
al.
December
2011)

Transforma*on
of
NYC
coastline
from
a
soc
natural
zone
to
a
hard
constructed
edge
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Condi*on

image
credit:
"Bkln
Bridge
Park
day
finished
jeh"
by
Jim.henderson
Condi*on
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Transforma*on
of
New
York
City
waterfront
1970
–
present:
Withdrawal
of
industry
Increased
commercial
and
public
uses

nArchitects,
"New
Aqueous
City"
global
migra*on
to
coastline
-‐
Increasing
pressure
to
develop
waterfront
real
estate
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Condi*on

Condi*on
poten*al
Urban
zone
flood
zone
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Overlap
between
river
zone
and
urban
zone
increasing

poten*al
flood
zone
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River
zone
Urban
zone
Overlap
between
river
zone
and
urban
zone
increasing

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Comparison
of
100-‐year
floodplain
in
1983
FIRMs
and
Sandy
inunda*on
area

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flood
scenarios
NYC
2060
The
New
York
Metropolitan
region
is
vulnerable
to
coastal
flooding
and
large-‐scale
damage
to
city
infrastructure
from
hurricanes,
nor'easters,
and
other
severe
storms
like
Sandy.
Much
of
this
region
lies
less
than
three
meters
above
mean
sea
level.
Within
this
area
-‐
which,
in
total,
includes
an
area
of
about
260
square
kilometers
-‐lies
cri*cal
infrastructure
such
as
hospitals,
airports,
railroad
and
subway
sta*on
entrances,
highways,
water
treatment
oukalls
and
combined
sewer
oukalls
at
or
near
sea
level.
Dr.
Malcolm
Bowman
Professor
of
Oceanography
and
Dis*nguished
Service
Professor
Marine
Sciences
Research
Center
(MSRC)
School
of
Marine
and
Atmospheric
Sciences
(SoMAS)
State
University
of
New
York,
wri)ng
in
an
Associated
Press
ar)cle
"Experts
Say
NYC
Barrier
Could
Have
Stopped
Surge."
Image
courtesy
of
NYC
DCP
/OEM
By
2060,
sea
level
rise
is
projected
to
flood
many
areas
along
New
York
City's
waterfront
Condi*on

New
York
is
considered
to
be
one
of
the
most
vulnerable
ci*es
to
be
exposed
to
coastal
flooding
this
century.
source:
hNp://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/media/sandy12/HalcrowGroup-‐Sandy1112.pdf
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Condi*on

Condi*on
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Hurricane
Sandy
Sta*s*cs
• 13.88
feet
storm
surge,
Lower
Manhalan
• 110
US
casual*es,
69
Caribbean
Casual*es
• 4.6
Million
without
power
across
13
states
and
Washington
DC
• 29
New
Jersey
Hospitals
with
power
outage
• Es*mated
$30-‐40
Billion
in
damage
• 95,000
people
registered
for
emergency
housing
assistance
in
New
York
and
New
Jersey
• 650,000
buildings
s*ll
without
power
one
week
acerwards.

Should
we
be
allowed
to
build
everywhere?
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Seaside
Heights,
New
Jersey
image
credit:
Tim
Larcen/
Office
of
Governor

Are
we
prepared
for
emergency
access?
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Red
Hook,
Brooklyn
image
credit:
Robert
Stolarik/
The
New
York
Times

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Balery
Tunnel,
Manhalan
image
credit:
MBC
News
Is
our
urban
infrastructure
secure?

Do
we
always
have
to
start
from
zero
again?
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Breezy
Point,
Queens
image
credit:
Mario
Tama/
GeNy
Images

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Condi*on
Revised
FIRM
as
planning
tool

Condi*on
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Number
of
buildings
in
the
100-‐year
floodplain
by
borough

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Condi*on
Consequences
of
revised
FEMA
maps
reflec*ng
newly
iden*fied
flood
zones

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Condi*on
Insurance
premiums
unter
the
Na*onal
Flood
Insurance
Program

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Complex
and
differeniated
geomorphology
of
New
York
City
Analysis
of
Coastal
vulnerabili)es
and
resiliency
Measures
shoreline
condi*on
exposure
to
wave
force
Condi*on

Condi*on
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New
York
City’s
840
kilometers
of
exposed
waterfront
are
incredibly
diverse.
Each
of
these
areas
face
specific
types
and
levels
of
risks,
and
therefore
require
different
strategies.
Coastal
area
typologies
must
be
analyzed
for
the
most
effec*ve
combina*on
of
individual
measures
and
the
network
of
effects
with
inland
measures
which
can
be
achieved
or
expected.

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Regional
Approach
Bos-‐Wash
Megalopolis
49.6
Million
People
(17%
of
us
Popula*on)
on
less
than
2%
of
the
land
area
931
people
per
square
mile
New
York-‐Newark-‐Bridgeport,
NY-‐NJ-‐CT-‐PA
22
Million
people
(2010
census)
Region
accounts
for
20%
of
GDP
America
2050
report:
Area
projected
to
grow
by
58.1
Million
people
by
2025

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Image:
Lebbeus
Woods,
Lower
Manha=an,
1999
Condi*ons
strategies
Projects
Processes
Evalua*on
criteria
Conclusions

Strategies
Adapta*on
response
to
climate
change
have
been
categorized
by
the
Intergovernmental
Panel
on
climate
Change
(IPCC)
of
the
United
Na*ons
along
three
modes
of
ac*on:
protect,
accommodate,
and
retreat.
These
modes
are
also
known
by
the
three
"R's"
of
resistance,
resilience,
and
retreat.
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IMMEDIATE
STRATEGIES
RESISTANCE
-‐
exis*ng
building
fabric
/
spaces
-‐
hard
/
structural
strategies
MID-‐TERM
STRATEGIES
RESILIENCE
-‐
exis*ng
building
fabric
/
spaces
-‐
soc
/non-‐structural
strategies
LONG-‐TERM
STRATEGIES
MANAGED
RETREAT
-‐
future
building
fabric
/
spaces
RETREAT
RESISTANCE
RESISTANCE
RESILIENCE

Strategies
Porkolio
of
typical
strategies
to
adapt
waterfront
areas
to
be
more
resilient
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source:
NYC
DCP.
A
Stronger
more
Resilient
New
York
SITE
REACH
BUILDING
SITE
COASTLINE
IN-‐WATER
Planners
of
built
environment
(Surveyors,
city
planners,
engineers,
landscape
planners,
architects)
as
"first
responders"
to
reduce
vulnerability

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Urban
transforma*on:
Architecture
Strategies
Planners
of
built
environment
(Surveyors,
city
planners,
engineers,
landscape
planners,
architects)
as
"first
responders"
to
reduce
vulnerability

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transforma*on:
Infrastructure
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Delta
Works,
The
Netherlands
Thames
Gateway,
London
Planners
of
built
environment
(Surveyors,
city
planners,
engineers,
landscape
planners,
architects)
as
"first
responders"
to
reduce
vulnerability

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Urban
transforma*on:
Landscape
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Dike
(Waal
flood
1995,
by
Rijkswaterstaat)
Land
reclama*on,
North
Friesland
Planners
of
built
environment
(Surveyors,
city
planners,
engineers,
landscape
planners,
architects)
as
"first
responders"
to
reduce
vulnerability

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composite
construc*ons
Strategies

Strategies
Two-‐level
quay
wall
Restaurant
integrated
into
flood
defense
Flood
protec*on
measures
in
Arnhem,
Netherlands
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MFD
–
Mul*func*onal
Flood
Defenses
source:
Mark
Voorendt,
Examples
of
Mul)func)onal
Flood
Defenses,
2014

Integrated
flood
protec*on
systems
Adaptable
flood
defenses
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Strategies
map
indica*ng
flood
risk
strategies
for
HafenCity,
Hamburg

Strategies
flood-‐secure
plinth
Elevated
housing
Public
space
as
city-‐water
transi*on
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floa*ng
docks
Elevated
circula*on
as
public
space
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image
credits:
ELBE&FLUT;
source:
HafenCity
Hamburg
GmbH,
Miniatur
Wunderland

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How
did
New
York
City
plan
for
Climate
Change
and
Sea
Level
Rise
?
Climate
Change
and
a
Global
City
The
Poten*al
Consequences
of
Climate
Variability
and
Change
Metro
East
Coast
(MEC)
July
2001
2001
2004
2008
2011
NPCC
2010
ClimAID
2011
2013
2013

Strategies
How
did
New
York
City
plan
for
Climate
Change
and
Sea
Level
Rise
?
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2013
2013
2013
2013
2013
2011

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RESISTANCE
–
structural
measures
Insufficient
empirical
knowledge
of
flooding
dynamics
in
New
York
City

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Projects
Proposal
for
an
extension
of
lower
Manhalan
with
barrier
islands
source:
Muchan
park,
Luc
Wilson,
Leigh
D'ambra,
ScoN
Hayner
with
Laurie
Hawkinson
and
Risa
Heller

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Projects
Proposal
for
a
system
of
hollow
streets
with
vegetated
swales
source:
ARO
dlandstudio
/
Rising
Currents

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Projects
Proposal
for
constructed
ecosystem
to
absorb
wave
energy
and
runoff
source:
ARO
dlandstudio
/
Rising
Currents

Architects Propose 'Soft Infrastructure' to Protect NYC From the Next BPig Srtoorm |j Inehabcitatt Nsew
York City 01.11.12 13:46
Thanks to climate change, we've experienced some wild storms the past couple of years, many reaching record severity levels and causing a lot of damage along the way.
To make matters worse, NYC is slowly succumbing to rising sea levels, which threaten to sink coastal neighborhoods throughout the boroughs. In light of a possible
environmental disaster (and the aftermath of Hurricane Irene), a group of architecture firms have united to tackle these issues with innovative green design. Taking lessons
from levee design flaws in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, these architects have created "soft infrastructure," a design concept based on priming the city to
"deal with storms instead of fortify itself against them" by using natural 5th
resources Internalike *onal
coastal Disaster
marshlands and
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building Conference
more sustainable IDRC
2014
infrastructure like green roofs.
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Proposal
for
soc
infrastucture
to
absorb
wave
energy
source:
ARO
dlandstudio
/
Rising
Currents

Conceptual
design
for
a
storm
surge
barrier
across
the
Verrazano
Narrows
between
Brooklyn
and
Staten
Island
source:
Aerts,
et
al.
(2009)
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Projects

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NYC
Comprehensive
coastal
protec*on
plan

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NYC
Comprehensive
coastal
protec*on
plan
Increase
coastal
edge
eleva*ons
-‐
Beach
nourishment
-‐
Revetments
-‐
Bulkheads
-‐
Tide
gates
Minimize
upland
wave
zones
-‐
Dunes
-‐
Offshore
breakwaters
-‐
Wetlands,
living
shorelines
and
reefs
-‐
Groins
Protect
against
storm
surge
-‐
Integrated
flood
protec*on
system
-‐
Floodwalls
/
levees
-‐
Local
storm
surge
barrier
-‐
Mul*-‐purpose
levee

BRONX
East
Harlem
Red
Hook
Strategies
For
low-‐lying
areas
like
Red
Hook
in
Brooklyn,
Hospital
Row
in
Manhalan
and
East
Harlem,
the
plan
calls
for
a
system
that
could
include
portable
flood
walls.
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Portable
flood
walls
and
berms
STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
source:
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BRONX
Astoria
genera)ng
sta)on
Strategies
The
plan
recommends
that
a
flood
wall
be
built
around
Con
Edison's
Farragut
substa*on
on
the
East
River,
and
a
levee
along
the
East
Shore
of
Staten
Island.
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Levees
and
flood
walls
STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
Farragut
substa)on
East
Shore
source:

BRONX
Newtown
Creek
Strategies
At
narrow
inlets
such
as
Newtown
Creek
and
the
Gowanus
Canal,
the
plan
calls
for
movable
gates
in
the
water
to
keep
a
storm
surge
from
reaching
low-‐lying
interior
areas.
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STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
Local
surge
barriers
Gowanus
Canal
Rockaway
inlet
source:

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Local
surge
barriers
Newtown
Creek
surge
barrier
Strategies

Strategies
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STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
Mul*purpose
levees
Lower
ManhaNan
The
plan
calls
for
a
levee
along
the
East
River
in
ManhaNan
that
could
also
be
used
for
something
else,
like
parking,
or
commercial
or
residen)al
development.
source:

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Mul*purpose
levees
Levee
at
South
Beach
Strategies

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Levee
at
South
Beach
Strategies
Mul*purpose
levees

BRONX
Strategies
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Jamaica
Bay
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Wetlands
Bay
Ridge
Flats
Saw
Mill
Creek
ToNenville
STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
Plumb
Beach
The
city
concluded
that
marshes
and
swamps,
even
trees,
helped
to
reduce
waves,
and
the
plan
calls
for
fostering
them
across
the
city.
source:

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Zoning
policy
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Wetlands
Coney
Island
Creek
wetlands
and
*dal
barrier

Strategies
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Flushing
Meadows
Coney
Island
Creek
Oakwood
Beach
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Tide
gates
STATEN
ISLAND
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
Saw
MillCreek
Tide
gates
would
keep
rising
seawater
from
flowing
into
the
city's
drainage
network.

Strategies
Offshore
breakwaters
and
jeues
MANHATTAN
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
City
Island
Sea
Gate
Built
offshore,
breakwaters
made
of
rock
would
absorb
the
force
of
waves
before
they
reach
the
beach.
Jeqes,
carefully
placed,
could
do
so
as
well
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yregion

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Elevated
construc*on
Strategies

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Compe**on
2013-‐14
Projects

Resiliency
through
the
integra*on
of
key
infrastructural
elements
that
protects
coastal
neighborhoods
and
the
en*re
city
of
Hoboken
beyond.
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Projects
OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey

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holis*c
flood
strategy
Projects
OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey

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holis*c
flood
strategy
Projects
OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey
Masterplan
comprises
four
key
elements:
Resist
–
programmed
hard
infrastructure
and
sos
landscape
for
coastal
defense
Delay
–
policy
recommenda)ons,
guidelines,
and
urban
infrastructure
to
slow
rainwater
runoff
Store
–
a
circuit
of
interconnected
green
infrastructure
to
store
and
direct
excess
rainwater
Discharge
–
pumps
&
alterna)ve
routes
to
support
drainage

OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey
Hoboken
New
Jersey
is
exposed
to
*dal
surge
at
Weehawken
Bay
to
the
North
and
the
New
Jersey
Transit
rail
yards
to
the
South.
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Projects
OMA plans rebuild by design defense strategy for jersey coastline 10.04.14 18:27
hoboken is exposed to tidal surge at weehawken bay to the north and the new jersey transit rail yards to the south
at weehawken cove, a park landscape serves as a defensive barrier, protecting the region and its utilities from storm
surges and flooding. these wetlands provide a natural filter, while simultaneously enhancing recreational amenities for
the community and facilitating future development. permeable paving, rain gardens and bioswales help manage the
city’s surface water – further reducing the risk of flash flooding while enhancing the cityscape.
see designboom’s ongoing coverage of the rebuild by design competition here.
At
Weehawken
Cove,
a
park
landscape
serves
as
a
defensive
barrier,
protec)ng
the
region
and
its
u)li)es
from
storm
surges
and
flooding.
These
wetlands
provide
a
natural
filter,
while
simultaneously
enhancing
recrea)onal
ameni)es
for
the
community
and
facilita)ng
future
development.
Permeable
paving,
rain
gardens
and
bioswales
help
manage
the
city’s
surface
water
–
further
reducing
the
risk
of
flash
flooding
while
enhancing
the
cityscape.

Projects
OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey
Along
the
Hoboken
light
rail,
rainwater
storage
ini*a*ves
are
connected
to
make
a
complete
green
circuit
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Nature
and
urban
environments
working
together

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–
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of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey
Park
as
wall
Landscape
as
drainage
circuit
Pump
sta)on
hardened
historic
building
Building
as
wall
Landscape
as
wall
Canal
as
water
storage
Projects
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The
development
will
offer
flood
defense
and
also
provide
public
ameni*es

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OMA
–
Office
of
Metropolitan
Architecture
Resist,
Delay,
Store,
Discharge:
a
comprehensive
strategy
for
Hoboken
Hoboken,
New
Jersey

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WXY
Studio
East
River
Blueway
plan
Projects

Projects
10-‐mile
flood-‐preven*on
barrier
designed
to
func*on
as
public
gardens
and
parkland
for
city
residents.
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BIG
Architects
The
BIG
U
A
superstorm
barrier
that
fits
into
the
neighborhood.
The
system
is
designed
to
be
woven
into
the
social
fabric
of
each
neighborhood,
taking
the
form
of
grassy
knolls
in
one
area
and
public
art
projects
in
another.

A
protec*ve
system
around
driven
by
the
needs
and
concerns
of
its
communi*es.
Protects
10
con*nuous
miles
of
low-‐lying
geography
geography
that
comprise
an
incredibly
dense,
vibrant,
and
vulnerable
urban
area
by
shielding
the
city
against
floods
and
stormwater
and
providing
social
and
environmental
benefits
to
the
community,
and
an
improved
public
realm.
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Projects
BIG
Architects
The
BIG
U

Social
infrastructure
The
plan
comprises
3
systems,
each
created
though
consulta*on
with
local
communi*es.
Resilience
infrastructure
that
doesn't
present
itself
as
a
wall
between
the
city
and
the
water
Goal:
to
make
the
waterfront
more
resilient
but
also
more
accessible
and
invi*ng
to
the
ci*zens
around
it.
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Projects
BIG
Architects
The
BIG
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HIGHER
GROUND
CIimate-‐resilient
Development
Strategies
for
the
Brooklyn
Navy
Yard
Summerschool
2013
Project
studio
module
University
of
Applied
Sciences
Bern
College
of
Architecture,
Wood
&
Civil
Engineering-‐
AHB
Burgdorf
Department
of
Architecture

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Projects

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FEMA
Flood
map
showing
Brooklyn
Navy
Yard
Flood
Hazard
Layer

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Projects
FEMA
Flood
map
showing
Brooklyn
Navy
Yard
Flood
Hazard
Layer

principles/focus:
-‐
Public
space
-‐
green
infrastructure
at
ground
level
as
public
space
-‐
Financing
–
Coastal
landscape
co-‐financed
by
Public
sector,
local
construc*on
financed
by
companies
and
BNYDC
-‐
Transporta*on
-‐
Manhalan
ferry
connec*on
-‐
Local
iden*ty
-‐
Iconic
landscraper
on
Brooklyn
waterfront
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Higher
Ground
BFH
Studio
Workshop
2013
Site
2
Projects

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Higher
Ground
BFH
Studio
Workshop
2013
Site
2
Projects

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principles/focus:
-‐
Mee*ng/communica*on
–
raised
galleries
serve
as
extension
of
public
space
-‐
Spa*al
quality
–
Projects
take
advantage
of
river
views
-‐
Elevated
ground
plakorm
facili*es
connected
to
elevated
promenade

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•
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Higher
Ground
BFH
Studio
Workshop
2013
Site
3
principles/focus:
-‐
Integra*on
of
public
func*ons
with
public
space
on
site
-‐
phased
transforma*on
of
industrial
building
as
storm-‐proof
crea*ve
environment
-‐
building
as
communica*on
hub
between
companies
and
general
public

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•
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•
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Higher
Ground
BFH
Studio
Workshop
2013
Site
3
Projects
principles/focus:
-‐
Integra*on
of
public
func*ons
with
public
space
on
site
-‐
phased
transforma*on
of
industrial
building
as
storm-‐proof
crea*ve
environment
-‐
building
as
communica*on
hub
between
companies
and
general
public

Projects
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Studio
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Site
1
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•
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principles/focus:
-‐
Extension
of
public
space
into
river
-‐
Wave-‐force
breakers:
river
ecosystem
support
-‐
Oyster
beds
as
soc
infrastructure
-‐
Combina*on
of
structural
and
non-‐structural
measures

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2013
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1
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role
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&
prac)ce‘
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principles/focus:
-‐
Public
waterfront
space
as
collec*ve
urban
resource

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process

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Evalua*on
/
assessment
Developing
coastal
adapta*on
to
climate
change
in
the
New
York
City
infrastructure
shed:
process,
approach,
tools
and
strategies

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Rela*onships
and
dependencies
flood
insurance
costs
community
empowerment
adaptability/
scalability
stakeholder
par*cipa*on
cross-‐border
coordina*on

par*al
concepts
for
the
par*al
problems
(concept
varia*ons)
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par*al
problems
a
eg.
circula*on
b
eg.
volumetrics
c
eg.
energy
concept
d
eg.
func*onal
program
e
eg.
protec*ve
func*on
Varia)ons
of
total
solu)ons
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Process
Flexible
scenarios:
morphological
box
as
scenario
planning
tool

Process
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3D
ZONING
PLAN
("Visual
SWOT")
-‐
Defini*on
of
building
envelope
and
func*onal
distribu*on
-‐
Combina*on
of
resiliency
strategies
according
to
vulnerability
profile

Evalua*on
Criteria
atmosphere
/
civic
urban
quali)es
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usability
social
compa)bility
cost
effec)veness
durability
environmental
compa)bility

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Evalua*on
Criteria
Evalua3on
criteria
*
• Protec*on
Integra*on
of
network
of
resilience
and
resistance
measures
(architecture/infrastructure/landscape),
Integra*on
with
exis*ng
and
planned
flood
protec*on
projects
and
programs,
adaptability,
extension,
• Context
Integra*on
within
an
adap*ve,
mul*-‐scalar,
mul*-‐strategy
approach,
combina*on/coordina*on
of
object-‐specific,
area,
and
large-‐scale
strategies
including
impacted
inland
zones
to
create
mul*plier
effects
and
system
robustness
including
overloading
scenarios,
social/poli*cal
viability,
ecosystem
support,
compa*bility
with
exis*ng
local
and
regional
resources
• Process
Community
par*cipa*on,
stakeholder
integra*on
including
community
leaders
from
the
beginning,
itera*ve
evalua*on
and
revision
cycle
through
scenario
simula*on
modelling
and
stress-‐tes*ng.
• Flexibility
Upgradeability,
modularity
for
mul*ple
scenarios,
phasing
capability,
Scalability,
adaptability,
spa*al
flexibility.
• Urban
quality
Compa*bility
with
local
character
and
mul*ple
func*onality
(public/commercial/private),
Enhanced
local
iden*ty,
public
river
access,
historic
values,
views,
city-‐river
rela*onship.
• Urban
circula*on
Pedestrian
and
vehicular
evacua*on
routes,
river
traffic
security.
• Func*ons/program
Spa*al
diversity
for
different
companies,
programma*c
flexibility,
interfaces
between
companies
and
public.
• Financing
economic
viability
(PPP,
local,
state
and
federal
funding),
Low
Cost-‐use
ra*o,
acceptable
planning,
construc*on,
opera*onal
and
maintenance
costs,
mul*-‐*er
financing
models
through
public,
private
and
commercial
sectors
at
community,
district,
state
and
na*onal
levels.
• Legal
framework
own/lease/rent
legal
framework,
owner/tenant
acountability,
cross-‐border
accountability
and
coopera*on,
phased
availability
of
land
resources
• Transferability
Adapta*on
/
applica*on
of
strategies
for
implementa*on
in
similar
condi*ons
or
scenarios
*
Based
on
goals
and
parameters
as
defined
by
New
York
City's
Office
of
city
planning,
the
Brooklyn
Navy
Yard
Development
Corpora)on
and
the
Bern
University
of
Applied
Sciences.

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Conclusions
• The
permanent
and
mul*-‐scalar
integra*on
of
disaster
mi*ga*on
measures
must
be
approached
at
a
systemic
level,
combining
urban
requirements
and
an
understanding
of
the
dynamics
of
natural
systems
in
the
development
of
an
integrated
approach
FROM
THE
START.
• Integrated
and
adaptable
flood
defenses
should
be
implemented
in
place
of
isolated
measures.
• Effec*ve
and
economical
capacity
building
can
be
achieved
by
combining
structural
and
ecologically-‐based
measures
at
mul*ple
scales
which
take
advantage
of
exis*ng
resources
through
an
interdisciplinary
approach.
• Integrated
master
planning
must
incorporate
a
high
degree
of
flexibililty
based
on
climatological
scenarios
and
developmental
uncertain*es.
• Transi*onal
strategies
are
immediately
necessary
to
adapt
coastal
urban
environments
to
present
and
future
flood
risk.
• Innova*ve
strategies
that
can
help
guide
communi*es
on
a
sustainable
path
to
living
with
water
should
be
able
to
be
replicated
in
similar
situa*ons
elsewhere.
• Managed
retreat
cannot
be
categorically
ruled
out
as
a
future
scenario
in
specific
urban
zones.
• Public
awareness
of
and
par*cipa*on
in
flood
protec*on
measures
must
be
encouraged
and
embedded
at
the
community
level.
• Par*cipa*on
and
coordina*on
of
public,
commercial
and
private
sectors
necessary
for
innova*ve,
durable
,
effec*ve
and
widely
supported
impementa*on.

Added
value
for
the
Post
2015
Framework
for
Disaster
Risk
Reduc*on
Support
for
implementa3on
of
Hyogo
guidelines
and
strategies:
Educa*on
and
training
-‐
Integra)on
of
flood
mi)ga)on
strategies
into
design
and
construc)on
programs.
-‐
Strengthening
of
interdisciplinary
curricula/course
offerings
between
engineering
and
architecture.
-‐
Combining
climate-‐resilient
design
as
a
technical
discipline
with
design
as
a
primary
driver
of
our
built
environment.
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Design
criteria
-‐
Total
integra)ve
performance
assessment
-‐
Methodology
-‐
scenarios
based
on
uncertainty
factors
-‐
Benchmarking
-‐
effec)veness
at
mul)ple
scales
-‐
poten)al
for
widespread
stakeholder
par)cipa)on
-‐
possibility
for
community
par)cipants
to
rapidly
and
easily
implement
measures
locally
Asset
protec*on
-‐
Thema)sing
and
priori)sing
vulnerability
reduc)on
issues
applicable
for
similar
coastal
asset
operators

Added
value
for
the
Post
2015
Framework
for
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Disaster
Risk
Reduc*on
Areas
which
should
be
given
addi3onal
considera3on
within
the
Hyogo
Framework
for
Ac3on:
Urban
quality
-‐
Deployment
of
flood
protec)on
measures
which
contributes
to
the
quality
of
the
physical
environment
during
non-‐emergencies.
Urban
nature
-‐
viable
integra)on
and
expansion
of
natural
environments
as
sos
infrastructure
for
flood
mi)ga)on.
Protec*on
for
industry
-‐
Strengthened
disaster
mi)ga)on
for
economically
cri)cal
sectors
opera)ng
in
coastal
zones.

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Future
developments
“Sea
level
rise
is
unequivocal.
It’s
happening.
The
only
ques*on
is
by
how
much.
Construc*on
around
the
waterfront
and
bay
has
to
allow
for
unpredictable
change.
We
can’t
just
build
a
big
wall
and
forget
about
it.”
—Guy
Nordenson,
structural
engineer
and
principal,
Guy
Nordenson
and
Associates
source:
Vision
2020:
New
York
City
Comprehensive
Waterfront
Plan,
New
York
City
Department
of
City
Planning,
March
2011.

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The
increasingly
drama*c
consequences
of
rising
seas
and
violent
weather
urgently
demand
a
rethinking
of
how
we
conceive,
plan
and
construct
our
urban
environments.
Such
a
rethinking
is
a
big
challenge
but
also
a
chance
to
renego*ate
our
rela*onship
with
the
natural
environment
and
in
the
process
to
save
lives,
protect
assets,
and
enable
our
coasts
to
con*nue
to
develop
as
vibrant
zones
of
human
ac*vity.

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