Public Spaces for Water-A Design Notebook

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 
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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