设计气候适应型纽约市

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自从人类出现以来,我们就一直在适应不断变化的气候。问题在于,现在人类已经定居下来,拥有大型城市、经济体、交通网络以及依赖于当时气候快照的农业系统。气候变化(无论是这里变暖还是那里变冷)都会给我们建立的系统带来压力。

纽约市是受气候变化负面影响的城市的典型例子。飓风桑迪充分暴露了它的脆弱性:交通网络被淹、电力中断、家庭和企业遭受数十亿美元的损失等等。然而,飓风桑迪也成为重新构想纽约市的动力,以适应地下水位上升、更频繁的强风暴、人口增长的新现实,同时保持使纽约市成为旅游和投资天堂的方面。

Roy Strickland 在去年 12 月发表于 The Atlantic Cities 的一篇文章中,提出了一个重新设计曼哈顿以提高气候适应能力的愿景。关于上面的设计


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在这里,河岸变得更容易为公众所用;防洪设施与新的公共设施(如学校和娱乐中心)相结合;洪泛区的社区被提供混合工作和生活空间的校园,高于水位线;拥挤的街道变成景观美化的步行道;节能且符合空气动力学的摩天大楼垂直分层商业、办公室、研究和学习场所;并且增加了大众交通选择。

结果:一个在面对气候变化时更持久的曼哈顿,它在适应增长的同时,提供了更可持续、压力更小的环境。

查看其余设计。气候变化并非全是厄运和悲观;它可以成为创造力和新思维方式的机会。

David Wogan is an engineer and policy researcher who writes about energy, technology, and policy.

David's academic and professional background includes a unique blend of technology and policy in the field of energy systems. Most recently, David worked at Austin Energy, a Texas municipal utility, implementing a Department of Energy stimulus grant related to energy efficiency. Previously, David was a member of the Energy & Climate Change team at the White House Council on Environmental Quality for the Obama Administration.

David holds two Master's degrees from The University of Texas at Austin in Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs. While at UT, David was a researcher in the Webber Energy Group, where his research focused on advanced biofuel production to offset petroleum use in the transportation sector. David holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where he researched nuclear non-proliferation measurement technology.

David is a 2013 Aspen Institute Journalism Scholar, joining a select group of journalists from Slate, ABC News, and The New York Times.

David lives in Austin, Texas. Follow along on Twitter or email him at david.wogan@me.com.

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