FRI-B04: Landscape Strategies for Water Independence

Friday, October 27, 2023

11:00am – 12:00pm CT

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Katherine C. Harvey, ASLA (she/her/hers)

Creative Director, Partner
RIOS
Los Angeles, California

Speaker(s)

Erin English, LEED AP, PE (she/her/hers)

Practice Leader, Senior Engineer
Biohabitats, Inc.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Amelia Luna, PE, MSc, LEED AP, ENV SP (she/her/hers)

Principal Engineer
Sherwood Design Engineers
San Francisco, California

Water scarcity is one of the biggest risks facing the American West. This session will highlight how landscape architects address water independence through regional thinking, reducing reliance on gray infrastructure, and enhancing natural systems. This session will cover strategies for design, funding, and cross-agency coordination toward water independence.

Learning Outcomes:

Examine strategies for reducing reliance on municipal water sources at a site scale.
Discuss strategies for creating cross-agency cooperation for water independence projects.
Explore strategies for enhancing nature-based water capture and storage.
See how the goals of water projects can be expanded to include nature discovery and education.