MON-B04: Hudson River Rising: Case Studies of Climate-Adaptive Design through Public-Private Collaboration

Monday, October 30, 2023

11:00am – 12:00pm CT

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

Lead Speaker(s)

Taewook Cha, FASLA, PLA, LEED AP (he/him/his)

Founder and Principal
Supermass Studio
New York, New York

Speaker(s)

Wendy Andringa, ASLA, PLA, LEED AP

Founder + Principal
Assemblage Landscape Architecture
Brooklyn, New York
Josh F. Cerra, ASLA (he/him/his)

Associate Professor and Department Chair
Cornell University Landscape Architecture
Ithaca, New York

This session demonstrates how small Hudson Valley municipalities with limited budgets and resources created and implemented Climate Smart Communities through effective alliances of an academic institution, public agencies, municipalities, consultants, and community stakeholders.

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about community-driven climate-adaptive waterfront planning in the Hudson Valley from case studies in Kingston and Hudson, New York.
Learn about the benefits of public-private partnerships in creating climate-adaptive design solutions for municipalities.
Discuss opportunities to incorporate waterfront recreational and educational co-benefits into resilient infrastructure funding opportunities.
Discuss creative ways to effectively communicate about local climate challenges with communities at risk.