America Adapts - The Climate Change Podcast

In episode 82 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons interviews Signe Nielsen, a landscape architect based in New York City.  Signe has been working on projects in NYC for decades and we discuss how climate change adaptation is being addressed in the city.  We discuss the impact of Superstorm Sandy and the challenges of keeping people safe and ensuring the people of New York are not cut off from the coasts by rising seas and rising sea walls.  We also talk about managed retreat, rethinking ecological systems, the new ethics of climate change for landscape architects and much, much more! Subscribe to America Adapts, text “adapters” to 31996! Donate to America Adapts Topics covered: The 3 basic principles for designing for the future. The long term impact of Hurricane Sandy on New York’s infrastructure and psyche. What sea level rise means for a landscape architect. Pondering NYC’s future with sea walls surrounding the city. The role of the city’s Public Design Commission in dealing with climate change. How to n