CITIES & towns, LANDSCAPE architecture, CLIMATE change, GREENHOUSE gas mitigation, PUBLIC spaces
Abstract
In this final section, the author makes a final argument for the importance of landscape architecture in enhancing urban resilience against the challenges of climate change. The book examines eleven cities across North and South America and showcases landscape architecture projects that these cities have undertaken to prepare for climate change and mitigate its impacts. Through detailed accounts of each city's climate change adaptation plans and strategies, the author highlights how they are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance their resilience to extreme weather events. [Extracted from the article]