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In an era where urbanization and sustainability converge, landscape architects hold a pivotal role in shaping the future of our cities. Drawing from my experience as the former President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Asia Pacific Region and my current role as the Organizing Chair of the Circular Cities Summit, I am profoundly convinced of the transformative ...

This is the fourth and last installment in a series of articles discussing carbon capture, utilization and storage in landscape architecture.

In the first two installments of this series, we discussed the different types of carbon cycles (carbon positive cycles, net-zero carbon cycles, and carbon negative cycles), life-cycle carbon assessments, how carbon storage is linked to organism lifespans, landscape maintenance, and decomposition rates, and the various means of extending the timeframe of carbon storage to produce effective carbon ...

This article is the second of a series of four articles that re-examine the multidimensional aspects of carbon cycles. In the previous installment of this series, we discussed the different types of carbon cycles (carbon positive cycles, net-zero carbon cycles, and carbon negative cycles), how carbon storage is linked to organism lifespan and landscape maintenance, and life-cycle carbon ...

The IPCC’s sixth assessment report continues to identify the vulnerability of human and natural systems to increasingly severe, interconnected and often irreversible impacts of climate change as an issue requiring immediate global attention. Landscape Architects worldwide are responding to this challenge by actively discussing and finding ways to prepare cities and communities for resilience under ...

The environmental impact of climate change on the world’s cities will be an enormous challenge to landscape architects. The atmosphere is warming, increasing the capacity to hold more water and causing more rainfall. Widespread flooding will be the result. The increase in air temperature is also leading to the melting of the ice caps. This will have the effect of rising sea levels. According to ...

Landscape architects are uniquely placed to lead and deliver climate-positive design solutions for our planet. We have the ability to sequester more greenhouse gases than our projects emit. AILA’s Climate Positive Design Working Group is developing a clear roadmap so Australian landscape architects can deliver climate-positive design outcomes. If you are a landscape architect wanting to address ...

The 2021 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) described the looming crisis in global warming, and the resultant impacts it will have on environments and communities throughout our world. IFLA believes that the key to solving the climate crisis is vested in the reduction of emissions, in the resilience and transformation of human society and in the sustainability of the ...