Tactic
Adaptation
Design for Floodability
Design for the rapid containment of losses
Options
...with a site design for easy cleanup post-event.
...by educating people ahead of a disaster.
...by incorporating early warning systems.
Case Study
Sasaki’s design for the John G. and Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park includes a variety of removable features like picnic tables, restrooms, electrical equipment, and public artworks that can quickly be wheeled away from the floodplain by maintenance crews when flooding is forecast, and returned when water levels recede.
