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Before the Deluge

Sodo, Mark
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797824

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2015, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Hurricane Sandy caused an enormous amount of damage to the New York City area when it hit the Atlantic coast in 2012. Leaving a number of different neighborhoods underwater, the storm destroyed property and infrastructure and caused hundreds of unfortunate deaths. New York City did not have the proper infrastructure and preventative measures to sufficiently protect itself from a storm as powerful as Hurricane Sandy and is currently vulnerable to the threat of future storms. In its wake, Hurricane Sandy did spark a global conversation and an initiative for design that focuses on the future protection of the city from storms and flooding. Government-issued strategies and open design competitions have received international attention and entries from some of the world’s leading architectural and landscape design firms and are proving to be a step forward in creating a safer New York City. This thesis explores a park design that looks at mitigation strategies for New York City, combining urban infrastructure and public amenities with the natural ecosystem of a wetland. Wetlands provide the planet with excellent coastal protection, unique biodiversity, and many natural resources and services; by incorporating wetlands into an urban setting, this thesis design can provide an adaptable strategy to combat against powerful storm surges and flooding, as well as introduce both residents and tourists to a new type of natural environment in a number of different recreational and educational activities. This park design will implement three key strategies in mitigating flooding: a reconstructed flood wall at the edge of the city, used to prevent large tidal surges from penetrating into the city; constructed wetland pools with integrated oyster reefs, that can effectively help filtrate the polluted East river; and an unconstructed natural wetland which will be a habit to many different breeds of plant and animal life that will help attenuate the forces of any surges that pass along the terrain. Additionally, public amenities will be included such as sporting and leisure fields, a wetland-themed museum, oyster bar, boat house and a public swimming area that will utilize the clean and filtered river water. The culminating design of this park will produce a unique and active location that will not only help protect one of the more vulnerable sections of New York City, but also cultivate conversation and education regarding how wetland ecology and design can become a valuable community asset
Aarati Kanekar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
30 p.
Architecture
Hurricane; Wetland; Flooding; Mitigation; New York City

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  • Sodo, M. (2015). Before the Deluge [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797824

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sodo, Mark. Before the Deluge. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797824.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sodo, Mark. "Before the Deluge." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427797824

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