Registration Eligibility
ASLA online learning opportunities are open to all. ASLA members may purchase this presentation at a reduced rate. This is a 2025 conference session.
Start Date
10/20/2025
End Date
10/20/2027
Description
In the 20 years since Hurricane Katrina, the City of New Orleans has embraced a paradigm shift in how to view water as an asset, make better public spaces, and support economic and civic reinvestment. This dialogue examines the designer’s role in this conversation in conjunction with larger public participation.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.25
Learning Outcomes
Learn the history of the paradigm shift in adaptation planning following Hurricane Katrina and the first water plan in the United States.; Discuss policy, municipal government responses, and lessons learned concerning disaster recovery, urban adaptation planning, and landscape design.; Examine mechanisms to improve adaptation planning through the lens of design, economic development, real estate, and community priorities.; Discuss the voice of landscape architects in initiating paradigm-shifting policy and forward-looking adaptation planning.
Instructors
David Waggonner ; Andy Kopplin
Course Codes
Provider
American Society of Landscape Architects