Tuesday 22 January 2019

How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods

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Today's TED Talk

How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods

12:30 minutes · TEDWomen 2018

From London to Tokyo, climate change is causing cities to sink -- and our modern concrete infrastructure is making us even more vulnerable to severe flooding, says landscape architect and TED Fellow Kotchakorn Voraakhom. But what if we could design cities to help fight floods? In this inspiring talk, Voraakhom shows how she developed a massive park in Bangkok that can hold a million gallons of rainwater, calling for more climate change solutions that connect cities back to nature.

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