EDGE CONDITIONS
Sponsor: Mark O’Friel Fund
Location: Asia Center, Harvard University
While the introduction of hard-scape flood infrastructure into both Tokyo and Taipei has been successful in controlling flooding, it often has profound effects on the urban environment as its scale can rip apart neighborhoods and isolate sections of the city from itself and adjacent waterways. This report attempts to understand the ramifications large-scale flood infrastructure has on the urban fabric of Tokyo and Taipei in order to lay the ground work for speculations of new flood infrastructure that is less physically invasive. This work is necessary as cities across the world, such as Jakarta, Shanghai, Bangkok, Lagos, Miami, New York, and Washington D.C. are all facing a greater risk of urban flooding and will likely need to adopt hard-scape flood infrastructure in the future.
Sponsor: Mark O’Friel Fund
Location: Asia Center, Harvard University
While the introduction of hard-scape flood infrastructure into both Tokyo and Taipei has been successful in controlling flooding, it often has profound effects on the urban environment as its scale can rip apart neighborhoods and isolate sections of the city from itself and adjacent waterways. This report attempts to understand the ramifications large-scale flood infrastructure has on the urban fabric of Tokyo and Taipei in order to lay the ground work for speculations of new flood infrastructure that is less physically invasive. This work is necessary as cities across the world, such as Jakarta, Shanghai, Bangkok, Lagos, Miami, New York, and Washington D.C. are all facing a greater risk of urban flooding and will likely need to adopt hard-scape flood infrastructure in the future.