How do landscape architects and planners address climate change?
"We have the duty to do less harm with the landscapes we are designing by understanding the impacts of and being intentional with our choices. We can design landscapes that promote ecological health and act as nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and resilience."
"Planners can educate the public about water and the need to continue changing the way we use water from a development stand point."
"Planners of all types really have the opportunity to engage in the climate change discussion. They have the ability to effectively communicate, understand data, and then being able to share that data with others in a way that they understand."
"Landscape architects play a major role in influencing climate change by changing people's behavior through good design of our cities by increasing the priority pedestrians have and their comfort in transportation networks."
"Both landscape architects and planners are pivotal in being advocates and creating tangible and visible changes in our communities. We are able to plan, design, visualize, and work directly one on one with communities and stakeholders to foster environmental change."
"A landscape architect is also a steward of the land, and as such they should try to design with nature."