{"id":35341,"date":"2021-10-29T18:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=idea&p=35341"},"modified":"2023-07-11T15:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:12:03","slug":"edge-of-paradise","status":"publish","type":"idea","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/edge-of-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"The Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1550012464337{padding-top: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”35344″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]This speculative project addressed key spatial challenges related to urban planning and design within the context of increasingly wildfire-prone rural landscapes. The topical project identified community-scale design strategies for mitigating risk and increasing resilience within and around the Town of Paradise California, which was destroyed by fire in 2018. In partnership with community leaders, the project envisioned a series of wildfire buffering schemes designed to leverage the co-benefits of wildland fuels reduction, high-value agricultural production, renewable energy, and recreational programming. The team used GIS software to delineate a strategic opportunity zone around the Town of Paradise where prescribed burning and other wildfire mitigation strategies would be most effective. This project continues SWA\u2019s research and design engagement with wildfire-prone landscapes in California.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”swa_column_header”]<\/p>\n

RESEARCH TEAM<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jonah Susskind, XL research and innovation Lab at SWA
\nAlison Ecker, Sergio Lima<\/a>, and Kapp Singer, SWA[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

THANKS TO<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dan Efseaff, Paradise Recreation & Park District
\nMegan Barnes, Landscape Architecture Foundation
\nGerdo Aquino<\/a>, Ying-yu Hung<\/a>, Joe Runco<\/a>, Andrew Watkins<\/a>, Natalia Beard<\/a>, Sean O\u2019Malley<\/a>, and Jeremy Klemic<\/a>, SWA
\nAnya Domlesky<\/a>, XL research and innovation Lab at SWA
\nDeanne DiPietro, Conservation Biology Institute
\nWeitzman School of Design McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, University of Pennsylvania
\nThe Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes (CRCL), Columbia University
\nThe American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
\nThe Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

RELATED PROJECTS<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]2022 Summer Studio<\/a>
\nCalifornia Wildland-Urban Interface Research<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Fast Company<\/a>
\nWinner: World Changing Ideas Award in Urban Design<\/a>
\nHonorable Mention: World Changing Ideas Award in Climate<\/a><\/p>\n

Grounding the Green New Deal: A Summit on Design, Policy, and Advocacy
\nLAF Summit Exhibition<\/a>, National Building Museum<\/p>\n

Landscape Architecture Magazine
\nYear of the Superstudio: Global Problems Meet Regional Politics in the Field’s Most Ambitious Venture in a Century<\/a><\/p>\n

Green New Deal Superstudio Curated Project Showcase: Adapt
\n“Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire”<\/a><\/p>\n

The Field<\/em>, The American Society of Landscape Architects Professional Practice Networks’ Blog
\nCommunity Scale Wildfire Mitigation for Paradise, California<\/a><\/p>\n

Landscape Architecture Foundation Webinar
\nWildfires and Landscape Strategies for Jobs, Justice, and Decarbonization<\/a><\/p>\n

Council for Watershed Health: Wildfire Symposium
\n“The Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire”<\/a><\/p>\n

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Climate By Design core graduate course
\n“Built to Burn: Climate Change, Forest Management, and Wildfire in the American West”<\/p>\n

University of Southern California (USC)
\nAdvanced Research Studio<\/p>\n

Texas Tech University
\nExpecting Uncertainty: A Toolkit for a Restless Climate<\/p>\n

Planetizen<\/em>
\n“A New Approach to Wildfire Resilience: Property Buy Backs, Fire Resistant Parks”<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FINDINGS<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Boards
\nGreen New Deal Superstudio, University of Pennsylvania on JSTOR<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":36124,"template":"","ideas_category":[174],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire - SWA Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/edge-of-paradise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1550012464337{padding-top: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”35344″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]This speculative project […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/edge-of-paradise\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SWA Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/swagroup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-07-11T15:12:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/swacdn.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/12201531\/700x700_web_paradise2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SWAgroup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/edge-of-paradise\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/edge-of-paradise\/\",\"name\":\"The Edge of Paradise: Landscape Strategies for Living with Fire - 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