This book/webpage assesses and illustrates innovative and practical worldwide measures for combating sea level rise from the profession of landscape architecture. The work explores how the appropriate mixture of integrated, multi-scalar flood protection mechanisms can reduce risks associated with flood events including sea level rise. Because sea level rise is a global issue, illustrative case studies performed from the United States, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, China, and the Netherlands identify the structural (engineered), non-structural (nature-based), and hybrid mechanisms (mixed) used to combat sea level rise and increase flood resilience. Galen Newman, Zixu Qiao
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Landscape Architecture in Canada Video Series
2014 – Presentation

CSLA/AAPC
This series of five videos celebrating the history of landscape architecture in Canada was launched in celebration of the CSLA's 90th anniversary.
Landscape Architecture: Maximizing the Economic Benefits of Nature-based Solutions Through Design
2024 – White Paper

ASLA
The Environmental Finance Center received a grant from the ASLA Fund to develop this brief, which summarized findings from research literature, national and international reports, and 175 case studies. The brief finds that landscape architects increase economic value through their approach to planning and designing nature-based solutions. Their work on nature-based solutions creates economic benefits in five key areas: Improved Human Health and Livability; Expanded Investment and Sustainable Jobs; Increased Biodiversity; Going Beyond Net-Zero; Strengthened Resilience
Landscape Strategies for a Fire-Prone Planet
2024 – Webinar

CSLA/AAPC
Communities worldwide were threatened by fire on an unprecedented scale this year. In this talk by expert Jonah Susskind, currently a senior researcher at SWA, increasingly urgent mitigation and protection issues will be examined, including critical feedback loops between urbanization and environmental risk in fire-prone landscapes, key disciplinary knowledge gaps among practitioners, and the introduction of applied strategies for community-scale wildfire resilience.
Landslide 2020: Women who Shaped the American Landscape
2020 – Case Study

TCLF
Women who Shaped the American Landscape highlights cultural landscapes from around the nation that were designed by or are associated with women. Many of the places featured in this year’s thematic report are nationally known for their historical and cultural significance. However, their associations with women may be unrecognized, leaving these important legacies under threat. Taken together, these sites highlight the significant roles of women in designing the world around us. This year’s report emphasizes the importance of honoring women’s landscape architecture work so that these sites survive into the future for the enjoyment of the public.
Making the Economic Case for Nature-Based Solutions in Climate Projects
2024 – White Paper

ASLA
"Landscape architects need to better understand how local and state governments and developers calculate economic benefits and make go or no-go decisions on projects. This guide will help ASLA members: Understand the economic and financial context in which public and private clients operate; Become familiar with basic economic language and better communicate with clients about economic benefits; Show the benefits of using nature-based solutions in different types and sizes of projects"
Mapping vulnerability and exposure to extreme heat waves
2025 – Tool

Université Laval
The objective of this project is to develop an interactive online mapping application which provides accurate information about the geographic distribution of the vulnerability and exposure of major Canadian communities to heat waves while also specifying, for each geographic unit, the intensity of these weather events. In our view, such tools give the public meaningful and context-appropriate information for a geographic analysis of the vulnerability of communities living in Canada’s major urban centres. With this information, public authorities will be better equipped to deal with heat waves and the health effects they can cause.
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
2025 – Tool

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR)
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of Residential School Survivors, families and communities are honoured and kept safe for future generations. The NCTR educates Canadians on the profound injustices inflicted on First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation by the forced removal of children to attend residential schools and the widespread abuse suffered in those schools.
Nature-Based Solutions by Design
2021 – White Paper

CSLA/AAPC
The CSLA believes that NbS offer innovative opportunities to meaningfully address multiple sustainability crises (e.g., climate change, food and water security, land degradation, loss of biodiversity, human well-being, and natural disasters).
Navigating Environmental Product Data: A Guide for Landscape Architects, Specifiers, and Industry Partners
2024 – Tool

ASLA
The products and materials that landscape architects specify for their projects play a significant role in the overall global warming potential (GWP) of a project. They can also impact biodiversity, air and water quality. The guide outlines how environmental product declarations (EPDs) and other environmental reporting can be used to understand the environmental impacts of landscape materials and products and make decisions to reduce those impacts. It defines the standard types of environmental data that are applicable to landscape design and construction and helps landscape architects navigate product and material research. Landscape architects will learn about EPDs and other types of reporting and how they can inform decision making. Product manufacturers seeking to develop EPDs will gain new insights.
Open Urban Forests
2024 – Tool

CIF
Open Urban Forests – Establishing the First National View of Urban Forestry Geospatial Data in Canada is an innovative project established by the CIF-IFC, enabling access to urban forestry geospatial data across Canada and open access resources through the creation of an interactive learning hub. Data from this hub can be used to support decision-making and measure the continuous effects of climate change and other trends on urban forests across Canada.
Parks in Action
2025 – Webinar

CSLA/AAPC
Presented by Fadi Masoud, Parks in Action highlights the role of parks, open spaces, and the public realm in fostering climate action in Toronto. Urban green spaces range from expansive ravine networks to pocket gardens and from street rights-of-ways to schoolyards and green roofs. Regardless of their scale, they are valuable tools for urban climate change mitigation and adaptation. Toronto’s parks fulfill essential social and environmental prerogatives, including mitigating urban heat island effect, supporting biodiversity, and improving air quality. Similarly, they offer crucial water management goals and reduce the impact of extreme weather events. Well-designed parks also act as inclusive gathering places, fostering social interaction, health, and well-being. “Parks in Action” aims to demonstrate how climate action in the public realm is also generative of participatory design and social engagement—from the scale of small local installations “hubs” to “tower communities” along urban watersheds. Central to this work is the link between social equity and climate adaptation—ensuring that all communities, regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds, have equal access to green infrastructure and their benefits.
This webinar is offered through landADAPT: A new continuing education program to promote building capacity through professional development opportunities for Canadian landscape architects, supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program.