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dc.contributor.advisorJames Wecoat.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRuskeepää, Laura A. Delaney (Laura Ashley Delaney)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.coverage.spatiale-sw---en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-30T15:49:33Z
dc.date.available2011-08-30T15:49:33Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65551
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011.en_US
dc.descriptionPage 198 blank. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 190-197).en_US
dc.description.abstractWhat is the nature of and possibility for urban resiliency through adaptation? Adaptation implies responsiveness to phenomena that are disruptive to a system's functioning; it is a willful evolution in response to changed circumstances. Adaptation occurs in cities when an event or fluctuation provokes a re-figuring towards new conditions or hazards. Considering current environmental and systemic changes in coastal post-industrial cities, this thesis explores adaptation and adaptability's form and function therein. Building on a history of adaptive design and natural hazards research, expectant design uses concepts of specificity, incrementality, participation, and phasing in design for urban adaptability. Expectant design employs flexible architectural and urbanistic strategies in response to climate change hazards and harbor redevelopment. Helsinki's new Kalasatama district is used as a testing ground for the development of adaptive design in coastal cities that are undergoing accelerating environmental change and demands for capacity. The design components of the adaptation armature illustrate a scheme that is incremental, flexible, expectant and public. Design arrives at an adaptation strategy that is implemented in a phased and open process, and that addresses the necessary adaptability involved in climate change adaptation strategies.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Laura A. Delaney Ruskeepää.en_US
dc.format.extent198 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleAdaptation and adaptability : expectant design for resilience in coastal urbanityen_US
dc.title.alternativeExpectant design for resilience in coastal urbanityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc747037598en_US


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