Floating Architecture for Climate Adaptation

Performance Frameworks and Technological Strategies for Adaptive Urban Design
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-43892-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Designing Environments

explores how architecture on water can contribute to a broader shift from resisting environmental change to designing with it. Against the growing pressures of sea level rise, flooding, land scarcity, and vulnerable waterfront settlements, the book traces the evolution of floating architecture from vernacular traditions and visionary precedents to contemporary projects and emerging forms of floating urban development. Beyond technological innovation, it critically examines the environmental, social, economic, and regulatory challenges that limit the wider implementation of floating solutions. Addressing persistent regulatory gaps and fragmentation across building, maritime, and offshore domains, the book introduces the Performance-Based Design-Support Framework: an open and adaptable framework that systematizes performance requirements and supports the design and evaluation of floating buildings. Bridging research and practice, the book provides designers, researchers, policymakers, developers, and public and private stakeholders with a structured basis for informed decision-making towards responsible, resilient, and context-sensitive floating environments.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Calcagni, Livia

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Floating Architecture: Principles and Technologies.- Chapter 3: Floating Architecture:Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 4: Towards an Integrated Framework for Floating Urban Development.- Chapter 5: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Livia Calcagni, architect and PhD Doctor Europaeus, is researcher and lecturer at Sapienza University of Rome. Her work focuses on floating architecture, urban climate adaptation, and bioclimatic design. She has authored over 30 publications, won international awards, and participated in EU research projects on resilient, risk-informed, and climate-responsive design for urban and waterfront contexts.