Integrating a Resilience Scorecard and Landscape Performance into a Geodesign Process

Landsc Res. 2020;45(1):63-80. doi: 10.1080/01426397.2019.1569219. Epub 2019 Feb 7.

Abstract

Uncertainty about the impacts of sea level rise make the ability to forecast future spatial conditions a necessary planning/design tool. Geodesign integrates multiple fields of science with change/impact models and planning/design strategies. Proactive planning analyses such as newly developed scorecards allow for plan evaluation; design strategies can now be quantitatively assessed using landscape performance calculators. Neither have been explored as Geodesign tools. A Geodesign process was developed using the resilience scorecard to assess flood vulnerability using projections for the 100 year floodplain with sea level rise by 2100. Projections were used as a guide to develop a resilient master plan for League City, TX, USA. Future impacts of the plan are projected using landscape performance measures.

Keywords: Geodesign; geographic information systems; hazard vulnerability; landscape performance; resilience.