Designing with Nature Climate-Resilient Cities: A Lesson from Copenhagen

Climate change is accelerating more than expected, and many cities are still unprepared for this transition. The need to revise the approach to the design of public space points the attention toward the enhancement of design figures that can convey different knowledge for adaptation to climate change. It emerges how the landscape architect through nature-based solutions can be the figure able to regenerate the urban fabric of the city. The case study of this research is the city of Copenhagen, which has become the stage of the most innovative experiments to create climate-resilient urban spaces. It emerges how a multidisciplinary and site-specific approach can be the ingredients of a transition that occurs only with innovative project management in which municipalities, private stakeholders, and citizens work together. The NBS, therefore the ecosystem approach to the project, proves to be able to respond to environmental, social, and economic challenges.