Researcher(s)
- Jeremy Webb, Landscape Architecture, University of Delaware
Faculty Mentor(s)
- Zach Hammaker, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Delaware
Abstract
The Coastal Resilience Design Studio (CRDS) is a team of interdisciplinary students from Landscape Architecture, Environmental Policy and Planning, and other fields. This studio provides a unique look at the design process, from early analysis all the way to the final drawing sets and gives the students a chance to interact with each step along the way. This team conducts resilience design and planning for a selected climate-impacted community. For this summer, we looked at the Town of Bridgeville, located in Sussex County Delaware. Bridgeville is an agricultural community that is impacted by development pressure, stormwater flooding, and a rapidly expanding and changing population. Over the course of the summer the team at CRDS conducted site visits, community engagement events, analysis mapping, and conceptual design processes in order to create a master plan that addresses the impacts Bridgeville faces. This process is intended to give the town a set of options they can use to base future changes off of without having to outsource to larger firms. Through these methods and meetings with the town leadership and other professionals, CRDS has created a plan that strives to improve connectivity, increase environmental resilience, guide sustainable growth, enhance the quality of life, and above all else, celebrate Bridgeville’s unique identity.