Kotchakorn Voraakhom: How to transform sinking cities into landscapes that fight floods
깟짜꼰 보라꼼(Kotchakorn Voraakhom): 가라앉는 도시를 홍수에 맞서는 환경으로 바꾸는 법
Kotchakorn Voraakhom is a landscape architect who works on building green public space that tackle climate change. Full bio
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across the globe are sinking,
가라앉고 있습니다.
of climate change.
이 장면이 떠오르지만,
of climate change:
the urbanization of Bangkok,
and absorb water --
after 30 minutes of rainfall.
이 지경이 되는 곳도 있고,
metropolitan region
on top of a shifting, muddy river delta.
강 삼각주에 자리잡고 있습니다.
more than one centimeter per year,
가라앉고 있는데,
than the rate of predicted sea level rise.
4배나 빠른 수치죠.
as a landscape architect.
이 자리에 선 건 우연이 아니에요.
always filled with traffic.
there was a concrete parking lot,
trying to grow through the crack
뚫고 자라는 이 작고 앙큼한
and bigger hole through this crack
조금씩 조금씩 더 크게 파서
to continue my cracking ambition --
땅을 팔 수 있게 됐어요.
back to nature.
자연과 연결시키는 거죠.
of the wet and dry season,
이미 적응하고 살았는데,
when the water fertilized our land.
기분좋은 일이었지만,
and the most expensive flood disaster
최악의 홍수가
into an enormous lake.
만들어 버렸는데,
in the center of the image,
그 규모가 짐작됩니다.
outlined in yellow.
their home and their belongings,
with no electricity and clean water.
나오지 않는 곳에 남았죠.
of fighting flood with concrete,
홍수를 막겠다는 발상이
to the climate uncertainty.
곤경에 빠뜨리는지 생각하게 합니다.
as my city continues to sink.
가만히만 있을 순 없잖아요.
있었으니까요.
for Chulalongkorn Centenary Park.
설계 공모전에서 우승했는데,
of the first university in Thailand
as a public park to our city.
아주 통 큰 사업이었어요.
to many other cities,
특별한 일이 아니지만,
public green space per capita
일인당 공공 녹지 면적이
the first new public park
시민 공원을 조성하는
at the heart of Bangkok --
거대한 녹지로
through countless meetings
give up to convincing
for beautification or recreation:
공원이 아니라,
confront climate change.
공간이란 것이었습니다.
by inclining the whole park
그로 인한 중력으로
the runoff from the highest point
가장 낮은 곳으로 물을
that work as one system.
하나로 돌아가고 있는데,
green roof in Thailand,
and museum underneath.
to water the park for up to a month.
공원에 물을 줄 수가 있습니다.
then falls through wetlands
that can help filter
collects all of the water.
of the park water system.
정수도 하는 셈이죠.
and room for water,
우리와 도시에 꼭 필요한
what we and our cities need.
about getting rid of flood.
is wasted in this park.
a million gallons of water.
저장할 수 있으니까요.
is an opportunity
through this concrete jungle
푸른 틈새를 만들 기회입니다.
as a solution,
into an urban farm,
at Thammasat University,
따마쌋 대학의 공원 안에
green roof on an academic campus yet
학교 옥상 정원 또한
we are involved,
to understand the climate risk
해결하기 위해
as part of the solution.
will happen again ...
in these sinking cities
해결하려는 것은
만드는 것과 같습니다.
that I always keep in mind,
for "tang" is "to firmly stand,"
"땅"은 "단단하게 하다" 이고,
굳게 가지라는 거죠.
when you commit to do something,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kotchakorn Voraakhom - Urban landscape architectKotchakorn Voraakhom is a landscape architect who works on building green public space that tackle climate change.
Why you should listen
Kotchakorn Voraakhom never thought her childhood pastimes -- like boat paddling with friends in the floodwaters in front of her house -- would later signal a catastrophic disaster: a sinking city. To help save her hometown of Bangkok from rising sea levels and climate change, Voraakhom founded the landscape architecture design firm Landprocess. She is also the founder of Porous City Network, a social enterprise working to solve urban environmental problems and increase urban resilience across Southeast Asia by aiding, engaging and educating climate-vulnerable communities about productive landscape design.
In Bangkok, Voraakhom and her team has turned an invaluable commercial property in the heart of the city into Chulalongkorn Centenary Park, a flood-proof, water-retention public green space. Voraakhom also works as a design consultant for the Bangkok250, a major redevelopment project for the city's 250th anniversary. Voraakhom is an Echoing Green Climate Fellow, Atlantic Fellow and Asia Foundation Development Fellow. She received her master's in landscape architecture from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design.
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