Urban Public Spaces in Geographical Conditions as Climate Change Adaptation Devices

Abstract

This article introduces two urban public spaces for the ravine system in Valparaíso, based on the H30 Valparaíso investigation, as a potential adaptation facing climate change. Specifically, they are an hybrid between water infrastructures adapted to the city’s geological stratification and beaches that articulate the public condition. They are located at the bottom of ravines and store wáter that can later be managed to the benefit of the watersheds’ ecosystem services or as a forest firefighting resource. These are strongly science-based multidisciplinary project proposals and, given their geographic condition, point to new possibilities in the cities’ climate change adaptation plans.