HKILA, HKIP and Planning Department co-organised a symposium on 16 February 2019 to review the lessons from Typhoon Mangkhut and the possible responses from planners and landscape architects.
We have invited Prof. John Ng (Honorary Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, HKU) and Ms Kathy Ng (Vice President, HKILA) to share with us in the first session of the symposium on resilience in city and landscape design. The first session provided a macro-scale overview on the impact of climate change in our city and highlighted climate-adaptive planning, passive design approach, and design with nature. Both guest speakers shared case studies on smart city, blue-green infrastructure and sustainable development.
Second session of the symposium focused on trees in our urban environment. We have invited Prof. CY Jim (Research Chair Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, EduU) and Mr. Ken So (Chief Executive of the Conservancy Association) to share with us key findings on tree loss due to Typhoon Mangkhut, importance and challenges of urban forestry and key considerations on urban tree species selection.
The sessions were followed by a panel discussion moderated by Mr. David Au (Project Director, Hong Kong Countryside Foundation). The symposium was very well received. We had over 170
participants from professional institutes and the members of the public.