Write a total of 3-page single spacing, on comparing these two articles on the topic of climate change.
Summary of both article ( about 1 page)
Compare (1 page)-Maybe talk about how resilience climate change design can help? These designs can be flood control, green building. Different state has different actions.
Personal perspective (a little more than 1 page)-Maybe talk about how Stormwater management is a key role? what kind of stormwater management method there are? How they are different in different state? What role landscape architects play?
Conversely, heavy rainwater creates run-off water that moves across the surface and into streams, rivers, road ditches, or sewer lines. The run-off water carries things like chemicals, debris, bacteria, eroded soil, and other pollutants and takes it to streams, rivers, wetland, reservoirs, lakes, and other water bodies. Urban areas are fitted with impervious surfaces like roofs and pavement, preventing precipitation from naturally soaking into the ground. Instead, water runs rapidly into sewer systems, storm drains, and drainage ditches and can cause erosion, flooding, turbidity, storm, damage infrastructure, and cause sanitary sewer system overflow. Rural areas endure the cumulative impact of stormwater as countryside buildings, roads, and living subdivisions increase the peak flow rates and the volume of water discharged after the storms. Stormwater management helps in mitigating erosion, especially in rural areas. Also, it prevents the destruction of critical infrastructures like roads, bridges, streetlights, and others. The primary role of stormwater management is detaining stormwater and removing pollutants. There are various methods of stormwater management (Watson & Adams, 2010). One of the ways is the use of green roofs. “Green” roofs are covered with vegetation to allows rainfall infiltration and evaporation of stored water. It also lessens atmospheric pollution, reduces energy costs, minimizes the health effect, and eventually creates an attractive environment. Another method is the use of rain barrels and cisterns. Rain cisterns and barrels collect water from the rooftops for reuse. Ideally, rain barrels are mainly placed at the roof’s downspouts, while cisterns store large rainwater capacity in larger tanks for reuse. Another method is the use of permeable surfaces. Unlike impermeable surfaces like concrete and asphalt, permeable surfaces allow stormwater to infiltrate through porous surfaces into the soil and groundwater. Architects do design parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks with pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, porous asphalt, or grid pavers that permeate water infiltration.
