Climate Adaptation in Empty Spaces
Climate change is expected to bring hotter summers and more severe rainfall events to Pittsburgh. Participants act as landscape architects to redesign a vacant lot while considering different solution strategies.
Topics
- Built Infrastructure
- Ecology
- Extreme Weather
- Land Use
- Temperature Increase
- Water
Documents
How to Get this Kit
If you would like to borrow a CUSP climate change education kit, contact Pat McShea at McSheaP@CarnegieMNH.org. Please make requests at least one week in advance. Loans may be scheduled up to two months in advance.
Big Questions
- How can we reimagine empty spaces in our neighborhoods?
- How is vacant land a resource for climate change resilience?
User Reviews
Share how you used this kit with the CUSP team! Email us at LyonM@CarnegieMNH.org.
Learn More
Learn more about empty lots in Pittsburgh at ReClaim Northside: Data Collection and Analysis
