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作者

Carolina Aragón;Jane Buxton;Elisabeth Hamin Infield

来源

LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING,Vol.189,Issue1,P.11-14

语言

英文

关键字

Climate change communication;Landscape installations;Public art;Public engagement

作者单位

University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States;University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

摘要

Engaging the public in the issue of climate change is critical in fostering the support required for climate change adaptation. Designers and artists can contribute to public engagement using the landscape as a setting and medium to visualize climate change futures. This research note presents the case example of High Tide, a temporary landscape installation in Boston, MA, designed to bring attention to projected flooding in the area due to sea level rise. Our study sought to pilot the use of social science methods to gain initial insight on whether a landscape installation, through its accessible and site-specific qualities, could engage local audiences in the subject of climate change. Our findings provide an initial proof-of-concept for the role of public art in contributing to public engagement by bringing attention to and visualizing local effects of climate change using the landscape as a publicly accessible setting. Future research using robust social science methods would further illuminate these issues.