Rehabitar la Montaña: strategies and processes for sustainable communities in the mountainous periphery of Medellín

Abstract Thousands of poor, marginal communities’ residents die due to landslide events every year. The quick urbanization of mountainous areas, combined with an increased frequency of landslide events induced by heavy rains due to climate change, is leading to increased deaths year after year, and the problem will only get worse. Landscape Architects, trained to analyze and intervene in situations with complex natural and social territorial dynamics, are in position to make positive contributions to mitigating risks in such situations. A collaborative effort between a team of landscape architects from Germany and Urbanists in Medellín Colombia is carrying out a four-phased research and implementation proposal to anticipate and mitigate risk in low-income settlements on Medellín's urban periphery. They propose five pilot projects to test risk mitigation strategies through monitoring and early warning systems, drainage improvements, urban agriculture, slope forestation, and developing sites with the supplied services.摘要：每年均有数千名贫困边缘社区居民因滑坡灾害丧生。山地地区的快速城市化进程，叠加气候变化引发暴雨所加剧的滑坡事件频发态势，正导致死亡人数逐年攀升，且该问题还将持续恶化。景观设计师（Landscape Architects）作为受过专业训练、可分析并干预复杂自然与社会地域动态情境的专业群体，能够为此类情境下的风险缓解做出积极贡献。来自德国的景观设计师团队与哥伦比亚麦德林的城市规划师（Urbanists）携手合作，正推进一项分四阶段的研究与实施提案，旨在预判并缓解麦德林城市周边低收入聚居区的灾害风险。该团队提出五项试点项目，通过搭建监测与预警系统、优化排水设施、开展都市农业、实施边坡造林以及开发配套服务场地等方式，测试各类风险缓解策略。