NAS GULF RESEARCH STUDIO

OCCUPYING THE AMPHIBIOUS EDGE

TULANE GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDIO | FALL 2022

PROFESSOR MARGARITA JOVER AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LIZ CAMUTI

The NAS Gulf Research Studio explores gulf coast climate futures, organized as a road map for building on Louisiana’s Climate Action Plan.

My investigation focused on strategies for occupying an ‘amphibious edge’, a rezoning of land use in the gulf to reduce risk, minimize displacement, and restore coastal ecosystems. The final proposal reframes current occupation patterns in order to promotes ecologicallydriven settlement patterns that respond to dynamic delta conditions. To achieve these goals, the project proposes the establishment of a community land trust to promote collective stewardship of the coastal zone and its infrastructure through conservation-led land acquisition.