ADALAH POKOKNYA
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Dhimas Luqmanul Hakim
Bachelor
Universitas Diponegoro
Muhammad Aris Maulana
Bachelor
Universitas Diponegoro
Fitra Ari Aditya
Bachelor
Diponegoro University
Bintang Norine Widyadhana
Bachelor
Universitas Diponegoro
Karen Kurnia Kinanthi
Bachelor
Universitas Diponegoro
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About the team
Our team combines expertise in Urban and Regional Planning, Biology, Environmental Engineering, Geological Engineering, and Computer Science, allowing us to approach sustainability challenges as interconnected systems. We bring together ecological insight, technical solutions, spatial thinking, and data-driven analysis to design responses grounded in real-world conditions. Our drive comes from a shared desire to move beyond disciplinary silos and turn scientific understanding into practical, scalable actions for a more resilient future.
Our vision
The Adaptive Regenerative Delta Spine Strategy presents a new paradigm for addressing coastal crises, no longer viewing seawater as an enemy, but rather as a partner in shaping space. Embracing transformative adaptation measures, this concept places nature as the primary foundation through Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to create regional resilience over a 100-year time horizon. Its primary focus goes beyond mere efforts to block water; it aims to foster socio-economic ecosystems capable of living in harmony with the regenerative dynamics of the sea. The implementation of this strategy relies on ecological processes as the main engine through the controlled diversion of river sediments into vegetative basins. This process accelerates the formation of natural land and wetland buffers that function as dynamic defense infrastructure. With the development of bio-structural ridges, the delta gains protection that can grow in line with sea level rise without relying on static concrete structures. All of this accumulated natural material is then managed as a land elevation resource, transforming the ecosystem into structural infrastructure that protects the area independently and sustainably. On top of this natural foundation, a flexible hybrid infrastructure “spine” is built. The Adaptive Pathway approach ensures that every intervention, from raising residential corridors to using modular housing, is carried out gradually following real-time monitoring of the rate of subsidence and sea level rise. Socially, this strategy shifts the role of the community from being merely an object of engineering to a driver of regeneration through delta material cooperatives and job transition programs to the restoration sector. Ultimately, through the consolidation of strategic core zones and the planned release of vulnerable areas, the delta is transformed into a leaner but far more resilient entity. This is a vision of a future where architecture, people, and the ocean grow together in dynamic balance.
Our inventory & analysis
Plaquemines Parish is located at the mouth of the Mississippi River, forming part of the geomorphologically young Bird’s Foot Delta. Its highly compressible sediments, combined with land subsidence, storm surges, and sea-level rise, make it one of the most vulnerable delta regions in the United States. Historically sustained by natural sediment deposition, the delta’s ecological balance has been disrupted by levee systems, river engineering, and energy infrastructure, accelerating wetland degradation and land loss. The parish functions as a strategic corridor for ports, logistics, and oil and gas industries, while fishing and oystering sustain local livelihoods. However, this economic dependency simultaneously increases ecological pressure and social vulnerability. Spatially, the long and narrow settlement pattern along the river heightens exposure to coastal hazards, and the high cost of protection compared to asset value places the region in an extreme-risk category. Our analysis highlights the urgent need for an integrated and adaptive approach that aligns sediment management, ecological restoration, infrastructure restructuring, and socio-economic transition. Long-term resilience toward 2120 depends not only on protecting land, but on reimagining the delta as a living, regenerative landscape that evolves in harmony with dynamic coastal processes.