According
to the Nádia Schilling, ‘it's well known that cliffs and dunes have an enormous
ecological sensitivity and are subjected to a natural erosion caused by the sea
and wind’. Nádia Schilling is the landscape designer who was designed coastal restoration
project in Portugal.
The project is located on Foz do Arelho, Portugal. The global warming and pollution would increase erosion of
cliffs and dunes, the human activities would bring same negative effects for cliffs
and dunes as well. For example, the visitors would park cars in improper area,
which could destroy the vegetation of cliffs and dunes. In addition, the
accelerated corrosion cliffs and dunes would lead to unsafe hidden dangers. Thus,
the objective of project is protecting ecological environment of this coastline
and the visitor’s safety.
Nádia
Schilling set up wooden walkway around the coastline. The wooden walkway follows
the topography of cliffs and dunes. Moreover, the wooden walkway could be
blending into the natural environment. The aperture of wooden walkway did not impact
drainage and vegetation in coastline. The walkway also provides a suitable
visit route for visitors, which could avoid human-caused destruction of nature
and recover the original ecology environment of coastline. The topography of cliffs
and dunes lead to abundant layering of wooden walkway. The designer also provides
landscape nodes where could take a rest for visitors.
Reference:
Nádia Schilling 2014, <http://www.nadiaschilling.com>.
