Teaming up with communities to bring life to L.A.’s infrastructure
About the Living
Infrastructure Field Kit
The Living Infrastructure Field Kit is a free platform for the Greater LA region. It provides planning tools and a guidebook of living infrastructure remedies, as well as current and historical, geographical, geological, ecological, economic, and demographic data to help us understand, design, and care for our neighborhoods together so that all life can thrive.
The Field Kit is for people or groups undertaking neighborhood transformation projects, government groups working to identify and respond to community and climate challenges, and anyone interested in learning more about their neighborhood or Greater LA.
The Field Kit can be used to:
- Learn deeply about places in Greater LA
- Review and compare data about unique cultures, ecosystems, and histories to determine places that most need attention and investment
- Estimate costs and effects of remedies
- Conduct collaborative workshops with communities
- Validate lived experience with data
- Facilitate collaboration between residents and experts or agencies
- Create funding proposals
- Create data visualizations to tell compelling stories about your place, project, or vision
- Teach or learn about living infrastructure
The Field Kit works toward a resilient, thriving Los Angeles.
The Field Kit was developed through a partnership between Accelerate Resilience L.A. (ARLA) and Spherical, with contributions from organizations across L.A. County.
Accelerate Resilience L.A., a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, accelerates climate resilience across Los Angeles through a coordinated, strategic effort that includes grant making, research, technology development, media outreach, and multi-agency collaboration aimed at increasing resilience and adaptation to the impacts of climate change for the people and communities of the Los Angeles region.
Spherical is a strategic design and integrative research studio dedicated to regenerating the health and integrity of Earth's living systems. Based in Oakland, California, with core team members in Los Angeles, Spherical supports organizations in aligning people and places with Earth's living systems.