#21 - Danielle Dagenais: The paradox of nature - process and parts and its implications for green infrastructure

The Grand Challengers Podcast

Danielle Dagenais, Professor in Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture at the University of Montreal discusses her interdisciplinary journey from garden design to all things plants and how she is now tackling green infrastructure solutions for stormwater management and improving urban biodiversity in snowy Canada. Our conversation also unravels the paradox of nature and many myths surrounding the use of vegetation for providing stormwater management among other benefits.
Podcast Intro/Outro Song: Starsky by Alex Keren (Check out more of his tunes over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vZ3lENfDLjkln8scBJ8mW)
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:59 Guest Intro and Montreal
3:11 The Garden of Movement
7:25 The Paradox of Nature
10:17 Attraction to disciplines of intervention
14:06 Danielle’s early journey in the 80s and 90s
19:09 Coming back to the PhD
21:18 Design language, social sciences and interdisciplinary mediation
24:14 Green infrastructure terminology
28:42 Planning green infrastructure for stormwater management in Quebec
34:22 From mapping to technologies and debunking design myths
34:44 Hypothesis 1: Vegetated better than unvegetated
39:16 Hypothesis 2: Plant species matter
42:51 Hypothesis 3: Native species are better than exotic species
46:34 Hypothesis 4: Mono-cultures are worse than multi-cultures
49:21 Designing green infrastructure for snow
55:28 Is guidance on track, behind or ahead of research?
58:03 Encouragement to practitioners: experiment!
1:00:32 Q&A Start
1:01:00 What inspiration drives you forward?
1:01:27 If you had a magic wand?
1:02:58 Key event, person, book
1:05:11 Biggest challenge in career to date
1:07:37 Time management
1:09:32 Advice for young researchers
1:10:53 Where can people reach you?
1:11:30 Final Message
1:11:47 Outro

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Κεφάλαια

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intro and Montreal (00:01:59)

3. The Garden of Movement (00:03:11)

4. The Paradox of Nature (00:07:25)

5. Attraction to disciplines of intervention (00:10:17)

6. Danielle’s early journey in the 80s and 90s (00:14:06)

7. Coming back to the PhD (00:19:09)

8. Design language, social sciences and interdisciplinary mediation (00:21:18)

9. Green infrastructure terminology (00:24:14)

10. Planning green infrastructure for stormwater management in Quebec (00:28:42)

11. From mapping to technologies and debunking design myths (00:34:22)

12. Hypothesis 1: Vegetated better than unvegetated (00:34:44)

13. Hypothesis 2: Plant species matter (00:39:16)

14. Hypothesis 3: Native species are better than exotic species (00:42:51)

15. Hypothesis 4: Mono-cultures are worse than multi-cultures (00:46:34)

16. Designing green infrastructure for snow (00:49:21)

17. Is guidance on track, behind or ahead of research? (00:55:28)

18. Encouragement to practitioners: experiment! (00:58:03)

19. Q&A Start (01:00:32)

20. What inspiration drives you forward? (01:01:00)

21. If you had a magic wand? (01:01:27)

22. Key event, person, book (01:02:58)

23. Biggest challenge in career to date (01:05:11)

24. Time management (01:07:37)

25. Advice for young researchers (01:09:32)

26. Where can people reach you? (01:10:53)

27. Final Message (01:11:30)

28. Outro (01:11:47)