The Island Section

The island of Dominica has one of the lowest GDPs in the Caribbean and some of the most mountainous terrain. This project examines the limiting role that topography has played in the country’s economic development and aims to reimagine the landscape into a productive terrain.  A slope strategy is outlined with the goal of optimizing economic gain through risk mitigation and economic diversification. The design interventions display possible resolutions of this strategy in three high risk but culturally significant sites. Since Dominica does not have a legally binding land-use strategy in place, this project has the potential to significantly impact the island’s development.