Cities are fragmented whereas ecosystems are continuous. The framework plan addresses water management problems in the 42mi2 (108 km2) subwatershed through four city-water interface strategies developed in the plan. Pixelated, nested, clustered, and connected interfaces are configured according to prevailing opportunities shaping downtown, suburban, exurban, or rural territories.

One of six adaptive infrastructure components constituting the framework plan, lake restoration involves soft and hard infrastructure, and mobile technologies to enhance lake ecology. To satisfy anglers who desire lake flooding, and waterfront property owners who do not want flooding, islands are created to normalize water flow, flood storage, and aeration while creating new habitat for fish and fowl. A portfolio of floating bio-mats and habitat islands expand useful waterfront.

Planning tools.

Adaptive infrastructure.

Green streets and parks.

Conservation development.

City Greenway: Urban floodplain park.

City Greenway: Wetland preserve park.

Parking gardens.

Urban eco-farm.

Acknowledgement prize winners for an Urban watershed framework plan in Conway, Arkansas (l-r): Stephen Luoni and Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Acknowledgement prize winners for an Urban watershed framework plan in Conway, Arkansas (l-r): John Stull, CEO Cement LafargeHolcim US; winners Stephen Luoni and Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; and Jury member Forrest Meggers, Professor at the School of Architecture and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment at Princeton University, NJ.

Presentation to the winning teams of the four Acknowledgement prizes (l-r): Vivian Kuan and Mitchell Joachim of Terreform ONE; Maik Strecker, Head Growth & Innovation North America, LafargeHolcim; Anyeley Hallova, project^ and Thomas F. Robinson, LEVER Architecture;Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee of Johnston Marklee & Associates; John Stull, CEO Cement LafargeHolcim US; Stephen Luoni, University of Arkansas; Jury member Forrest Meggers, Professor at the School of Architecture and Andlinger Center for Energy & Environment at Princeton University, NJ; and Marty Matlock, University of Arkansas.

Stephen Luoni, planner, University of Arkansas Community Design Center, Fayetteville, AR, USA.