Kohonneisiins

Kohonneisiins is a fictional term used in speculative geography and worldbuilding to describe a system of elevated landforms and modular platforms designed for climate adaptation on steep or flood-prone terrains. The concept envisions networks of interlocking terraces that integrate agriculture, water management, and habitat corridors across multiple vertical levels. While not an established real-world practice, kohonneisiins appears in narrative contexts to explore how communities might reshape landscapes to balance production, resilience, and biodiversity.

Originating from a synthesis of terrace farming, green infrastructure, and modular architecture, kohonneisiins are imagined as scalable units that can be added or reconfigured as conditions change. Design features include elevated planting shelves, bioswale edges, gravity-fed irrigation, and shared spaces that connect ecological and social functions. Construction emphasizes durability, low environmental impact, accessibility, and maintainability, with terrain sculpting kept deliberately simple to allow future adaptations.

In fiction, kohonneisiins are presented as offering increased food security and flood protection while creating distinctive urban forms. Critics within the imagined world question the costs and governance requirements, and warn of potential inequities if access to elevated spaces is uneven. The concept also invites comparisons to real-world terrace farming and green infrastructure, highlighting both parallels and limits of speculative design.