Green Cities Spaces for Sustainable Cities
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Featured Writers: Kenneth Er, Geoff Dyer, D. Trainham, Jason Byrne, Peter Fisher ISBN: 978-981-07-4724-4 Published: January 2013 Issue #6 |
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Abstract This issue of CITYGREEN aims to share insights on the values of nature in cities. While Dr. Jason Byrne discusses alternatives to greenspace planning in contrast to the traditional standards approach, Geoff Dyer describes the model SmartCode for achieving walkable, mixed-use urbanism, and Dr. Peter Fisher and D. Trainham illustrate how buildings can be reconnected to the natural world through a “naturising index”. The issue also highlights the cities that have been named European Green Capitals by the European Commission in its annual competition to reward and encourage local governments that have taken the environment into account in urban planning and management, as well as a number of noteworthy projects with significant sustainability goals, including the international London 2012 Olympic Parklands and Public Realm (cited “Europe’s most significant landscape for 150 years”—to last a generation) and Housing Development Board’s neighbourhood park Greenwood Sanctuary @ Admiralty in Singapore. These technical articles are balanced with more personal interviews and essays. Photographer Jonathan Fleming refl ects on his experience of “walking the High Line”, while landscape designer Jane Martin, whose founding work at Plant*SF gained the support of San Francisco City’s mayor to introduce permeable landscaping along its streets, shares her journey and motivation. In an excerpt from Dr. Timothy Beatley’s article in the The Nature of Cities blog, he suggests how thinking about the Nature Pyramid, a tool similar to the Nutrition Pyramid, may help us to better determine the necessary amounts of exposure to nature and outdoor natural environments. |
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World Building of the Year: Cooled Conservation at Gardens by the Bay Authors: Kenneth Er, Ng Boon Gee, Andy Kwek and Matthew Potter
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European Green Capital Awards: Role Models for a Sustainable Europe Author: Karl Falkenberg
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Techniques for a Healthy Liveable City: Green Guidelines Author: Mark Long
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Greenspace Planning: Problems with Standards, Lessons from Research, and Best Practices Author: Jason Byrne
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Seeking Balance in Land-Use Planning: Using the Land-Use Conflict Identification Strategy to Explore Land-User Futures Author: Margaret Carr and Paul Zwick |
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Designing a Soil Strategy: Grounding the Olympic Park Author: Tim O’Hare
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Sustainable Landscapes Through the Eyes of a Friend of the High Line: Walking the High Line Author: Jonathan Fleming
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Greenwood Sanctuary @ Admiralty: A Delightful Eco-Nature Neighbourhood Park Authors: Lydia Ma and Lee Sai Guek
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Marina Promenade: Connecting the Marina Bay Fabric Authors: urchin
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London 2012 Olympic Parklands and Public Realm: Legacy Public Landscape Author: Neil Mattinson and Gavin McMillan
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Interview with Jane Martin: Sustainability Meets Beautification on the Sidewalks of San Francisco Author: Angelia Sia
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Integrating Stormwater Practices into Sustainable Green Spaces: Runoff in Public Spaces Author: William Hunt and Benjamin Loh
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Workshops on Ecoliteracy: The Nature of Making Author: Tracy Wyman and James Wang
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Reconnecting Buildings with the Natural World Through a Design innovation Metric: Naturising Outside-In Authors: Peter Fisher and D. Trainham
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The SmartCode Ethic: Placemaking Beyond Aesthetics Authors: Geoff Dyer
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Nature as Essential Nutrition: Exploring the Nature Pyramid Authors: Timothy Beatley
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