Title & Author:

Urban landscapes in high-density cities : parks, streetscapes, ecosystems / Bianca Maria Rinaldi, Puay Yok Tan (eds.).

Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2019]
©2019

Description:

293 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index.
Foreword: What Is an Urban Landscape? / Matthew Gandy -- Introduction: Landscapes and Densities / Bianca Maria Rinaldi, Puay Yok Tan -- Of Symbols and Materiality. Reflections on Singaporean Landscapes / Marco Santangelo -- Densities of Difference. A Design Methodology for Global Cities / Alison Hirsch -- Public Space and the Saturated City. Landscape Architecture for the Illegal Housing Districts along the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Rome / Annalisa Metta -- Appropriating Water Infrastructure Systems for Urban Landscape Design in High-Density Cities / Antje Stokman -- Intensive and Promiscuous Occupation of Landscapes / Bruno De Meulder, Kelly Shannon -- Changing Streets: Individual Actions, Large- Scale Measures, and Ambitious Urban Climate Goals / Lilla Lička, Jürgen Furchtlehner -- Welcome to the City of the Future. Where Everything Begins with a Park / Bianca Maria Rinaldi -- Urban Forestry: Creating Forest Experiences in High-Density Cities / Cecil C. Konijnendijk -- Ecosystem Services and Landscape Planning. How to Integrate Two Different Worlds in a High-Density Urban Setting / Wolfgang Wende -- Economic Decision-Making and Urban Landscapes: A Scenario-Based Approach for the Rail Corridor in Singapore / Marta Bottero -- Quantity, Accessibility, and Stability of Urban Green Spaces in China's Megacities / Jun Yang, Chonghong Huang -- Come Together. Enhancing Biodiversity in High-Density Cities by Giving Space to Humans and Non-Humans / Martin Prominski -- Meeting Old Friends and Making New Ones: Promoting Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes / Puay Yok Tan -- Urban Landscapes, Health, and Well-Being / Shih-Han Hung, Chia-Ching Wu, Yu-Ping Tsai, Ying Hsuan Lin, Yi-Ping Su, Chun-Yen Chang -- Productive Urban Landscapes: Emerging Hybrid Typologies of Form and Function / Jessica Diehl, Kate Oviatt -- From Patchwork to Network. How Urban Agriculture is Reframing New Jersey as the Urban Garden State / Layra Lawson, Meredith Taylor -- Postface: Dense Urban Landscapes: A Case for Reinvention? The Ciliwung River Park Project in Jakarta / Christophe Girot.

Summary:

"The positive effects of urban green spaces are well-known, ranging from the promotion of health, support of biodiversity to climate regulation. However, the practical implementation of urban landscapes is less discussed. How can we make these spaces functional, economically feasible and inclusive, especially as cities become more diverse? The publication explores strategies to reconcile the various demands, such as food production, resilience and nature conservation. Indeed, urban landscapes have to be restorative, ecological and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. This is a particular challenge in high-density cities like Singapore, Seoul or New York where space is a scarce commodity. The continuing growth of the worldwide urban population imbues the topic with a special urgency."-- De Gruyter website

ISBN:

9783035617139 (hardbound)
3035617139 (hardbound)
(electronic bk.)
9783035617146

Subject:

Urban landscape architecture History.
City planning History.
Space (Architecture) History.
Public spaces History.
Paysage urbain Histoire.
Espace (Architecture) Histoire.
Espaces publics Histoire.
City planning.
Public spaces.
Space (Architecture)
Urban landscape architecture.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Rinaldi, Bianca Maria, editor.
Tan, Puay Yok, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305540
Call No.: BIB 251506
Status: Available