Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design

Neighbourhood landscapes are the quintessential forms of urban landscapes in most cities worldwide. They are pervasive, and hence experienced by the large majority of urban dwellers in their everyday life. More than parks, nature reserves or nature areas which are visited as destinations, neighbourh...

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description Neighbourhood landscapes are the quintessential forms of urban landscapes in most cities worldwide. They are pervasive, and hence experienced by the large majority of urban dwellers in their everyday life. More than parks, nature reserves or nature areas which are visited as destinations, neighbourhood landscapes provide the most immediate, frequent and convenient form of nature experienced by urban dwellers on a daily basis. They are also valuable as social spaces to bring residents together, foster social ties, and strengthen communities. Despite their importance, surprisingly little has been written to guide the planning and design of neighbourhood landscapes. This book is written for a specific purpose, to illustrate how the design of neighbourhood landscapes helps to deliver more benefits for urban dwellers and, at the same time, protect ecosystems that facilitate human well-being. This is in turn important as the synergistic relationships between human well-being, quality of biophysical urban environment, and health of human–environment interactions fundamentally underpin urban sustainability. The authors emphasize the role neighbourhood landscapes play in forging connections between people and nature, people and people, and people and place. Most of all, the book highlights the role of focusing on people in this endeavour, as it is only when landscapes are appropriately designed, and when people recognize these benefits, that they become valued and protected as a community resource. This book is organized into two parts. Part 1 focuses on the conceptual foundations that underpin the neighbourhood landscape design guidelines being developed. In this section, the authors describe the key concepts relating functions of neighbourhood landscapes to the key urban development goals of sustainability, liveability and reliance; how they can be represented in a framework; and how a synthesis of current knowledge of cities as socio-ecological systems helps to identify principles that can guide the designing of neighbourhood landscapes. Part 2 is more application focused, and is centred on neighbourhood landscape design guidelines inspired by the concept of ecosystem services. The guidelines consist of design approaches, practical strategies, design targets and performance monitoring indicators for tracking the performance of neighbourhood landscapes. The book is written for readers in academia and design practice, and anyone who has a role in shaping neighbourhood landscapes for the benefit of urban dwellers.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-543742022-01-31T10:40:51Z Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design Puay Yok Tan Vincent Chua Kuei-Hsien Liao Yun Hye Hwang Urban Landscapes Irrigation Urban Areas Neighbourhoods Environmental Education Aesthetic Values Living Spaces Biodiversity Heat Mitigation Noise Abatement Landscape Design Nature Soil Quality Maintenance Social Relations Storm and Domestic Waste Water Treatment Flood Hazard Mitigation People Neighbourhood Landscape Water Cycling Ecology Nutrient Cycling Landscape Development Green Spaces Landscape Services Erosion Control Recreational Spaces Open Spaces Sense of Place Recreation Typology Parks Neighbourhood landscapes are the quintessential forms of urban landscapes in most cities worldwide. They are pervasive, and hence experienced by the large majority of urban dwellers in their everyday life. More than parks, nature reserves or nature areas which are visited as destinations, neighbourhood landscapes provide the most immediate, frequent and convenient form of nature experienced by urban dwellers on a daily basis. They are also valuable as social spaces to bring residents together, foster social ties, and strengthen communities. Despite their importance, surprisingly little has been written to guide the planning and design of neighbourhood landscapes. This book is written for a specific purpose, to illustrate how the design of neighbourhood landscapes helps to deliver more benefits for urban dwellers and, at the same time, protect ecosystems that facilitate human well-being. This is in turn important as the synergistic relationships between human well-being, quality of biophysical urban environment, and health of human–environment interactions fundamentally underpin urban sustainability. The authors emphasize the role neighbourhood landscapes play in forging connections between people and nature, people and people, and people and place. Most of all, the book highlights the role of focusing on people in this endeavour, as it is only when landscapes are appropriately designed, and when people recognize these benefits, that they become valued and protected as a community resource. This book is organized into two parts. Part 1 focuses on the conceptual foundations that underpin the neighbourhood landscape design guidelines being developed. In this section, the authors describe the key concepts relating functions of neighbourhood landscapes to the key urban development goals of sustainability, liveability and reliance; how they can be represented in a framework; and how a synthesis of current knowledge of cities as socio-ecological systems helps to identify principles that can guide the designing of neighbourhood landscapes. Part 2 is more application focused, and is centred on neighbourhood landscape design guidelines inspired by the concept of ecosystem services. The guidelines consist of design approaches, practical strategies, design targets and performance monitoring indicators for tracking the performance of neighbourhood landscapes. The book is written for readers in academia and design practice, and anyone who has a role in shaping neighbourhood landscapes for the benefit of urban dwellers. 2021-02-11T20:40:27Z 2021-02-11T20:40:27Z 2018-05-02 05:50:37 2018 book 26645 9789813236035 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/54374 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/10879#t=toc World Scientific Publishing Co. 10.1142/10879 10.1142/10879 5cb8663e-bccc-453e-8204-a2b08d74d465 9789813236035 216 open access
spellingShingle Urban Landscapes
Irrigation
Urban Areas
Neighbourhoods
Environmental Education
Aesthetic Values
Living Spaces
Biodiversity
Heat Mitigation
Noise Abatement
Landscape Design
Nature
Soil Quality Maintenance
Social Relations
Storm and Domestic Waste Water Treatment
Flood Hazard Mitigation
People
Neighbourhood Landscape
Water Cycling
Ecology
Nutrient Cycling
Landscape Development
Green Spaces
Landscape Services
Erosion Control
Recreational Spaces
Open Spaces
Sense of Place
Recreation
Typology
Parks
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Vincent Chua
Kuei-Hsien Liao
Yun Hye Hwang
Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design
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title_full Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design
title_fullStr Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design
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title_short Nature, Place & People:Forging Connections through Neighbourhood Landscape Design
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topic Urban Landscapes
Irrigation
Urban Areas
Neighbourhoods
Environmental Education
Aesthetic Values
Living Spaces
Biodiversity
Heat Mitigation
Noise Abatement
Landscape Design
Nature
Soil Quality Maintenance
Social Relations
Storm and Domestic Waste Water Treatment
Flood Hazard Mitigation
People
Neighbourhood Landscape
Water Cycling
Ecology
Nutrient Cycling
Landscape Development
Green Spaces
Landscape Services
Erosion Control
Recreational Spaces
Open Spaces
Sense of Place
Recreation
Typology
Parks
topic_facet Urban Landscapes
Irrigation
Urban Areas
Neighbourhoods
Environmental Education
Aesthetic Values
Living Spaces
Biodiversity
Heat Mitigation
Noise Abatement
Landscape Design
Nature
Soil Quality Maintenance
Social Relations
Storm and Domestic Waste Water Treatment
Flood Hazard Mitigation
People
Neighbourhood Landscape
Water Cycling
Ecology
Nutrient Cycling
Landscape Development
Green Spaces
Landscape Services
Erosion Control
Recreational Spaces
Open Spaces
Sense of Place
Recreation
Typology
Parks
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