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Abstract: This paper presents an argument for considering issues of class in analyses of communicative planning projects. In these projects, class interests tend to be obscured by the contemporary preoccupation with the class-ambiguous... more

Abstract: This paper presents an argument for considering issues of class in analyses of communicative planning projects. In these projects, class interests tend to be obscured by the contemporary preoccupation with the class-ambiguous category of “community”. Through a case study of a project of urban redevelopment at King's Cross in London, we conceptualize and map class interests in an urban redevelopment project. Three aspects of the planning process that contain clear class effects are looked at: the amount of office space, the flexibility of plans, and the appropriation of the urban environment as exchange or use value. These aspects structure the urban redevelopment but are external to the communicative planning process. The opposition to the redevelopment has in the planning discourse been articulated as “community”-based rather than in class-sensitive terms. We finally present three strategies for reinserting issues of class into planning theory and practice.

What do huge flocks of sheep, hundreds of rabbits, business parks, metropolitan parks, leisure parks, high-tech parks have in common with airports? These are the most frequent visitors to airports recently constructed. These are the new... more

What do huge flocks of sheep, hundreds of rabbits, business parks, metropolitan parks, leisure parks, high-tech parks have in common with airports? These are the most frequent visitors to airports recently constructed. These are the new ways of inhabiting an airport and connecting it to its context. The book presents the transformation of obsolete airfields as new productive landscapes. It explores the challenges for the conversion of abandoned, decommissioned and on-hold airports thought the exploration of their life cycles. By exploring the transitory condition, defined as “on-hold,” the book discovers strategies for the transformation of obsolete airfields.

In discussions on urbanism, the need to involve new actors has been a major theme of recent debate. In this field, throughout Europe, various ways of allowing citizens to take a more direct part in planning is stressed. It is also... more

In discussions on urbanism, the need to involve new actors has been a major theme of recent debate. In this field, throughout Europe, various ways of allowing citizens to take a more direct part in planning is stressed. It is also important to look at the role or lack of role played by particular research fields. Architecture plays a major role in city planning. While archaeology has become increasingly involved in field projects in urban environments, the discipline seldom plays an important role in city planning. In several countries and particular cities this situation has been questioned during the last decades. In June 2014 a group of scholars from 8 different countries met in Florence to discuss about the relationship between Architecture, Archaeology and contemporary City Planning. This book collects the final papers from that meeting.

Traditional buildings across Nigeria’s geographical zones are known to have demonstrated a thorough response to the climate, local technology and socio-economic milieu in which they evolved. The origin of these different traditional... more

Traditional buildings across Nigeria’s geographical zones are known to have demonstrated a thorough response to the climate, local technology and socio-economic milieu in which they evolved. The origin of these different traditional building body associates with the natural materials availability to the local builders as well as religious belief, cultural and taboos. The advent of colonialism in Nigeria changed the traditional life and culture of Nigerian which creates a weak connection between traditional architecture and contemporary architecture in Nigeria. Most recent buildings designs across Hausa regions in Nigeria have been built with imported materials and the construction techniques tailored to satisfy the modernity self-ego and aspirations. Thus, traditional architecture ought not to be abandoned and forgotten, hence; experts’ awareness should be tailored to the understanding of its original essence. This paper through intensive literature review of documents, journals, books, periodical, seminar papers amongst others critically explore the key importance relating to the development of Hausa traditional architecture. In addition, paper identifies the “determinant” and “moderating” factors as main issues that contributed to the development of Hausa traditional architecture, in cognizance of local materials, method of construction, methods lay-out, social, cultural factors, and environmental factors amongst others. The enumerated factors dominate the colonial periods and the subsequent traditional forms development. Thus, the paper concludes that despite the impact of modernization in terms of styles, materials, and method of construction in recent times, the professionals, designers and the researchers should be cognizance of the social- cultural and religious beliefs of clients/users. It is recommended that, for functional architectural forms, efforts should be geared towards harmonizing the traditional and modern contemporary designs concepts.
KEYWORDS: Hausa, Traditional Architecture, Determinant Factors, Moderating Factors, Culture.

Parametric Design is a computer based design approach that treats the geometric properties of the design as variables. The dimensions, angles and geometric properties (like curvature) remain malleable as the design progresses. Although at... more

Parametric Design is a computer based design approach that treats the geometric properties of the design as variables. The dimensions, angles and geometric properties (like curvature) remain malleable as the design progresses. Although at any time the 'parametric model' displays a determinate shape according to the set of currently chosen values, the essential identity of the parametric design resides in the malleable object's topology rather than its momentary determinate shape. This means that the design consists in the relationships that are maintained between the various elements of the composition. In fact the parametric design model is conceived as a network of relations or dependencies. This way of building up a design has the important advantage that the build-up of complexity and the detail resolution of the design can progress while simultaneously maintaining the malleability to adapt to changing requirements as new information is fed into the design process. The generation of alternative options remains viable and economical deep into the detail design without requiring abortive modeling and drafting work. This parametric malleability is advantageous both for the sake of continuous design adjustments as the design progresses, and for the sake of the generation of options and variations. The parametric model can be conceived as general building plan or genotype for the generation of many different versions or phenotypes that might co-exist (rather than substitute each other as options). Optioniering thus leads to versioning. Mechanical repetition is being replaced by mass customization.

The two smallest islands of the Azores have received at the same year the title of Biosphere Reserve, from the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. The territorial object of this article is precisely one of those islands, Graciosa... more

The two smallest islands of the Azores have received at the same year the title of Biosphere Reserve, from the UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. The territorial object of this article is precisely one of those islands, Graciosa Island. On the one hand this was a way to reward its good interaction between Man and Nature until that year. But afterwards how was that relationship carried out? Are measures being taken in order to elevate the environmental quality? Does a better environment compromise the island’s economic growth and affect its inhabitants’ standard of living? This dissertation will try to answer these questions. Furthermore a detailed analysis will be done concerning two types of intervention at the landscape in Graciosa island, under a perspective in which it is intended to juggle the biophysical environment with some of the social and economical aspects of Graciosa Island.

If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please... more

If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.com Emerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services. Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Abstract Purpose-Urban landscapes play a significant role in supporting municipal, ecological and social systems. Besides, valuable environmental services and urban green spaces provide social and psychological services, very important for the liveability of modern cities and the well-being of urban residents. It is clear that the area of green space in a city, the method of designing urban landscape and access to urban green space potentially affect the health, happiness, comfort, safety and security of urban dwellers. Urban landscape plays a significant role in providing habitats for wildlife, and an important vegetation type in doing this is species-rich herbaceous vegetation that provides pollen and nectar plus physical habitat for native fauna. Any factor that makes an impression on the urban landscape (such as climate change) will affect people's lives directly or indirectly. There is a universal consensus that the temperature has increased in most of the world over the past century the investigation of climate change impacts on the urban landscape is the purpose of this study. Findings-Understanding the process of climate change adaptation is necessary to design plant communities for use in public landscapes. Increased CO 2 and air temperature in conjunction with the changing rainfall conditions, as the three important factors of climate change, potentially alter almost all world ecosystems. Climate change provides new opportunities, and in some cases, an obligate need to use non-native plant species in conjunction with native plant species, not only to reduce the side effects of climate change but also to increase the species diversity and aesthetic value in meadow-like naturalistic planting design. Originality/value-The authors confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere. In this paper, the authors report on the effects of climate change on urban landscape and suggest different kind of solutions to reduce the effects. The paper should be of interest to readers in the areas of landscape architecture, landscape ecologist, landscape planner, landscape managers and environmental designer.

This research uses the concept of the production of the space and the spatialization of culture presented by Lefebvre and Setha Low to explore the conditions that define the construction of the spatial structure in San Joaquin, Cuenca,... more

This research uses the concept of the production of the space and the spatialization of culture presented by Lefebvre and Setha Low to explore the conditions that define the construction of the spatial structure in San Joaquin, Cuenca, Ecuador. The research starts with an analysis of the spatial structure based on the definition of vernacular and political landscapes presented by J.B. Jackson. The result is the definition and understanding of the layers that define the spatial structure. Then, an analysis of the social structure using interviews reveals the presence of different cultural groups with the various ways of perceiving, conceiving, and living the space. Finally, the social construction of space is defined by revealing social conditions that produce the spatial structure and it transformation over time. The predominance of vernacular or political landscapes can be understood as the prevalence one cultural group over the other. In this way, areas with dominant vernacular landscape satisfy common needs related to shelter and agricultural production, while areas with dominant political landscape satisfy needs related to housing and mobility. Different cultural groups inhabit both landscapes with overlapping characteristics which allow them to produce and give meaning to space.

Negli ultimi due secoli, la società ha introdotto un nuovo mezzo di trasporto ogni cinquant'anni: navi, treni, automobili e aeroplani. Tutti questi hanno influenzato in modo significativo le trasformazioni del territorio e gli sviluppi... more

Negli ultimi due secoli, la società ha introdotto un nuovo mezzo di trasporto ogni cinquant'anni: navi, treni, automobili e aeroplani. Tutti questi hanno influenzato in modo significativo le trasformazioni del territorio e gli sviluppi urbani. Tuttavia, gli aeroporti, più di altre strutture, stanno manifestando un'obsolescenza precoce rispetto alle precedenti infrastrutture che comporta una complessità di problemi non solamente legata ai sistemi della mobilità e del trasporto. L'obsolescenza, dal latino obsolescere ovvero «logorarsi, andare in disuso», 2 è lo stato che si verifica quando un oggetto, una struttura o un servizio non è più utilizzato, anche se in stato di funzionamento e ancora in buone condizioni. Il termine "obsoleto" fa quindi riferimento a qualcosa che è già in disuso, scartato o superato, per usura naturale o indotta da una pianificazione voluta. Spesso, nei prodotti commerciali, l'obsolescenza si verifica perché l'acquisto di un nuovo prodotto genera più vantaggi rispetto alle difficoltà insite nella sostituzione di singole parti. In questo senso, l'obsolescenza è in genere preceduta da un graduale declino in popolarità. Il concetto fu elaborato nel 1930, quando l'imprenditore Bernard London iniziò a sostenere che l'unico modo per rivitalizzare l'economia dal collasso economico del 1929 dovesse essere A place to live… Ex-aeroporto Maurice Rose,

In the Madrid Río Park, two very different approaches to landscape design have been juxtaposed and coexist. The first project_designed by the group composed of MRío and WEST 8 was a staged space based on a rereading of several sites by... more

In the Madrid Río Park, two very different approaches to landscape design have been juxtaposed and coexist. The first project_designed by the group composed of MRío and WEST 8 was a staged space based on a rereading of several sites by the evocation of a series of symbolic figures in the city and territory. The second, by the Ecologistas en Acción group, utilized a process of ‘naturalization’ of the Manzanares to bring about a formless configuration of the river. Today, Madrid Río Park is the expres- sion of the two very different projects, created ten years apart, enacting two strategies, each with its own very different language and aesthetic outcome; such is the profound complexity of the urban public space created, that the park has become a major case study. This essay will try to analyse its dual soul by addressing the notions of the ‘formal’ and the ‘formless’.

Dispersion is a long-term structure in southern highlands of Ecuador and not simply the result of stereotypical suburbanization as it is frequently problematized by local urban studies. The concept of long-term structure is key to... more

Dispersion is a long-term structure in southern highlands of Ecuador and not simply the result of stereotypical suburbanization as it is frequently problematized by local urban studies. The concept of long-term structure is key to understanding how since the colonial era, a very centralized and hierarchical socio-political system transformed but didn’t erase long-standing logics of dispersed territorial occupation in this part of the Andes.
The study develops Cuenca and its surrounding territory as a case study. As other Andean cities, Cuenca was founded during the colonial period over previous Inca and indigenous settlements. The city is surrounded by a constellation of small and medium-sized rural centralities, whose space of occupation often dates back to pre-colonial times.
Three main topics are analysed across time and in its current condition in order to unpack dispersion in the territory of Cuenca: People as a
resource, Water, and Human Mobility. A careful consideration of the interactions between spatial, social and cultural factors across time, in
combination with interpretation of the structuring elements of its landscape, allows to reconsider and define the qualities of this landscape of dispersion. Openness, diversity and flexibility seem to characterize a landscape, so far defined mostly as chaotic and shapeless.

The article treats about a cultural landscape of the Nowy Dwor housing estate in Wrocław. Since its formation in 1938, the very estate has undergone deep topographic and ideologic changes: from the “racially elite” community at the time... more

The article treats about a cultural landscape of the Nowy Dwor housing estate in Wrocław. Since its formation in 1938, the very estate has undergone deep topographic and ideologic changes: from the “racially elite” community at the time of national socialism, an “industrial colony” in socialism to the tower block it is nowadays. The aim of considerations on the past and present landscape of the housing estate is to understand the co-relations happening between people and the place of their inhabit¬ance as a cultural phenomenon, and including it in a broader trend of cultural studies dealing with the places of memory, collective memory and cultural landscape.

Le Minho tient une place de choix au cœur du paysage idéalisé du monde rural portugais que le régime de l’Estado Novo (1933-1974) diffusa massivement au cours des années 1930-1960. Région d’importants flux migratoires vers le Brésil au... more

Le Minho tient une place de choix au cœur du paysage idéalisé du monde rural portugais que le régime de l’Estado Novo (1933-1974) diffusa massivement au cours des années 1930-1960. Région d’importants flux migratoires vers le Brésil au XIXe siècle et vers la France au XXe siècle, le Minho est la plus ancienne province du pays. Située au nord-ouest, c’est à partir de là que s’est constitué le royaume chrétien du Portugal au XIIe siècle, dont les frontières sont fixées dès 1249. Dans l’imaginaire national, et parmi toutes les régions qui, ensemble, constituent les métaphores de la nation portugaise, le Minho, “travailleur”, “berceau de la Nation” et “symbole de l’identité nationale” incarne la pérennité et l’essence de la “portugalité”. Ces registres furent largement exploités par l’Estado Novo pour asseoir son idéologie du pays rural, mais aussi pour contrer la réalité d’une émigration croissante, dont l’un des effets clairement perceptibles fut la transformation concrète et durable des paysages ruraux, liée à leur urbanisation progressive.

The changing climate has a significant negative impact on urban environments, influencing thereby the quality of life of urban residents and causing a range of problems in urban areas worldwide. There is a need for efficient urban... more

The changing climate has a significant negative impact on urban environments, influencing thereby the quality of life of urban residents and causing a range of problems in urban areas worldwide. There is a need for efficient urban planning and design tools, which can mitigate these negative effects. Green infrastructure represents a tool to create more resilient and sustainable urban environments by greening open spaces in our cities. Green structures and greenery elements improve the urban microclimate and reduce noise, dustiness, the heat island effect and help to manage urban stormwater. Therefore, it is crucial to protect and improve existing green spaces, enhance their connectedness and utilise unconventional areas for creating new green spaces which would improve the health of urban landscapes. Here, greening of roofs, walls, brownfields and other empty spaces comes into play. They still represent an unutilised potential of contemporary urban landscapes. Landscape Architecture...

San Miguel del Arroyo y Valbuena de Duero, dos pequeños municipios del medio rural de Valladolid, confían en que teniendo cubiertos sus servicios básicos y de accesibilidad, su recatado dinamismo económico debería facilitar la acogida de... more

San Miguel del Arroyo y Valbuena de Duero, dos pequeños municipios del medio rural de Valladolid, confían en que teniendo cubiertos sus servicios básicos y de accesibilidad, su recatado dinamismo económico debería facilitar la acogida de nueva población a partir de la mejora de su oferta de vivienda y la puesta en valor de su patrimonio arquitectónico, territorial y paisajístico. El encargo de sendos estudios urbanístico-territoriales nos ha permitido desentrañar algunas claves de su condición espacial. Centraremos esta presentación en los resultados y propuestas de acción en términos paisajísticos. Ambos municipios son conscientes de que la identidad paisajística de los territorios en los que se inscriben representa valores. Sin embargo, la imagen que transmiten se entiende y manifiesta de forma independiente a los problemas y valores de sus caseríos, de lo construido, incluidos sus espacios libres, con códigos de diseño muchas veces prestados del medio urbano y con olvidos en sus bordes. La relación física entre los tejidos urbanos y el campo se produce simplemente por contigüidad. La interacción contenida y puntual de sus núcleos de población con las riberas de los cursos de agua que nombran sendos municipios, expresa esta dicotomía. En el medio rural la interacción entre morfología (rural-natural) y paisaje es muy relevante, inmediata en lo multiescalar, tanto para la percepción como para la interacción física. Tal especificidad puede encontrar en torno a algunos elementos de su paisaje el catalizador idóneo en un cambio de percepción hacia la integración en un entramado único de escalas, para un proyecto de futuro compartido; lo que De Las Rivas llama un Plan Municipal de Paisaje que convierta al medio rural en vanguardia de una nueva visión de la resiliencia y adaptación al cambio climático desde la propia forma.

| " The Persian garden of Dampezeshki (veterinary)" is the second experience of Nazzar Consulting Co. in the design of urban parks based on the principles of Persian garden .In this project, the design group were in search for a new... more

| " The Persian garden of Dampezeshki (veterinary)" is the second experience of Nazzar Consulting Co. in the design of urban parks based on the principles of Persian garden .In this project, the design group were in search for a new reading of the Persian garden, so while using a variety of patterns from it and emphasizing on historical perception, they will offer a new model adapted to the social dimension of the plan. In this paper, different policies and principles that have been considered in the design of the garden are noted and described in detail and the influential design principles of Landscape architecture is described in the design of Dampezeshki Persian garden.

The UNESCO heritage city of Malacca (Melaka) is a historically rich center, but one in which environmental, urban and above all social crises are currently taking a heavy toll: building speculation, reclamation work along the coast with... more

The UNESCO heritage city of Malacca (Melaka) is a historically rich center, but one in which environmental, urban and above all social crises are currently taking a heavy toll: building speculation, reclamation work along the coast with immense dredging operations, deforestation of coastal mangroves, soil erosion, sea-water incursion, water pollution and hydraulic risk are the heavy price paid for the city’s rapid and destructive development.
These projects start from the belief that the landscape is not only an environmental resource, but also a factor that can become an economic resource, a major driving force for alternative development of the territory and its cities.
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Marche Region, as other Italian regions, is reviewing its Landscape Plan. In this article I will argue that the most important expected outcome of the review process is the construction of active policies for landscape meant as actions... more

Marche Region, as other Italian regions, is reviewing its Landscape Plan. In this article I will argue that the most important expected outcome of the review process is the construction of active policies for landscape meant as actions capable of producing landscape quality, either directly or indirectly. Environmental Landscape Plan (PPAR); then I will try to describe the demand for change that it is bound innovation required, can turn out to be the most relevant outcome in the renewal process.

El trabajo discute las temáticas de las pequeñas ciudades, el desarrollo local, la planificación ambiental y la sustentabilidad, desde una perspectiva que evidencia interrelaciones teniendo como base el municipio de Bela Vista do Toldo... more

El trabajo discute las temáticas de las pequeñas ciudades, el desarrollo local, la planificación ambiental y la sustentabilidad, desde una perspectiva que evidencia interrelaciones teniendo como base el municipio de Bela Vista do Toldo localizado en la meseta el norte de Santa Catarina (SC). El trabajo busca además, demostrar la transformación de su paisaje urbano y rural, analizar las premisas, posibilidades y limitaciones involucradas en las reflexiones y prácticas de la construcción de este ideal y los impactos generados por medio de políticas públicas que buscan quebrar el subdesarrollo del municipio.

Urban waterfront development has followed the Baltimore waterfront model since the 1970s. This model is characterised by the formation of a thin promenade of public space with carefully choreographed event architecture, behind which lays... more

Urban waterfront development has followed the Baltimore waterfront model since the 1970s. This model is characterised by the formation of a thin promenade of public space with carefully choreographed event architecture, behind which lays the retail, commercial and residential development. The sustainability of this model has recently been called into question by the consequence of climate change manifested in recent storm events such as Hurricane Sandy. This paper proposes an alternative waterfront design model, one that builds environmental resilience into the typical waterfront development while still generating the expected real estate returns. The author expounds a development methodology using hydrologically modelling tools to measure the production of urban stormwater within the larger urban catchment. Modelling different scenarios, especially the implications in the increase of pervious surfaces, suggests a way in which the contemporary waterfront can become more resilient to the consequences of climate change while at the same time retaining an expected commercial return. A test case site is used to model the proposed methodology. The results show that to accommodate the hydrological consequence of climate change a radically reconfigured master plan must be adopted.

Il saggio descrive il progetto di disseppellimento di un canale urbano nel centro della città di Zhongshan in Cina. Il progetto di rigenerazione del Jiu Qu River è inteso come una rete di infrastrutture urbane sostenibili e si propone... more

Il saggio descrive il progetto di disseppellimento di un canale urbano nel centro della città di Zhongshan in Cina.
Il progetto di rigenerazione del Jiu Qu River è inteso come una rete di infrastrutture urbane sostenibili e si propone come un contributo al miglioramento delle condizioni ambientali di Zhongshan, sperimentando tecniche e dispositivi per la messa in sostenibilità di una porzione del tessuto urbano del distretto del Jiu Qu He. Le proposte sviluppate, riguardanti i temi dell’acqua, del suolo, dell’energia rinnovabile e del microclima, intendono introdurre, nella Regione del Guangdong, il concetto di “Infrastruttura Urbana Sostenibile”, concetto su cui si sofferma il saggio stesso.

This research work evaluates the impact of stormwater infiltration on the removal of organics, solids, nitrogen and phosphorus in a LECA-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland. Stormwater runoff for the period between... more

This research work evaluates the impact of stormwater infiltration on the removal of organics, solids, nitrogen and phosphorus in a LECA-based horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland. Stormwater runoff for the period between January 2008 and June 2010 (30 months) was estimated for the drainage basin of the Vila Fernando wastewater treatment plant (constructed wetland system) and it was observed proportionality between the increase in surface runoff and the infiltration flow rate that reached the plant. The average stormwater infiltration rate that reached the plant was 67.4 m(3) d(-1) (77% of the influent flow rate into the plant). The 30 month monitoring campaign set up at one of the reed beds showed that stormwater infiltration led to a high variation of the hydraulic loading rate (HLR) throughout the bed, which affected its performance in the removal of organic matter, suspended solids and nitrogen. For a HLR below 20 cm d-1 the removal efficiencies for BOD5, COD and TSS doubled. The removal of nitrogen was too low and was associated with the weak development of nitrifying biofilm and the poor growth of reeds. However, it was observed a good relationship between the applied and removed loads for most of the parameters, which seems to indicate that the organic, solid, nitrogen and phosphorus loading rates influenced the respective removal rates. The use of a bed material with high specific surface area, such as LECA, can only improve the treatment capacity of horizontal subsurface flow systems if the organic and solid loading rates, as well as the HLR, can be effectively controlled.

Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation in Tobago. Winners in the second category of the international design competition titled “Planetary Urbanism – Critique of the Present in the Medium of Information Design”, which was initiated by... more

Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation in Tobago. Winners in the second category of the international design competition titled “Planetary Urbanism – Critique of the Present in the Medium of Information Design”, which was initiated by the magazine ARCH+ with support by the Federal Foreign Office in Germany, and advised by the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). The design jury included, among others, academics like Professor Saskia Sassen (Columbia University) and practitioners like Eduardo López Moreno (UN-HABITAT). Available at: http://www.archplus.net/home/planetary-urbanism/results/288,0,1,0.html?PHPSESSID=0b9b1cf3717dd9148e5a269137807a98

Il paper presenta Detroit e Toronto come casi emblematici di riciclo urbano. I piani e i progetti sviluppati recentemente nelle due città nordamericane sono l’esito di un decennio e oltre di sperimentazione nel campo del landscape... more

Il paper presenta Detroit e Toronto come casi emblematici di riciclo urbano. I piani e i progetti sviluppati recentemente nelle due città nordamericane sono l’esito di un decennio e oltre di sperimentazione nel campo del landscape urbanism e dell’ecological design; approcci multidisciplinari alla città e al paesaggio che
pongono la sostenibilità, l’ecologia e il riciclo come paradigmi per lo sviluppo urbano. Sia nel caso di Detroit che di Toronto, riciclare significa dare un nuovo
senso (e scopo) all’esistente ma anche incrementarne le prestazioni ambientali, obiettivi sempre più rilevanti anche per il contesto Europeo e Italiano.

The creation of artificial ground, as it manifests in the formal configuration of large, urban, public buildings of the past two decades, has evolved into a definitive case of hybridization between landscape and architecture. This... more

The creation of artificial ground, as it manifests in the formal configuration of large, urban, public buildings of the past two decades, has evolved into a definitive case of hybridization between landscape and architecture. This interdisciplinary mode of operation that has generated a multitude of 'green roofs, artificial mountains and geological forms; buildings you walk on or over; networks of ramps and warped surfaces; buildings that carve into the ground or landscapes lifted high into the air' (Allen & McQuade, 2011) has been recently theoretically consolidated in the working concept landform building.

The rapid growth of human population, the ownership of the automobile, the rapid introduction of technologies and the science and the global form of economic development have led to an outrageous rapid change of the earthy landscape and... more

The rapid growth of human population, the ownership of the automobile, the rapid introduction of technologies and the science and the global form of economic development have led to an outrageous rapid change of the earthy landscape and the way we behave against it. Thoughts about the reasons, the results and the challenges of the new era.

Recent episodes have demonstrated the fragility of airport nodes in the face of extreme weather events. But what does that mean for the future? Can we envision a new alliance between architecture, landscape architecture and water? The... more

Recent episodes have demonstrated the fragility of airport
nodes in the face of extreme weather events. But what does
that mean for the future? Can we envision a new alliance
between architecture, landscape architecture and water? The
disciplines of urbanism, architecture and landscape planning
will become of central importance in the choices to be made.

The Parc de La Villette and Viaduct Daumensil are two projects of architecture and landscaping in Paris readapting ex-industrial spaces from the Haussmann plan. Realised in the 80s, they are pioneers of the typology, showcasing the idea... more

The Parc de La Villette and Viaduct Daumensil are two projects of architecture and landscaping in Paris readapting ex-industrial spaces from the Haussmann plan. Realised in the 80s, they are pioneers of the typology, showcasing the idea that the city is evolving from a machinic industrial system to an attractive liberal and cultural model. This essay will explore Paris’s urban history from the start of the industrial revolution and will analyse how the projects’ design encourages a new status quo of urban life, marked an advancement in the discipline of landscaping, and inspired projects internationally.

Par son lent passage ou ses soudaines fluctuations, l’eau façonne nos villes et nos paysages ; les inondations jalonnent la longue histoire des sociétés humaines, les contraignant à modifier leur habitat. Hanté par les mythes diluviens,... more

Par son lent passage ou ses soudaines fluctuations, l’eau façonne nos villes et nos paysages ; les inondations jalonnent la longue histoire des sociétés humaines, les contraignant à modifier leur habitat. Hanté par les mythes diluviens, antiques puis bibliques, l’Occident a opposé à l’eau et à ses débordements des opérations parfois colossales d’adaptation et de défense, d’endiguement et d’assèchement, d’artificialisation de l’espace. Typique des temps modernes, cette ingénierie dominatrice de l’eau pose aujourd’hui problème car elle fige le territoire dans des structures rigides, inhabitables et particulièrement vulnérables aux aléas climatiques qui s’intensifient.
C’est sur ces sites sensibles que se réinvente aujourd’hui la gestion des crues. L’analyse des projets les plus innovants en Europe – dans les polders néerlandais, les vallées alpines, le bassin de l’Isar ou l’estuaire du Rhin et de la Meuse – révèle les grands enjeux actuels : se réconcilier avec la naturalité des rivières, accepter une part de leurs débordements pour mieux limiter leurs crues, combiner l’inondation et le développement urbain. Entre histoire culturelle, géographie humaine et recherche urbaine, ce livre envisage ainsi ces nouveaux territoires submersibles comme les paradigmes des paysages habités de demain : écologiques, dynamiques, inclusifs et combinatoires.

We often think of cities as major drivers of economic development and growth. Big cities expand our access to infrastructure like public transit and public education. They allow for more efficient distribution of social services such as... more

We often think of cities as major drivers of economic development and growth. Big cities expand our access to infrastructure like public transit and public education. They allow for more efficient distribution of social services such as government assistance and health care. Cities create large markets for business, and can attract international investment and tourism from around the world. They are hubs of non-agricultural, high-paying professional jobs like banking, law, and engineering. Diversity and face-to-face interactions can lead to new ideas and cross-cultural collaborations. Conventional wisdom holds that cities are good for the economy.
Indeed, the link between a country’s level of urbanization and the size of its gross domestic product (GDP) is well established.

The second section addresses the urban climate challenge. In particular, this section tries to answer the main question why and how cities can have a role in reduction of greenhouse gases emissions, analyzing cities current efforts,... more

The second section addresses the urban climate challenge. In particular, this section tries to answer the main question why and how cities can have a role in reduction of greenhouse gases emissions, analyzing cities current efforts, examples and policies involving energy, buildings, waste, transportation and deforestation.

The extraordinary death of Ministry of Defence (MOD) scientist Terrance Jupp on 20

Landscape urbanism is defined and explained in terms of its history and theory. This explanation and definition use the terminology of ordinary language philosophy in preference to that of post-structuralism (Jacques Derrida, Gilles... more

Landscape urbanism is defined and explained in terms of its history and theory. This explanation and definition use the terminology of ordinary language philosophy in preference to that of post-structuralism (Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Michel Foucault, etc), but some terms drawn fromart history are used: Modernism, Postmodernism and post-Postmodernism.

Back cover text: Real Social Science presents a new, hands-on approach to social inquiry. The theoretical and methodological ideas behind the book, inspired by Aristotelian phronesis, represent an original perspective within the social... more

Back cover text: Real Social Science presents a new, hands-on approach to social inquiry. The theoretical and methodological ideas behind the book, inspired by Aristotelian phronesis, represent an original perspective within the social sciences, and this volume gives readers for the first time a set of studies exemplifying what applied phronesis looks like in practice. The reflexive analysis of values and power gives new meaning to the impact of research on policy and practice. Real Social Science is a major step forward in a novel and thriving field of research. This book will benefit scholars, researchers, and students who want to make a difference in practice, not just in the academy. Its message will make it essential reading for students and academics across the social sciences.

Bois de Boulogne was a key urban design effort of Second Empire France. This essay surveys the landscape of the park with particular attention to water; social practices that engendered the use of water, and social practices which water... more

Bois de Boulogne was a key urban design effort of Second Empire France. This essay surveys the landscape of the park with particular attention to water; social practices that engendered the use of water, and social practices which water enabled. The hydrology of the site — the grand lake, streams and waterfalls — is a statement and demonstration of imperial mastery and sensibility. Nearly half of the project budget was devoted to hydraulics and, in the opening years, more than 15% of the municipal water supply was diverted to the park; all of which supported a status-laden array of features attractive to elites of the Second Empire and Third Republic.