Effective ways to deliver sustainability in urban and regional landscape strategies

Nikologianni, Anastasia and Moore, Kathryn and Larkham, Peter J. (2017) Effective ways to deliver sustainability in urban and regional landscape strategies. In: VI International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture.

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Abstract

This paper argues that, in order to deliver sustainable urban and regional landscapes, an integrated approach of individual elements such as legislations, design thinking and biodiversity needs to be considered. It forms part of a wider research project, examining the extent to which low carbon and sustainability can be delivered effectively in landscape strategies, which covers examples from the 'Landscape Observatory' (Spain), the 'Room for the River' and 'New Dutch Waterline' (Netherlands) and the 'HS2LV' project (UK). The Netherlands case study, presented in this paper, consisted by two large scale landscape projects is used to illustrate this approach. The 'Room for the River' and the 'New Dutch Waterline' are used to demonstrate how the idea of landscape, low carbon and design quality can shape the effective implementation of landscape strategies. Key elements and effective ways of delivering sustainable places have been identified through a series of real time visits, interviews and observations. The development of procurement processes, legislation, and understanding of the role of landscape sustainability and landscape quality as well as the importance of spatial representation of these ideas will be presented and discussed in order to illustrate a sustainable holistic approach and the tremendous impact that this has on the landscape and the region.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1189.26
Dates:
DateEvent
10 October 2017Accepted
22 December 2017Published
Uncontrolled Keywords: landscape architecture; horticulture; urban; sustainability; low carbon
Subjects: CAH06 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01-03 - agriculture
CAH06 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01 - agriculture, food and related studies > CAH06-01-02 - agricultural sciences
CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-03 - landscape design
CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > Birmingham School of Architecture and Design
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Depositing User: Anastasia Nikologianni
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2020 10:48
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2022 13:29
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9464

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