Landscape Urbanism and Green Infrastructure

• Main Author: Panagopoulos, Thomas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: public perception; urban sustainability; public open space; landscape urbanism; urban ecology; re-naturing cities; floating treatment wetland; viable city; deprived areas; urban planning; renaturing cities; Greece; postal questionnaire; pedestrian zones; street verges; landscape first; public green infrastructure (PGI); resource rationalization; context-sensitive design; green infrastructure; environmental justice; river restoration; public amenity; well-being; sustainable cities; Japan; recreation; plant ecology; social equity; runoff; sustainable development; Soviet-era housing blocks; regenerative design; biophilic urbanism; livability; post-postmodernism; landscape history; nature-based solutions; vacant land; nature-based solution; built environment; green stormwater infrastructure (GSI); urban nature (UN); urban design; geographic information systems; landscape theory; urban geography; residents' views; pollutant removal; liveability; visitor satisfaction survey; biophilic design; Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA); urban nature; spontaneous vegetation; Asia; green gentrification; site suitability modeling; landscape architecture; Roma minority; Philadelphia
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This volume examines the applicability of landscape urbanism theory in contemporary landscape architecture practice by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Using participatory planning of green infrastructure and application of nature-based solutions to address urban...