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

• Main Author: Puay Yok Tan (auth)
• Other Authors: Vincent Chua (auth), Kuei-Hsien Liao (auth), Yun Hye Hwang (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: World Scientific Publishing Co. 2018
• Subjects: 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
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...