scholarly journals Bicultural landscapes and ecological restoration in the compact city: The case of Zealandia as a sustainable ecosanctuary

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
W Hatton ◽  
D Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mammalian Predators ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being

© 2019, © 2019 European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). In the context of the highly compact bicultural capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores the development of an ecosanctuary initiated by the community. The indigenous flora and fauna was damaged as a result of the introduction of mammalian predators and aggressive plant species when the country was colonized, and through intensive urbanization. The restoration of the indigenous flora and fauna and the reintroduction of birdsong has resulted in a significant increase in commercial ecotourism. This paper explores health and well-being opportunities resulting from seeing the sanctuary through a Māori lens. It examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster emerging ecologies while accommodating visitor services and improving the social, cultural, economic, and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits of this compact urban landscape far exceed the original goals of the project and it offers new prospects for health and well-being through intensification by addressing sustainability holistically and including socio-cultural perspectives and initiatives.

scholarly journals Bicultural landscapes and ecological restoration in the compact city: The case of Zealandia as a sustainable ecosanctuary

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
W Hatton ◽  
D Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mammalian Predators ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being

© 2019, © 2019 European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). In the context of the highly compact bicultural capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores the development of an ecosanctuary initiated by the community. The indigenous flora and fauna was damaged as a result of the introduction of mammalian predators and aggressive plant species when the country was colonized, and through intensive urbanization. The restoration of the indigenous flora and fauna and the reintroduction of birdsong has resulted in a significant increase in commercial ecotourism. This paper explores health and well-being opportunities resulting from seeing the sanctuary through a Māori lens. It examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster emerging ecologies while accommodating visitor services and improving the social, cultural, economic, and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits of this compact urban landscape far exceed the original goals of the project and it offers new prospects for health and well-being through intensification by addressing sustainability holistically and including socio-cultural perspectives and initiatives.

scholarly journals Bicultural landscapes and ecological restoration in the compact city: The case of Zealandia as a sustainable ecosanctuary

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
W Hatton ◽  
D Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mammalian Predators ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being

© 2019, © 2019 European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). In the context of the highly compact bicultural capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores the development of an ecosanctuary initiated by the community. The indigenous flora and fauna was damaged as a result of the introduction of mammalian predators and aggressive plant species when the country was colonized, and through intensive urbanization. The restoration of the indigenous flora and fauna and the reintroduction of birdsong has resulted in a significant increase in commercial ecotourism. This paper explores health and well-being opportunities resulting from seeing the sanctuary through a Māori lens. It examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster emerging ecologies while accommodating visitor services and improving the social, cultural, economic, and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits of this compact urban landscape far exceed the original goals of the project and it offers new prospects for health and well-being through intensification by addressing sustainability holistically and including socio-cultural perspectives and initiatives.

scholarly journals Bicultural landscapes and ecological restoration in the compact city: The case of Zealandia as a sustainable ecosanctuary

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh ◽  
W Hatton ◽  
D Shanahan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Compact City ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Mammalian Predators ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being

© 2019, © 2019 European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). In the context of the highly compact bicultural capital city of Wellington, New Zealand, this paper explores the development of an ecosanctuary initiated by the community. The indigenous flora and fauna was damaged as a result of the introduction of mammalian predators and aggressive plant species when the country was colonized, and through intensive urbanization. The restoration of the indigenous flora and fauna and the reintroduction of birdsong has resulted in a significant increase in commercial ecotourism. This paper explores health and well-being opportunities resulting from seeing the sanctuary through a Māori lens. It examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster emerging ecologies while accommodating visitor services and improving the social, cultural, economic, and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits of this compact urban landscape far exceed the original goals of the project and it offers new prospects for health and well-being through intensification by addressing sustainability holistically and including socio-cultural perspectives and initiatives.

scholarly journals People, Place & Landscape : A Bottom-Up, Adaptive, Catalytic Approach to Tower Renewal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Cancelli
Keyword(s):  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Renewal Project

The process of improving poor, declining urban neighbourhoods is essential for the health and well-being of individuals as well as the prosperity of cities and nations. Despite the clear practical and ideological reasons for doing this, throughout history, governments and planners have struggled to find workable solutions. Today, it is becoming increasingly clear that in order to achieve equitable, substantive and sustainable improvements in poor urban neighbourhoods, the solutions must be layered and account for the interrelatedness of social, economic, and physical realms. Given the complexity of this process, this research suggests that bottom-up, adaptive and catalytic approaches to urban renewal can help planners to achieve substantive and sustainable change. Further, as contemporary urban theory suggests, the notions of landscape and place are uniquely well-suited mediums for supporting and producing change in a complex world. The Mayor's Tower Renewal Project in the City of Toronto, is an urban renewal initiative that demonstrates both the importance and complexity of urban renewal. As such, it provides an opportunity to understand how bottom-up, adaptive, and catalytic approaches which engage the urban landscape can result in significant improvements to the conditions of a declining urban area. Based on this analysis this research paper offers a new lens for thinking about and reacting to the process of urban revitalization in a way that produces equitable, long-lasting and meaningful change.

scholarly journals People, Place & Landscape : A Bottom-Up, Adaptive, Catalytic Approach to Tower Renewal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariana Cancelli
Keyword(s):  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
The City ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Renewal Project

The process of improving poor, declining urban neighbourhoods is essential for the health and well-being of individuals as well as the prosperity of cities and nations. Despite the clear practical and ideological reasons for doing this, throughout history, governments and planners have struggled to find workable solutions. Today, it is becoming increasingly clear that in order to achieve equitable, substantive and sustainable improvements in poor urban neighbourhoods, the solutions must be layered and account for the interrelatedness of social, economic, and physical realms. Given the complexity of this process, this research suggests that bottom-up, adaptive and catalytic approaches to urban renewal can help planners to achieve substantive and sustainable change. Further, as contemporary urban theory suggests, the notions of landscape and place are uniquely well-suited mediums for supporting and producing change in a complex world. The Mayor's Tower Renewal Project in the City of Toronto, is an urban renewal initiative that demonstrates both the importance and complexity of urban renewal. As such, it provides an opportunity to understand how bottom-up, adaptive, and catalytic approaches which engage the urban landscape can result in significant improvements to the conditions of a declining urban area. Based on this analysis this research paper offers a new lens for thinking about and reacting to the process of urban revitalization in a way that produces equitable, long-lasting and meaningful change.

scholarly journals Living with Nature: Tiaki Taiao, Tiaki Tngata, The case of Zealandia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Hatton ◽  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Fault Line ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Earthquake Fault ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
The City

Copyright © NCEUB 2017. The overpopulating growth attendant with high-density urban living has stressed natural landscapes in most major urban centres, devastating their rich indigenous ecologies. In the case of New Zealand, the mid-19th century colonisation saw the introduction of predators and aggressive plant species, significantly scarring and reshaping the landscape. This also devastated New Zealand's endemic ecologies, resulting in the extinction of species and loss of biodiversity. In the last 800 years, 32% of all indigenous flora and fauna have been lost. In an attempt to protect those last remaining and threatened species, a fenced sanctuary was developed in the capital city, Wellington, taking advantage of an unutilised water reservoir system that had been established inadvertently on a major earthquake fault-line. Twenty years from its inception, the unbroken predator-free ecosystem nestled amongst Wellington's suburbs and scrublands has become a world-first to restore indigenous natural habitat, illustrating our past native natural heritage. This paper examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster the existing ecologies while accommodating visitor services, which improve the social, cultural, economic and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits have far exceeded the original goals of the project and offer new prospects for health and wellbeing as its influence extends to network adjacent green and blue infrastructure.

scholarly journals Living with Nature: Tiaki Taiao, Tiaki Tngata, The case of Zealandia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Hatton ◽  
Bruno Marques ◽  
Jacqueline McIntosh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Fault Line ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Earthquake Fault ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
The City

Copyright © NCEUB 2017. The overpopulating growth attendant with high-density urban living has stressed natural landscapes in most major urban centres, devastating their rich indigenous ecologies. In the case of New Zealand, the mid-19th century colonisation saw the introduction of predators and aggressive plant species, significantly scarring and reshaping the landscape. This also devastated New Zealand's endemic ecologies, resulting in the extinction of species and loss of biodiversity. In the last 800 years, 32% of all indigenous flora and fauna have been lost. In an attempt to protect those last remaining and threatened species, a fenced sanctuary was developed in the capital city, Wellington, taking advantage of an unutilised water reservoir system that had been established inadvertently on a major earthquake fault-line. Twenty years from its inception, the unbroken predator-free ecosystem nestled amongst Wellington's suburbs and scrublands has become a world-first to restore indigenous natural habitat, illustrating our past native natural heritage. This paper examines the phenomenon of Zealandia, where green and blue infrastructures foster the existing ecologies while accommodating visitor services, which improve the social, cultural, economic and environmental health of the city. It finds that the benefits have far exceeded the original goals of the project and offer new prospects for health and wellbeing as its influence extends to network adjacent green and blue infrastructure.

The social value of Participatory Ergonomics from a practitioner’s perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 919-923
Author(s):  
Kátia M. Costa-Black ◽  
Chris Arteberry
Keyword(s):  
Human Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Performance Outcomes ◽  
Participatory Ergonomics ◽  
Worker Health ◽  
Healthy Working ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Total Worker Health

Ergonomics applies a set of ambitious frameworks and robust body of evidence for integrating different practices to optimize worker health and well-being. One recognized framework is the participatory approach, which delves into sociotechnical workplace actions – developed from the ground up – to achieve improved human performance outcomes and acceptability across the organization. Much of what is known about the value of participatory ergonomics centers on return-on-investment analyses related to injury prevention. Outside this spectrum, little has been discussed. This paper imparts how a participatory approach can lead to various positive impacts beyond financial gains, mainly by focusing on continuous improvements at the management systems level and on proactively motivating people and organizations to embrace healthy working conditions and behaviors. Issues such as the social-ethical value of involving workers in work design and return-to-work solutions are discussed to illustrate the holistic value of participatory ergonomics in the context of Total Worker Health.

Studies in the Social and Economic History of Ostia

1938 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 152-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick H. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Economic History ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

The first of these Studies was concerned chiefly with the history of Ostia during the period when the city was still growing and its prosperity increasing. Even so, during the period already considered, the prosperity of Ostia, though real, was to this extent artificial, in that it depended upon factors over which the citizens themselves had no control. Ostia was the port of Rome, and nothing else, and in consequence any lowering of the standard of living in, or reduction of imports into the capital city must have had immediate and marked repercussions upon her prosperity. She even lacked to a great extent those reserves of wealth which in other cities might be drawn upon to tide over bad times. The typical citizen of Ostia came to the city in the hope of making his fortune there; but when he had made it, he usually preferred to retire to some more pleasant town, such as Tibur, Tusculum, Velitrae, or Rome itself, where he could enjoy his leisure. Few families seem to have remained in the city for more than two, or, at the most, three generations. Whilst therefore fortunes were made in Ostia, wealth was not accumulated there.

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