Non-Weighting Assessment Model: a New Tool for Sustainable Urban Landscape Planning

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1182-1187
Author(s):  
Yi Deng ◽  
Ling Cai ◽  
Zhao Xian Gong
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Ecological Efficiency ◽  
Weighting Method ◽  
Landscape Ecological ◽  
Assessment Procedures

The ecological sustainability assessment of urban landscape planning plays a critical role in sustainable urban development. In view of the shortcomings of the weighting-based ecological assessment systems, this paper establishes a basic assessment model based on non-weighting method. This is achieved by building core index of urban landscape ecological efficiency and introducing a unified measurement of ecological footprint. Afterwards, we discussed the application problems of the basic models, such as boundary conditions and index system, as well as the calculation of corresponding index, and so on. The present study also puts forward the main contents for further study, including the relevance between planning factors and ecological characteristics, planning schemes and their ecological significance, assessment procedures, and so on.

scholarly journals Quantifying the Spatial Integration Patterns of Urban Agglomerations along an Inter-City Gradient

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (18) ◽  
pp. 5000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiliang Wan ◽  
Chuxiong Deng ◽  
Tao Wu ◽  
Rui Jin ◽  
Pengfei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Landscape Composition ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Integration ◽  
Urban Agglomerations ◽  
Urban Rural

Understanding the integration process of urban agglomeration is essential for sustainable regional development and urban planning. However, few studies have analyzed the spatial integration patterns of metropolitan regions according to the impacts of landscape ecology along rail transit corridors. This study performed a comprehensive inter-city gradient analysis using landscape metrics and radar charts in order to determine the integration characteristics of an urban agglomeration. Specifically, we analyzed the evolution of spatial heterogeneity and functional landscapes along gradient transects in the Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan (CZT) metropolitan region during the period of 1995–2015. Four landscape functional zones (urban center, urban area, urban–rural fringe, and green core) were identified based on a cluster analysis of landscape composition, connectivity, and fragmentation. The landscape metric NP/LPI (number of patches/largest patch index) was proposed to identify the urban–rural fringe, which revealed that the CZT region exhibited a more aggregated form, characterized by a single-core, continuous development, and the compression of green space. The integration of cities has resulted in continued compression and fragmentation of ecological space. Therefore, strategies for controlling urban expansion should be adopted for sustainable urban development. The proposed method can be used to quantify the integration characteristics of urban agglomerations, providing scientific support for urban landscape planning.

Research on the Method of Urban Landscape Ecological Sustainable Planning in the Viewpoint of Deep Ecology

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 1340-1345
Author(s):  
Yi Deng ◽  
Ling Cai ◽  
Xi Lin Li
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Deep Ecology ◽  
Planning Method ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Space Correlation ◽  
Space Pattern ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
Landscape Ecological

Replying for the exigent needs of eco-sustainability in urban landscapes, this paper discussed the research countermeasures of urban landscape ecological sustainable planning from the levels of design philosophy and design method, through introducing the deep-ecology idea and the landscape ecology theory. Furthermore, a framework of ecological sustainable planning method was built up basing on space pattern and ecology-space correlation. This framework which mainly includes five planning aspects is the beneficial progress for the traditional urban landscape planning method.

Aesthetic Visual Ecology and Urban Landscape Planning

2011 ◽  
Vol 255-260 ◽  
pp. 1479-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Chu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Visual Ecology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ecological Planning ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Design With Nature ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Landscape Ecological

The guiding ideology of modern urban planning has changed from space theory to the ecological theory. Urban landscape ecological planning is concerned about “Design with Nature” based on the ecological and the holistic point of view. The philosophy of the aesthetic visual ecology is to achieve the transformation from the traditional “physical planning” to the “ecological planning” in the urban design. The consideration of the aesthetic visual ecology will be a major step in humanizing and re-shaping the urban landscape, which will also serve as a guide in the urbanization of China.

scholarly journals Optimizing the Environmental and Economic Sustainability of Remote Community Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie E. Filer ◽  
Justin D. Delorit ◽  
Andrew J. Hoisington ◽  
Steven J. Schuldt
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Remote Community ◽  
Rural Villages ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Study Results

Remote communities such as rural villages, post-disaster housing camps, and military forward operating bases are often located in remote and hostile areas with limited or no access to established infrastructure grids. Operating these communities with conventional assets requires constant resupply, which yields a significant logistical burden, creates negative environmental impacts, and increases costs. For example, a 2000-member isolated village in northern Canada relying on diesel generators required 8.6 million USD of fuel per year and emitted 8500 tons of carbon dioxide. Remote community planners can mitigate these negative impacts by selecting sustainable technologies that minimize resource consumption and emissions. However, the alternatives often come at a higher procurement cost and mobilization requirement. To assist planners with this challenging task, this paper presents the development of a novel infrastructure sustainability assessment model capable of generating optimal tradeoffs between minimizing environmental impacts and minimizing life-cycle costs over the community’s anticipated lifespan. Model performance was evaluated using a case study of a hypothetical 500-person remote military base with 864 feasible infrastructure portfolios and 48 procedural portfolios. The case study results demonstrated the model’s novel capability to assist planners in identifying optimal combinations of infrastructure alternatives that minimize negative sustainability impacts, leading to remote communities that are more self-sufficient with reduced emissions and costs.

scholarly journals Identifying Challenges and Solutions in Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse through the Historic Urban Landscape Approach in Amsterdam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5547
Author(s):  
Nadia Pintossi ◽  
Deniz Ikiz Kaya ◽  
Ana Pereira Roders
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Landscape Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Knowledge ◽  
Manifest Content

Cultural heritage drives and enables sustainable urban development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage creates values while prolonging the lifespan of heritage. Similarly, circular economy creates value while extending the useful life of materials and elements through their reuse. Existing studies on adaptive reuse challenges seldom focus on cultural heritage properties, and they are often identified through the engagement of a limited variety of stakeholders, as compared to the actors normally involved in adaptive reuse. Filling this gap, this paper provides a preliminary baseline of challenges faced by the city of Amsterdam from the perspective of various involved stakeholders, and suggests solutions to address them. The participants represented the public, private, knowledge, and third sectors. The methods used were the following: for data collection, a multidisciplinary workshop using the steps of the Historic Urban Landscape approach as an assessment framework applied to multiple scales on adaptive reuse, and for data analysis, manifest content analysis. The results expanded the range of challenges and solutions reported by previous literature on the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in content and scale by identifying 61 themes—e.g., knowledge and civic engagement. Tools and stakeholders were also identified. These findings provide a reference for future practice, policymaking, and decision-making, facilitating the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage to capitalize on its potential for sustainable development and circular economy.

A Study on Urban Low-Carbon Landscape Construction

2010 ◽  
Vol 129-131 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Li Fang Qiao ◽  
Lei Feng ◽  
Lian Fang Yao ◽  
Xin Zheng Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Carbon Sink ◽  
Landscape Design ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Source Control ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Carbon Policy

The landscape industry has become one of the industries with higher resource and energy consumption, and the implementation of urban low-carbon landscape construction is of great significance to improve the ecological environment. In this study, the method of low-carbon landscape construction was studied from two aspects including the carbon source control and carbon sink, as well as both direct and indirect effect. The results showed that the low-carbon landscape construction can be controlled from five aspects including landscape planning, landscape design, low-carbon landscape technology, low-carbon landscape behavior and low-carbon policy. Through a series of low-carbon measures, carbon emissions can be controlled at a reasonable level during the urban landscape construction, which also promotes the sustainable development of urban ecological environment.

The Construction of Campus with Growth and Open Landscape - Linyi University New Campus Landscape Planning

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 2563-2566
Author(s):  
Shi Ying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Planning ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Water System ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Campus Planning ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Landscape Ecological ◽  
The University ◽  
Design Ideas ◽  
Open Campus

As colleges and universities to improve the overall level of the building, a good campus landscape is an important part of campus construction. In this paper, the new campus of the University of Linyi landscape ideas, landscape planning and design in general, the central area of landscape design and water system planning in four areas, described the landscape in Linyi University campus to block a corridor decorated with a matrix structure for the model of the landscape, ecological as a precondition to build growth and open campus planning and design ideas. To the construction of a modern university campus landscape play a role in learning.

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