Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore

This paper outlines the characteristics of an emerging new planning paradigm called biophilic urbanism by detailing a case study of Singapore, which, over a number of years, has demonstrated how high density does not have to mean reduced natural systems. The paper looks at how biophilic urbanism wor...

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Main Author: Newman, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34712
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description This paper outlines the characteristics of an emerging new planning paradigm called biophilic urbanism by detailing a case study of Singapore, which, over a number of years, has demonstrated how high density does not have to mean reduced natural systems. The paper looks at how biophilic urbanism works to improve natural systems between buildings and on the facades and rooftops of buildings.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-347122017-09-13T15:56:20Z Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore Newman, Peter This paper outlines the characteristics of an emerging new planning paradigm called biophilic urbanism by detailing a case study of Singapore, which, over a number of years, has demonstrated how high density does not have to mean reduced natural systems. The paper looks at how biophilic urbanism works to improve natural systems between buildings and on the facades and rooftops of buildings. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34712 10.1080/07293682.2013.790832 Routledge fulltext
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Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore
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title_full_unstemmed Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore
title_short Biophilic urbanism: a case study on Singapore
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34712