An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany
Natural design features in the built environment or biophilic elements are emerging as a potential response to the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and population pressures which have invited issues such as rising urban heat island effect, rising pollution, increased congestion, among othe...
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| author | el-Baghdadi, Omniya Desha, Cheryl Hargroves, Charlie |
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| description | Natural design features in the built environment or biophilic elements are emerging as a potential response to the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and population pressures which have invited issues such as rising urban heat island effect, rising pollution, increased congestion, among others. This concept of living cities was made popular by Professor Tim Beatley in his book titled ‘Biophilic Urbanism’. Evidence of biophilic urbanism can be seen in some cities from around the globe since decoupling environmental pressures from future development is a priority on many agendas. Berlin is an example of a modern economy that has adopted an ecological sustainable development approach to reduce environmental degradation while driving innovation and employment. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-804662021-01-12T06:56:17Z An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany el-Baghdadi, Omniya Desha, Cheryl Hargroves, Charlie Natural design features in the built environment or biophilic elements are emerging as a potential response to the challenges of climate change, urbanisation and population pressures which have invited issues such as rising urban heat island effect, rising pollution, increased congestion, among others. This concept of living cities was made popular by Professor Tim Beatley in his book titled ‘Biophilic Urbanism’. Evidence of biophilic urbanism can be seen in some cities from around the globe since decoupling environmental pressures from future development is a priority on many agendas. Berlin is an example of a modern economy that has adopted an ecological sustainable development approach to reduce environmental degradation while driving innovation and employment. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80466 https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70186/16/70186.pdf restricted |
| spellingShingle | el-Baghdadi, Omniya Desha, Cheryl Hargroves, Charlie An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title | An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title_full | An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title_fullStr | An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title_short | An exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of Berlin, Germany |
| title_sort | exploration into retrofitting cities with natural design elements - learning from the city of berlin, germany |
| url | https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70186/16/70186.pdf https://eprints.qut.edu.au/70186/16/70186.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80466 |