Resident perceptions and expectations of rooftop gardens in Singapore

Yuen, Belinda; Hien, Wong Nyuk

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2004.08.001

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“…Open-air rooftop gardens, which have the longest tradition, are primarily investigated with regard to their social impacts or technical implementation [20][21][22][23]. Regarding enclosed forms, scholars investigate general potentials or present practices of building-integrated agriculture (BIA) [18,19,[24][25][26], defined as the practice of locating high-performing hydroponic greenhouse systems on buildings [25].…”

Section: Zero-acreage Farmingmentioning

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Zero-Acreage Farming in the City of Berlin: An Aggregated Stakeholder Perspective on Potential Benefits and Challenges

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How can buildings be combined with agricultural production and what are the major potential benefits and challenges for the introduction of zero-acreage farming (ZFarming) in Berlin from the relevant stakeholders' perspectives? These questions were explored through a series of interviews and stakeholder workshops held between 2011 and 2013. The aim was to identify the most suitable building-integrated farming model for the Berlin metropolitan area and to develop guidelines for the model's successful and sustainable implementation through a stakeholder-driven approach. This paper provides an aggregated synthesis of the outcomes derived from the qualitative interviews and stakeholder workshops. As the results reveal, the stakeholders perceive potential benefits and challenges related to the issue of ZFarming in all dimensions (economic, social, environmental and political). OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 4512They largely agreed on the importance of focusing on local resources, using energy-efficient production-including social and educational aspects-and developing new market structures when introducing ZFarming to the city of Berlin. The stakeholders identified urban rooftop greenhouses (RTG) as the most promising farming model for Berlin. In a joint collaboration of all stakeholders, a manual for RTG was developed within the participatory innovation process that addresses the identified problems and challenges associated with future implementation and governance of RTG in Berlin and beyond.

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Section: Zero-acreage Farmingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zero-Acreage Farming in the City of Berlin: An Aggregated Stakeholder Perspective on Potential Benefits and Challenges

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“…All elements interact and influence the way occupants use a dwelling and a building, and consequently their appreciation for how the overall design functions or is best modulated [36]. For example, in Singapore, a tropical city, residents on lower floors of MSAB were concerned about noise from passersby and street traffic, as well as view obstructions, lack of privacy, and odours from garbage, [13,[37][38][39][40][41] while dwellings on higher floors were sought-after for cleaner air [42] less noise, more privacy and better views [13]. In Vancouver, a city in the Temperate Zone, residents of MSAB valued large windows for views, much-needed natural light and a sense of spaciousness, but also reported overheating and visual privacy issues [43].…”

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Residents’ Experiences of Privacy and Comfort in Multi-Storey Apartment Dwellings in Subtropical Brisbane

2015

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Dwellings in multi-storey apartment buildings (MSAB) are predicted to increase dramatically as a proportion of housing stock in subtropical cities over coming decades. The problem of designing comfortable and healthy high-density residential environments and minimising energy consumption must be addressed urgently in subtropical cities globally. This paper explores private residents' experiences of privacy and comfort and their perceptions of how well their apartment dwelling modulated the external environment in subtropical conditions through analysis of 636 survey responses and 24 interviews with residents of MSAB in inner urban neighbourhoods of Brisbane, Australia. The findings show that the availability of natural ventilation and outdoor private living spaces play important roles in resident perceptions of liveability in the subtropics where the climate is conducive to year round "outdoor living". Residents valued choice with regard to climate control methods in their apartments. They overwhelmingly preferred natural ventilation to manage thermal comfort, and turned to the air-conditioner for limited periods, particularly when external conditions were too noisy. These findings provide a unique evidence base for reducing the environmental impact of MSAB and increasing the acceptability of apartment living, through incorporating residential attributes positioned around climate-responsive architecture. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 7742

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“…This study is based on research materials and documents on the integration of nature into urban design and planning [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]; the benefits of nature-based solutions for health and wellbeing [8][9][10][11]; the importance of landscape design in the formation of a stable habitat [12][13]; the solution of the problem of ecologization and humanization of the environment [14]; the results of using GI facilities in dense high-rise sites [17,18], including the foreign experience of using green roofs, vertical trusses [19][20][21][22] and vertical green systems (VGS) [15,16,23], as well as Russian experience of using GI facilities [24][25][26][27] and the experience of restoration of disturbed landscapes [28].…”

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Green infrastructure in high-rise residential development on steep slopes in city of Vladivostok

2018

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Abstract. The purpose of this study is to identify the facilities of green infrastructure that are able to improve living conditions in an urban environment in high-rise residential apartments buildings on steep slopes in the city of Vladivostok. Based on the analysis of theoretical sources and practices that can be observed in the world, green infrastructure facilities have been identified. These facilities meet the criteria of the sustainable development concept, and can be used in the city of Vladivostok. They include green roofs, green walls, and greening of disturbed slopes. All the existing high-rise apartments buildings situated on steep slopes in the city of Vladivostok, have been studied. It is concluded that green infrastructure is necessary to be used in new projects connected with designing and constructing of residential apartments buildings on steep slopes, as well as when upgrading the projects that have already been implemented. That will help to regulate the ecological characteristics of the sites. The results of the research can become a basis for increasing the sustainability of the habitat, and will facilitate the adoption of decisions in the field of urban design and planning.

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Resident perceptions and expectations of rooftop gardens in Singapore

Cited by 122 publications

References 12 publications

Zero-Acreage Farming in the City of Berlin: An Aggregated Stakeholder Perspective on Potential Benefits and Challenges

Zero-Acreage Farming in the City of Berlin: An Aggregated Stakeholder Perspective on Potential Benefits and Challenges

Residents’ Experiences of Privacy and Comfort in Multi-Storey Apartment Dwellings in Subtropical Brisbane

Green infrastructure in high-rise residential development on steep slopes in city of Vladivostok

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