Sustainable Urban Biophilia: The Case of Greenskins for  Urban Density

Revell, Grant; Anda, M.

doi:10.3390/su6085423

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“…Biophilic design in urban parks can also reduce the phenomenon of UHIs, which is a global issue that has developed with the increase in temperature and climate change through particle filtration and carbon dioxide sequestration as well as the rehabilitation and restoration of lost habitats and the enhancement of urban biodiversity (Kellert & Calabrese, 2015). According to Revell and Anda (2014), trees and vegetation can help reduce the effect of UHIs by shading urban surfaces from solar radiation and cooling the city. Moreover, el-Baghdadi and Desha (2017) proposed that green roofs and walls, community gardens, and vegetation in general can help mitigate the UHI effect.…”

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Using Biophilic Design to Enhance Resilience of Urban Parks in Semarang City, Indonesia

Ristianti,

Paulla Dewi,

Susanti

et al. 2024

NJEDP

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Biophilic design is an approach for creating resilient, sustainable cities by constructing resilient buildings that connect humans and nature by integrating natural adaptation and aesthetic appeal in urban spaces. Biophilic design enables improved climate resilience and mental health. Semarang City in Java, Indonesia is a concrete jungle metropolis that will benefit from the application of biophilic design. Although several urban parks are constructed in public areas, certain design elements remain extremely simple. For example, the vegetated-setting contextminimal and unable to generate sufficient interest in community physical activities. Hence, the connection between humans and nature is limited, which demonstrates the lack of biophilic design. Thus, the study aims to investigate the use of biophilic design in urban public spaces by promoting resilience. This research uses a quantitative method and analytical tools. Questionnaires and field observations were used to collect data. The study investigated the effectiveness of urban parks on mental health, climate resilience, need for urban park design elements, and the design of urban parks. The study identified three parks with the highest increases in land surface temperatures from 2011 to 2021, which indicates that incorporating biophilic design elements into these locations should be considered. More than half of the users at these parks preferred biophilic design elements, which are effective in lowering air temperature, blending with the surrounding nature, and promoting calming, cost-effective, and beneficial mental and physical health. Using these biophilic elements, the average temperature of the parks could be decreased by approximately 0.5 °C.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Biophilic Design to Enhance Resilience of Urban Parks in Semarang City, Indonesia

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Paulla Dewi,

Susanti

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NJEDP

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“…After decades of being expelled from residential areas, water is now becoming an increasingly significant feature in urban design [132]. Installing ponds and open, domestic rainwater systems are important layout elements in retrofitting urban design both for climate-change purposes and for the creation of oases of tranquility.…”

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Frontiers in Social–Ecological Urbanism

Colding

Samuelsson

Marcus

et al. 2022

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This paper describes a new approach in urban ecological design, referred to as social–ecological urbanism (SEU). It draws from research in resilience thinking and space syntax in the analysis of relationships between urban processes and urban form at the microlevel of cities, where social and ecological services are directly experienced by urban dwellers. The paper elaborates on three types of media for urban designers to intervene in urban systems, including urban form, institutions, and discourse, that together function as a significant enabler of urban change. The paper ends by presenting four future research frontiers with a potential to advance the field of social–ecological urbanism: (1) urban density and critical biodiversity thresholds, (2) human and non-human movement in urban space, (3) the retrofitting of urban design, and (4) reversing the trend of urban ecological illiteracy through affordance designs that connect people with nature and with each other.

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“…Regenerative projects aim to reconnect the city and nature, improving quality of life and environmental stewardship [47]. A recycled landscape, which provides different multipurpose uses, is attractive and viable [48].…”

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Urban River Recovery Inspired by Nature-Based Solutions and Biophilic Design in Albufeira, Portugal

Blau

Luz

Panagopoulos

2018

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Mass urbanisation presents one of the most urgent challenges of the 21st century. The development of cities and the related increasing ground sealing are asking even more for the restoration of urban rivers, especially in the face of climate change and its consequences. This paper aims to demonstrate nature-inspired solutions in a recovery of a Southern European river that was canalised and transformed in culvert pipes. The river restoration project naturally tells the history of the city, creates a sense for the place, as well as unifying blue–green infrastructure in a symbolic way by offering areas for recreation. To improve well-being and city resilience in the long term, a regenerative sustainability approach based on biophilic design patterns was proposed. Such actions will provide greater health, social cohesion, and well-being for residents and simultaneously reduce the risks of climate change, such as heat island effect and flash floods, presenting the benefits of the transition to a regenerative economy and holistic thinking.

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Sustainable Urban Biophilia: The Case of Greenskins for Urban Density

Abstract: Green infrastructure ameliorates the urban heat island effect, contributes positively to liveability and enables sustainability in higher density urban environments.

Cited by 21 publications

References 12 publications

Using Biophilic Design to Enhance Resilience of Urban Parks in Semarang City, Indonesia

Using Biophilic Design to Enhance Resilience of Urban Parks in Semarang City, Indonesia

Frontiers in Social–Ecological Urbanism

Urban River Recovery Inspired by Nature-Based Solutions and Biophilic Design in Albufeira, Portugal

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