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A Basic Study on the Sustainable Design Elements in China's Houtan Park

  • Jiang, Sijing;Kim, Soobong
    • Journal of recreation and landscape
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.17-24
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    • 2018
  • With industrialization, environmental problems have become severe worldwide as resources are exhausted for mass production purposes and pollutants are produced in excess of nature's capacity to absorb them. Since modernity, urban parks have emerged as an important element for addressing challenges facing urban environments, which include environmental degradation. In 1987, the Brundtland Commission's report presented a sustainable developmental perspective in solving environmental problems and provided ideas for sustainable design and sustainable urban park landscape design. The purpose of this study is to analyze sustainable design applied to Houtan Park in central Shanghai, China from the perspective of social culture preservation, ecological restoration, and economic effect, and to provide the basic data for urban park design in similar areas in the future. This study consists of a literature survey and a field investigation. The field investigation lead to analysis from three perspectives: social culture preservation, ecological restoration, and economic effect. The literature survey examined sustainable urban parks and Houtan Park based on relevant papers, newspaper articles, and reports. Through actual visits (Aug. 28 - Sep. 1, 2018), it also examined the elements of sustainable design that were applied to the architecture. The three sustainable design elements derived from this study, being a sustainable design for the future, will be used as an important basis for developing urban parks for the regeneration of brownfields in many areas in China.

The Sustainable Management of Historic Landscape about Historic City in China - Centering around the Case of Beijing - (중국 역사도시의 지속가능한 역사경관 관리 - 북경시를 중심으로 -)

  • Kang, Tai-Ho;Xu, Huan
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.87-97
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    • 2011
  • The main objective of this study is to analyze the sustainable development of the landscape management system for the historic city of China, and to find out the implications to historic city in our country. Firstly, this study introduces the karrimor of historic city in China and the evolution of historic landscape management policy, and then analyses the main content of the historic landscape management system with Beijing, for example: "the protection planning of historic city", "the protection and construction planning of historic city in twelfth five-year plan", "the comprehensive planning of Beijing", and lastly suggests the way of sustainable development for historic landscape management of Beijing. In Beijing, three are three different levels of landscape management system, cultural properties(individual), historic districts(area), and historic city(as a whole) on the basis of the landscape management for historic city. The sustainable development of the historic landscape management system in Beijing gives meaningful implications to historic cities in Korea.

A Study on Sustainable Outdoor Design Strategies and Assessment System through Analysis of SITES Certified Projects (미국 외부공간 친환경 인증(SITES) 사례분석을 통한 친환경 조성기법 및 평가체계 연구)

  • Lee, Hyung-Sook
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.44 no.3
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    • pp.56-64
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    • 2016
  • While many assessment systems for buildings and indoor environment have been created with increasing interest in sustainable development, assessments for sustainable landscaping and outdoor environments have received less attention. Recently, the Sustainable Site Initiatives(SITES) was developed in the USA in order to evaluate and certify sustainable landscape design projects. The purposes of this study are to analyze sustainable landscape strategies and to review the certification system through case studies of SITES certified projects. Three certified projects in Texas were selected and literature review, site visits and interview were conducted. The results indicated that various sustainable and practical strategies were applied including soil preservation, use of native plants and recycled materials, and water harvesting. Also, SITES has benefits to encourage an integrated design process, community participation, and environmental education for the public. This suggests that a certification system for landscaping and outdoor environments needs to be developed to ensure sustainable site development, which helps extend the roles of the landscape architecture profession in sustainable design.

Issues and Trends concerning of Ecological Landscape Planning and Design with ESSD (지속 가능한 개발 및 생태조경분야의 연구경향과 과제)

  • 이명우
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.139-156
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    • 2004
  • All Papers on Ecological Landscape Degign in KILA from 1973 to 2003 are listed herein for finding research issues and trends. The emerging field of Ecological studies of landscape design is based on Landscape Ecology and Watershed Ecology, the Principles of which can be applied to surveying and evaluation, Planning and design, construction and management focusing preservation of wildlife habitat and niche. This field can be classified into six categories: 1. Sustainable site planning and index, 2. Ecological planning process and regulation, 3. landscape ecology and biotope map, 4. Watershed and eco corridor project, 5. Urban forestry and environment, and 6. artificial ground and restoration ecology. The following is the summary of the findings from Paper review: 1. Sustainable index shall be studied about more specified sites. Water recycling facilities, and reservation wet land need to be studied. 2. Policy and legislation research on Ecological design shall be researched by expanding of the application field. Nature park planning and management fields shall be considered as the main theme of green networking Parts. 3. Landscape Ecological studies should be connected to practical surveying data, e.g. the eco-maps published by Environment Ministry. Traditional culture and science should be joined with the modem science. 4. Eco-corridor planning will go with the scenarios and theories of watershed ecology. 5. Urban forestry shall be studied with the wildlife's behavior and habitat. 6. Restoration engineering techniques should be reconsidered with the wildlife's existence and environmental affiliation.

An Applicability of Bioregional Planning Theory (생물지역계획 이론의 적용가능성)

  • 장병관
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.54-65
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept, general framework, planning process of bioregion, and bioregional impacts on landscape planning of future and to discuss the application possibility of landscape planning. Bioregionalism is defined in the course of following: knowing the land, learning the lore, developing the potential, liberating the self. Bioregional paradigm was composed of policy system insisted on diversity and decentralization based on region and community, sustainable economy structure focused on conservation and stability, and society structure through cooperation with common consciousness in the community. A general bioregional framework was organized to be able to achieve a sustainable future with interaction for humans being, other living things, and important earth life system. Bioregional mapping should be able to explain three important aspects about how localised and sustainable cultures would exist: to define the external boundaries, to describe forces of energy, and give a hint for th productive capability. In conclusion, according to the result of reviewing the total environmental planning, bioregional paradigm, examples of projects, technique of bioregional mapping, and actions of Nongovernmental Organizations(NGOs). this study is helpful to show an applicability of bioregional planning theory in Korea

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The Planning of Urban Green Space System and Sustainable Development

  • Wang, Bingluo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.1
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 2001
  • In order to answer the challenge that development gave to environment, Chinese cities are making up and putting into effect the green space system planning. The planning main keys are: set down standards and scope of green space; bring the characteristics of every types of green space in to full play and made into basic units of the system; formed powerful links of the system; make full use of the natural system of city, constituted the urban and countryside as a organic whole green space system, therefore give full play their function and ecological effect. In fact, this green space system is a complex system. It is the main body of city ecological system, a main container of the citizen activities of leisure and recreation and a leading factor for making characteristic city landscape. Therefore it is a system carrying city's environment sustainable development.

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City Development and Green Space Protection

  • Li, Jun-hong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.1
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    • pp.28-32
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    • 2001
  • The author has analyzed the ecological problems caused by city development and the comprehensive benefits of green space(e.g. ecological, social and economic benefits). The important role of green space in city sustainable development was discussed. Through benefits analysis of green space in city development in Kunming City, the author offered specific measures for green space protection in Kunming: strengthen plant management according to law; enhance nation awareness of plant protection; rationally plan city green land system;and use scientific forms of green land.

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The Role of Urban Green Areas in the Conservation of Biological Diversity

  • Zhao, Shiwei;Zhang, Zuoshuang;Deng, Qisheng
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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    • no.1
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    • pp.26-27
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    • 2001
  • The materials that are involved in urban landscaping include plants and the associated animals, soil, water, and other environmental elements. And biodiversity is the substantial base for human beings. The conservation of biodiversity is of great importance in the sustainable development of the society and should not be neglected in the development of sustainable urban landscape. The conservation of biodiversity should be included in the urban landscape planning. The conservation of biodiversity should be emphasized in the construction of urban green space. Every possible opportunity should be used to conserve the species diversity, genetic diversity and ecological diversity. The assessment of biodiversity conservation should be introduced into modern landscape planning.

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