System of open spaces: concrete project strategies for urban territories

In the current panorama of urban growth and planning in many urban territories of western societies, open spaces are residual spaces of urban occupation orare reserved for eventual occupation. Open spaces have been viewed in this manner in the earlier stages of the compact city and especially now, in a time of the dispersed territories characterized by discontinuity, heterogeneity, andfragmentation.The disciplinary perspectives of ecology, geology, landscape architecture, and urbanism, but also public opinion, have for some time promotedthe conservation and protection of the most valuable natural spaces, and efforts have been made to remove such spaces from the real estate market. However,such positions, usually radical, are insufficient for territorial equilibriumand inevitably lead to the progressive disappearance of valuable natural spaces. INDICE: Introduction.- Conceptual Questions.- Characterization of the Territorial Unit.- Recognition of Open Spaces and their Urban Context: open spacesto be analyzed and roles that they can play in integrating urban occupation.-Analysis and Evaluation of the Attributes of Open Spaces: identifying possible spaces of project opportunity and their situation in the territory.- Proposals of Concrete Project Strategies: planning the system of open spaces and restructuring the urban territory.- Conclusion.- Index.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-4351-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés