Flores, A., S.T.A. Pickett, W.C. Zipperer, R.V. Pouyat & R. Pirani, 1997, Adopting a modern ecological view of the metropolitan landscape: the case of a greenspace system for the New York City region, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 39,
- Author : Flores, A., S.T.A. Pickett, W.C. Zipperer, R.V. Pouyat & R. Pirani
- Year : 1997
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 39
- Pages : 295-308
- Abstract in English : The transformation of the urban landscape has profound social and ecological consequences for both urban and rural residents. Concern about environmental quality and the long-term livabitity of urban areas is now a driving parading for planning professionals. Although a modern ecological framework exists, inappropriate or outdated concepts continue o be used in the context of land-use decision making. These classical concepts emphasize a static view of the landscape and focus on short term planning of single sites. This paper presents a framework for the incorporation of modern ecological thinking into the regional planning of urban landscapes. The authors summarize this framework by presenting five key ecological principles: content context, dynamics, heterogeneity and hierarchies. A case study is used to illustrate how these principles can be applied in practice.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landscape planning, environmental planning, Urban ecology, quality, environmental quality. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education.