Ribeiro, L. & T. Barao, 2006, Greenways for recreation and maintenance of landscape quality: five case studies in Portugal, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 76,
- Author : Ribeiro, L. & T. Barao
- Year : 2006
- Title English : Greenways for recreation and maintenance of landscape quality: five case studies in Portugal
- Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 76
- Pages : 79-97
- Contents in English : The growing success of the greenway concept can be related to its effectiveness in achieving its aims to forster landscape conservation, protect heritage and provide opportunities for public recreation. For the purpose of the papers, landscape conservation should be under stood as a group of strategies aimed at safeguarding natural and cultural resources, as well as rehabilitating and improving derelict land in rural and urban contexts. In Portugal, the greenway concept has evolved from its roots in the late 19 th century when it dealt with strategies for beautifying city roads. It has now become a significant tool for implementing urban and regional planning practices. The green way has been a success not only due to its evolution and ability to adapt to different natural, cultural and historic contexts. But also it is capable of creating consensus between different professional backgrounds via the common goal to conserve an improve landscape quality. This paper has two main objectives. First, it intends to prove that the greenway is an international movement which has been presented and used by planners in Portugal and which government institutions are coming to understand is increasingly due to increasing public demand for implementing greenways. The second objective aims to show, through the analysis of five case studies, the significance of the greenway movement in the current context of urban and regional planning, its applicability to very diverse landscapes and the role of landscape architects in the planning and design phases.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: greenways, greenway planning, greenway design, landscape assessment, landscape conservation.