Public Space and the Saturated City. Landscape Architecture for the Illegal Housing Districts along the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Rome

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Foreword: What Is an Urban Landscape? 8
4. Introduction: Landscapes and Densities 10
5. 1. Meanings and Identities
6. Of Symbols and Materiality. Reflections on Singaporean Landscapes 16
7. Densities of Difference. A Design Methodology for Global Cities 25
8. Public Space and the Saturated City. Landscape Architecture for the Illegal Housing Districts along the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Rome 41
9. 2. Landscapes as Infrastructure
10. Appropriating Water Infrastructure Systems for Urban Landscape Design in High-Density Cities 62
11. Intensive and Promiscuous Occupation of Landscapes 78
12. 3. Landscape Forms
13. Changing Streets: Individual Actions, Large- Scale Measures, and Ambitious Urban Climate Goals 100
14. Welcome to the City of the Future. Where Everything Begins with a Park 117
15. Urban Forestry: Creating Forest Experiences in High-Density Cities 140
16. 4. Landscape Planning and Assessment
17. Ecosystem Services and Landscape Planning. How to Integrate Two Different Worlds in a High-Density Urban Setting 154
18. Economic Decision-Making and Urban Landscapes: A Scenario-Based Approach for the Rail Corridor in Singapore 165
19. Quantity, Accessibility, and Stability of Urban Green Spaces in China’s Megacities 180
20. 5. Emerging Landscape Themes
21. Come Together. Enhancing Biodiversity in High-Density Cities by Giving Space to Humans and Non-Humans 190
22. Meeting Old Friends and Making New Ones: Promoting Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes 204
23. Urban Landscapes, Health, and Well-Being 216
24. Productive Urban Landscapes: Emerging Hybrid Typologies of Form and Function 227
25. From Patchwork to Network. How Urban Agriculture is Reframing New Jersey as the Urban Garden State 244
26. Postface: Dense Urban Landscapes: A Case for Reinvention? The Ciliwung River Park Project in Jakarta 259
27. Index of Names and Places 266
28. Bibliography 271
29. About the Authors 288
30. Illustration Credits 291
31. Acknowledgments 293