http://dirt.asla.org/2009/07/13/how-to-design-resilient-cities/ Connecting the Built & Natural Environments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://dirt.asla.org/2009/07/13/how-to-design-resilient-cities/#comment-1029 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:07:51 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2363#comment-1029 So you’ve got the structures but the people have starved or frozen to death because you haven’t addressed food and housing. Best focus on the basics of life first rather than systems because failure to address them means that you have no need for systems of any sort. Focusing on the basics of life will drive the systems you need.

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/07/13/how-to-design-resilient-cities/#comment-501 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:01:27 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2363#comment-501 As a landscape architect / physical planner, I am very supportive of creating great places. But simply providing physical structures that are appealing and secure seems to be short sighted, if we are looking toward sustainability. What is a city? Does it have a population of 50 thousand or 5 million? What type and how large are the green spaces? Are they appropriate for agriculture and forestry? Is there significant biodiversity that can ward off disease and plague?

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/07/13/how-to-design-resilient-cities/#comment-403 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:39:33 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2363#comment-403 Nice post. Looks like wind power is really starting to get some serious consideration in Australia now.

]]> http://dirt.asla.org/2009/07/13/how-to-design-resilient-cities/#comment-376 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:36:06 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=2363#comment-376 Great summary. A photosynthetic city and sustainable transport city are ideal but not applicable to all, obviously. A carbon-neutral city would be close to impossible. Eco-efficient and renewable energy cities should be the future.

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