Water and rivers in the city: elements for ecological landscape design

Authors

  • Iraúna Bonilha Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2359-5361.v0i22p172-179

Keywords:

Landscape design. Landscape ecology. Landscape planning. Water resources. Urban rivers. Waterfronts.

Abstract

In many cities, sewage discharge in water bodies and the occupation of riversides and washes caused environmental degradation and use conflicts, besides obstructing public access to waterfronts and its use as open spaces. Because rivers are multiple utility resources, and so as dynamical elements of landscape, they provide particular problems and potentialities for urban planning and landscape design.

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Author Biography

  • Iraúna Bonilha, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo

    Arquiteto e urbanista graduado e pós-graduado pela FAUUSP (Mestrado).

Published

2006-12-04

How to Cite

Bonilha, I. (2006). Water and rivers in the city: elements for ecological landscape design. Paisagem E Ambiente, 22, 172-179. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2359-5361.v0i22p172-179