THE GREEN URBAN DESIGN NETWORK. A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR MEGACITIES?

Authors

  • Volker Minks Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-2275.v0i7p120-141

Keywords:

Ecological Design, Greenin, Food Security, Agriculture and Urban Horticulture, Biodiversity, Sustainable Urban Development, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change

Abstract

A new trend is observed nowadays: half the world’s population lives in urban areas, which means that cities become denser. The increase of population density in urban areas makes the soil of such regions is used in an unbalanced ecological way, affecting not only biodiversity but also the variety of natural resources and the relationship among people, city and environment. Green areas and healthy food production must find their way back to the cities.

The Green Urban Design Network promotes the protection, creation and connection of green spaces in urban areas, encouraging biodiversity, food security, recreational activities in healthier environments, creating new job opportunities as well as meeting places for different generations. Additionally, this network offers an interdisciplinary strategy for urban space, making usable things that would be wasted and integrating the ecological design to innovative technologies. The connection of green areas helps cities to manage and mitigate the complex conditions of climate change.

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Author Biography

  • Volker Minks, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo

    Engenheiro Agrônomo, Urbanista e Paisagista. Pesquisador da Faculdade de Agricultura e Horticultura da Humboldt Universität zu Berlin e da Universidade de São Paulo. Coordenador e docente do curso “Land in the City - Green in the City” na Humboldt Universitätzu Berlin.

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Published

2013-12-02

Issue

No. 7 (2013): Roteiro dos Bandeirantes | Projetos sustentáveis em Santos | Workshop na Praça das Nascentes | A vez dos coletivos

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Minks, V. (2013). THE GREEN URBAN DESIGN NETWORK. A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR MEGACITIES?. Revista LABVERDE, 7, 120-141. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2179-2275.v0i7p120-141