This issue focuses on: 1) Exploring the significance of territorial spatial planning by stressing its necessity and main ideas under the contemporary background of ecological civilization construction in China, while re-examining the role of landscape architects in this reform. 2) Strengthening research on related methodologies and techniques of urban ecological planning, ecological security pattern, ecological infrastructure, and ecological restoration to improve cities' liveability and resilience and rebuild harmonious human-nature relationship under a mandatory planning framework combined with resilient measures, avoiding inflexible ecological conservation practices. 3) Analyzing and learning from diversified efforts made by different countries and regions to promote urban development while protecting ecosystems, particularly their experience on territorial, regional, and urban planning that is significantly valuable to the Chinese counterpart, to leverage the value of territorial natural resources. 4) Exploring feasible approaches that help restore urban ecosystem structure and ecological elements, and improve planning and design methods on specific sites, so as to enhance spatial construction and ecological quality, to eventually improve a national eco-security pattern with scientific and user-friendly planning and design. 5) Encouraging applications of research frontiers in geology, macro-ecology, regional economics, public management, and sustainability science.

Author: Kongjian Yu
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oro Editions
Published: 06/01/2020
Series: Frontiers
Pages: 164
Weight: 1.7lbs
Size: 11.30h x 11.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781951541415

About the Author
Yu, Kongjian: - Kongjian Yu is a doctor of design at Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, is an honorary foreign fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a professor at the College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University.Kirkwood, Niall: - Niall Kirkwood is a professor of landscape architecture and technology, is the director at the Center for Technology and Environment, and is the co-director of technology platform, at the Department of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design.Haaren, Christina Von: - Christina von Haaren is a professor and PhD supervisor at the Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University Hanover.
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