Landscapes, Cities, Architectures - Navigating Sustainability and Complexity en Route to Liveable Green Cities
Date:
Location:
WSL Birmensdorf, Englersaal or via online Webinar
Organised by:
WSL Landscape Centre
Speakers:
Prof. Michael U. Hensel, Head of Research Department of Digital Architecture and Planning, Institute of Architectural Sciences, Vienna University of Technology
Moderators:
Matthias Bürgi, WSL
Languages:
English
Type of event:
Presentations and colloquia
Audience:
Anyone interested in the topic
Abstract:
Rapid urbanisation and construction assert significant negative impact on local environments, ecosystems and humans. In this context, sustainability requirements are becoming increasingly complex. Landscape-based approaches can provide promising inroads to tackling complex sustainability problems in the planning and design of liveable green cities and architectures. This talk will introduce an integrative multi-domain and multi-scalar approach to planning and design that engages the notion of the Earth's Critical Zone and the way cities and architectures can have net positive impact on their local environments, ecosystems and humans.
How to join
This public seminar is hybrid with the option to attend in-person or online. The webinar link will be published closer to the date.