does landscape architecture
matter in the developing world?
Tr i ni ty Col l ege, Cambridge:
a p p l e tree
M r Isa a c N ew ton:
a p p l e col l i s ions
Po st-di sa ste r arrangements:
Ha i t i
Shocks and stresses
Resources/Services
Basic needs
Water
Health
Food
Shelter
Education
Land
Assests
Environmental
Social
Cultural
Human
Political
Financial
Economic
Water
Health
Shelter
Eduction
Resources used to meet
basic needs
Household
Obstructions to accessing
resources
a livlihoods approach
Assets used to buffer
household from shocks and
stresses, improve access
to resources and therefore
basic needs.
Hazards: Man-made
and Natural
Flooding
Hurricanes
Drought
outdoor space
restoring environmental assets
C e ntra l Pa rk, New York:
F red eri ck Law Olmstead
M a lm o, Swe den:
p u bl i c h ou s ing projec t
Par k , S t Louis (USA):
N e l son, Byrd, Wolt z
S t re a m thro ugh Yos emite:
h ow a stream s hould meande r
A l lotm ents, Ber w ic k Upon Twe e d :
m a ki n g di n ner and fixing s o i l
C u b a : i nteg rated
u r b a n a gri c ult ure
N i gel D u n n ett, Chelsea Flowe r
S h ow: green roofs on s mall sca l e
G er m a n requirement for gre e n roo fs: i m p rov i n g
a i r q u a l i ty, c leaning water, re d u c i n g e ro si o n
outdoor space
growing soci al assets
Bl u e C a r pet Square, Newcastl e :
Th o m a s Heat her w ic k
Tu re n sca p e, Beijing , China: Kon g j i a n Yu ’s c re ati on i s
n ow enti rely degraded becau se o f p e d e stri a n fo o tfa l l
P i n ewood s, Athens , GA (USA): co m m u n i ty ga rd e n i n g i n
l ow i ncom e areas , in this ca se a n i m m i g ra nt co m m u n i ty
Pal ey Pa r k , New York:
Z i on a n d B reen
Ol d Peopl e’s home, Germany : H e rm a n H e rtz b e rge r
d e s igned i t s o adults can watc h c h i l d re n p l ay
S t re et Pa r ties: a fun mic ro- d eve l op m e nt m o d e l ? Ye s, se e
t h e work of the Quaker fou n d ati o n i n Towe r H a m l ets
Th e E ngl i sh V illage Green, Bo u rn ev i l l e : co m m u n a l
s p a c es a n d fac ilities a c ritica l p a rt o f th e p la n
Pe a ce Ga rd ens, Sheffield: Sh ef f i e l d C i ty C o u n c i l
recogni se the importanc e o f c i v i c sp a c e
Th e Ti l t, N ew York: Ric hard S e rra wa s ta ke n to co u rt
for ca u si ng c ivil disrupt ion af te r th is i nte r ve nti o n
outdoor space
nurturing cultural assets
Ayres Rock , Australia: vital to
A b ori gi n a l ’s founding my t h
Hei d el b erg Projec t , Det roit : re inve nti n g d e g ra d e d
a re a s th rough extended parti c i p ato r y a rt p ro j e c ts
Bi d dy M a son Plac e, Los Ange l e s: reve a l i n g th e
u ntold stor y of a slave w ho b e ca m e a m i d wi fe
Th i s i s N OT vernac ular! T he i nva si ve ku d zu sp e c i e s i s d o m in a nt ove r ma ny A me r ica n
n at i ve spec ies . I t als o cause s a sth m a , b u t ca n b e a ta sty fe a st fo r go at s .
Th i s IS ver nac ular! T he High l i n e i n N ew Yo rk (J a m e s C o rn e r et a l): s e e d e d n at ive mixe s . It
s mel l s fa b u lous , attrac t s be e s, o f f d u ty p rosti tu te s, b a n ke rs , mo t h e rs a n d ma ny mo re .
outdoor space
building human assets
L i on s Pa r k , Grensboro, Alaba m a , U SA: a p l ayg ro u n d b u i l t
by Ru ra l S tudios from rec ycl e d ga l va n i se d ste e l b a rre l s
A ny wh ere i n India: kids
p l ayi ng cri c ket out side
A SF a nd Eden, T he Key Gard e n , C h e l se a F l owe r S h ow:
p ar t of a re habilitat ion prog ra m m e fo r p ri so n e rs
C re ati ve Enterprises Inc gard e n co n c e pts, Ge o rg i a , U SA: a d raw in g
d o ne wi th Jenny, a us er here , a c e ntre fo r p e o p l e wi th d i sa b ilit ie s
outdoor space
tending political assets
Tah ir S q u a re, Cairo, Egypt : a c i v i c p l a c e fo r gath e ri n g ,
cel ebrati n g , protest ing , t ra n sfo rm i n g . . . . .
C o mm u n i ty Groups Scaling U p : a c c e ssi n g
p l an n i n g , i nfrastruc t ure and h o u si n g
Th e Ai rp l ot, Houns low : us in g f ra c tu re d l a n d te n u re a s
p o l iti ca l a dvocac y to protec t e nv i ron m e nta l a ssets
outdoor space
har vesting fi nancial assets
At h en s Fa r mer ’s Market , Ge o rg i a (U SA): l o ca l foo d
t h at ca n be purc has ed w ith fo o d sta m ps. Ta sty.
A b u n d en ce Sc heme Sheffiel d : h a r ve sti n g l o ca l u rb a n f ru i t, w it h t h e
p rof i ts f rom s ales contribut i n g to co m m u n i ty d eve l o p m e nt p ro je c t s
At h en s, G eo rgia: st reet food a n d stre et m a rkets. Th e h e a rt o f
ci t i es a rou nd t he world, fee d i n g th e so c i a l l i fe o f u rb a n i ty.
Roya l Pa r ks , London: Public Wo rks m a ki n g p ro d u c ts
f rom th e park, inc luing roya l co m p o st b a rs.
outdoor space
yielding economic assets
M i l l en n i u m Park, Chicago: b e i n g u se d by Bu c kh e a d l o ca l a ut h o r it y
(At la nta ) a s an example of h ow p a rks ca n ra i se su rro u n d i n g la n d va lu e
G reat F i re o f London ( 1666): wa s q u i te a wh i l e a go, b u t sh ows it
ca n be qu i te cost ly w hen ur b a n sp a c e s a re n ot we l l -p l a n n e d
outdoor space
transforming physical assets
E m scher Pa rk, Germany: a p o st-i n d u stri a l re g i on wi th
i t s p hysi ca l ass et s reinvente d by re sto re d e co l o g y
D u i sb erg-N ord, Emsc her Park:
L at z un d Pa rtners
conditions, mechanisms, resources
for growing outdoor space
R u ral heri tage landscapes: p ro te c te d - to a l im i te d d e g re e - in a fo r m
by th e Eu ro pean Lands cape C o nve nti o n a n d E n g l i sh P l a n n i n g L aw
Yo s em i te: protec ted by Nat i o n a l Pa rk
S tatu s, wi th thanks to J ohn M u i r
F u n com m unity based planni n g : S h ef f i e l d
N o rth Hous ing Market Renewa l S c h e m e
C h i p ko E nv ironmental Move m e nt: b o tto m u p p o l i ti ca l , e nviron me nta l
a c t i v i sm , p rovoked by an ea ste rn e nv i ro n m e nta l eth i c