Exploring eco-aesthetics for urban green infrastructure development and building resilient cities: A theoretical overview

Haruna, Ayisha Ida; Oppong, R. A.; Marful, Alexander Boakye

doi:10.1080/23311886.2018.1478492

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“…Maryati and Humaira (2017) found that lack of incentives and disincentives was the main obstacle to introducing SSM in Indonesia and Rowe et al (2016) concluded that financial incentives/disincentives might be the best way to encourage SSM in New Jersey. “Aesthetics” also gained a low rank, which is noteworthy because aesthetics has been found to be an important benefit of SSM as it can provide sociocultural, economic, and environmental benefits to communities (Haruna et al, 2018; Vojinovic et al, 2017). SSM measures have also been found to effectively enhance the experience of the local terrain (Backhaus & Fryd, 2013), while the main drivers of open space activities are biophilia and the need for aesthetic and social enjoyment (Simić et al, 2017).…”

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Stakeholders' perceptions and preferences towards industrial water sensitive development in New Zealand

Wang

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2021

Water Environment Research

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Understanding stakeholders' perceptions and preferences is key to promoting Industrial Water Sensitive Design (IWSD). A questionnaire was distributed to stakeholders in a conventional New Zealand industrial area. The results showed that technological feasibility limitation, institutional inertia, and cognitive shortage were the main barriers to IWSD application, though stakeholders supported IWSD and preferred the vegetation‐based measures. IWSD should focus on achieving the enhancement of environmental quality, greening functions, community well‐being, traffic and driving convenience, and balancing the aesthetic demand and attractiveness of IWSD projects. Improving the threshold of IWSD measures' pollutant removal capacity and optimizing infiltration places and flow paths are also vital. Results suggest IWSD implementation requires the transformation of public awareness, the establishment of sound regulations, plus IWSD guidance, practitioner training guidance, and incentive mechanisms. The findings facilitate public acceptance, strategic planning, the formulation of regulations for future IWSD application, and achievement of sustainable industrial development. The study concludes by providing recommendations for future work. Practitioner Points Industrial Sustainable Stormwater Management is a research and practice gap. The main barriers of IWSD are technological feasibility limitation, institutional inertia, and cognitive shortage. Traffic and driving convenience, greening functions, aesthetic value balance, and health improvement are vital for improving social acceptance of IWSD. IWSD requires sound policy, awareness transformation, and reasonable design for capacity of IWSD measures and stormwater infiltration and flow.

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Stakeholders' perceptions and preferences towards industrial water sensitive development in New Zealand

Wang

Roon

2021

Water Environment Research

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“…The review by du Toit et al [102] found that sub-Saharan African cities lacked in-depth studies on UGI and ecosystem services and especially supporting and cultural services. Haruna et al [103] also conducted a literature review and demonstrated how urban-planning strategies directed towards eco-aesthetics via UGI could assist cities to develop and maintain UGI in the long term by aligning local cultural practices and socio-economic preferences with sustainable processes. Three main limiting factors (i.e., a financial factor, lack of awareness, and land acquisition) were identified as barriers to achieve future development of a culture of eco-aesthetics in Ghana.…”

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The SDGs, Ecosystem Services and Cities: A Network Analysis of Current Research Innovation for Implementing Urban Sustainability

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Ecosystem services provide essential services for cities and are key factors in achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such services are best delivered through green infrastructure, which works in resourceful, multifunctional, synergistic, and environmentally sensitive ways to deliver ecosystem services and provide alternative cleaner pathways for the delivery of multiple urban services. It is unclear if current research supports the necessary linkages between ecosystem services, cities, and green infrastructure in order to achieve the SDGs. To answer this question, we conducted a systematic review analysing 3392 studies on the SDGs from the WoS database. The contents of 66 of those with relevance to ecosystem services and urban research were reviewed in depth. We applied network-analytic methods to map the relationships of different knowledge clusters of SDGs research (1) across time, (2) across disciplines, and (3) in relation to ecosystem services and cities. The results of our analysis show that research on the SDGs have developed stronger networks from 2010–2018, but this research has not been sustained. Further, whilst research on cities now occupies a central place in the SDGs literature, research on ecosystem services only shows tentative links to both green-infrastructure research and SDGs research. Such literature on urban green infrastructure remains peripheral to the central challenge of sustainable urban transitions. We conclude that when it comes to the SDGs, research articles typically consider urban services independently of green infrastructure. Further, it suggests that green infrastructure is not generally considered as a sustainable alternative to conventional urban infrastructures. To address this serious shortcoming, we recommend transdisciplinary approaches to link urban ecosystem and urban green infrastructure research to the 2030 global sustainability agenda.

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“…The article dealt with aesthetics from a philosophical point of view using Heidegger's propositions [10]. Haruna et al, (2018) clarified the role of urban planning strategies in achieving environmental aesthetics, as well as creating environments with social and economic resilience that contribute to a key role in achieving sustainable development. They identified major obstacles in implementing aesthetics represented by financial support, environmental awareness, and solving the problem of land ownership.…”

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“…They identified major obstacles in implementing aesthetics represented by financial support, environmental awareness, and solving the problem of land ownership. They recommended that directing support decision-makers in creating urban environments aesthetics that support economic and social resilience [11]. Rezafar and Turk (2018) dealt with the changes that occur in urban environments intending to achieve aesthetics.…”

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Measuring of Subjective and Objective Aesthetics in Planning and Urban Design

2021

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The article includes the concept of aesthetics through what has been dealt with in the literature by philosophers and researchers who have addressed this concept in an attempt to derive indicators of aesthetics. The article adopted a descriptive and analytical methodology by reviewing recent literature on the concept of aesthetics and its relation to urban planning and design issues. Many subjective and objective aesthetics indicators have been identified, some of which are classified under real aesthetics, and some under fake aesthetics. The indicators were applied to the Kufa Mosque complex and Sahla Mosque complex as a comparative case study. It was found that the indicators of real aesthetics have a higher weight in determining the final aesthetic judgment on the complex form versus the fake indicators, which in turn reinforced the weighting of the subjective aspect over the objective. This was consistent with the answer to the question directed to the sample about which complexes are more aesthetic. The answer was that the Kufa Mosque complex is most aesthetically. This was proven by the questions directed in the questionnaire, which outweighed the real aesthetic indicators for the Kufa Mosque complex. As for the results of analyzing the indicators of fake aesthetic were equal, as each complex achieved higher values in three indicators. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091743 Full Text: PDF

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Exploring eco-aesthetics for urban green infrastructure development and building resilient cities: A theoretical overview

Cited by 23 publications

References 33 publications

Stakeholders' perceptions and preferences towards industrial water sensitive development in New Zealand

Stakeholders' perceptions and preferences towards industrial water sensitive development in New Zealand

The SDGs, Ecosystem Services and Cities: A Network Analysis of Current Research Innovation for Implementing Urban Sustainability

Measuring of Subjective and Objective Aesthetics in Planning and Urban Design

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