Not green belts but green wedges: the precarious relationship between city and country

Frey, Hildebrand

doi:10.1057/palgrave.udi.9000003

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“…Furthermore, because of its gradually larger dimensions, the green wedge can accommodate a better diversity of activities. Since its inception the green wedge model aimed at driving large green spaces from the countryside into the core of urban settings near to where people live (Lemes de Oliveira, 2017;Frey, 2000), potentially providing a range of ecosystem services in a reasonable equitable way throughout urban areas (Sturzaker & Mell, 2016).…”

Section: Green Wedgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Relationship with the territory -Green wedges can be drawn as linear connections between forests and the city core, and frequently are conditioned by natural features. As such, much tend to be characterised as linear connections between patches of natural land or connective links to natural features beyond city limits (Hammond, 2014;Frey, 2000;Erixon et al, 2013). As such, they provide optimum opportunities for the definition and enhancement of ecological corridors and habitats.…”

Section: Green Wedgementioning

confidence: 99%

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Reconsidering green belts, green wedges and greenways

Meneguetti

Oliveira

2021

Acta Sci Technol

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Facing accelerated urbanization and landscape alteration, cities expand on the territory showing better or worse relationships between built environment and green spaces. Based on recent literature review, this article discusses the green wedges, green belts and greenway planning models in order to evaluate their capability in answering contemporary ecological and social issues. The article presents a conceptual overview of the selected planning models through a recent literature review, looking at the fundamental concepts of green infrastructure; then, it enlightens the connections between the spatial forms and the functions derived of these forms. These three models are connected infrastructures, varying between the ring, the star or linear forms. What differs the most is the capacity to encompass existing patches like forests or other valuable areas and the proximity and distribution of green spaces throughout the city. Whilst green belts, for their fringe condition, distance itself from the majority of inner-city dwellers, both green wedges and greenways can cross the urban fabric, and reach a greater number of neighborhoods, although the simple existence of these features does not guarantee their social functions. These findings have significant implications for the design of city expansions and can help to configure better neighborhoods in growing cities.

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Section: Green Wedgementioning

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Section: Green Wedgementioning

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Reconsidering green belts, green wedges and greenways

Meneguetti

Oliveira

2021

Acta Sci Technol

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“…They indicated that ecological content, context, dynamics, heterogeneity and hierarchies are ecological principles for the development of green spaces. Landscape-ecology conceptions and applied metrics are useful in addressing the spatial dimension of sustainable planning, and they provided a theoretical basis for landscape and urban planning (Frey, 2000;Jim and Chen, 2003). Pirnat (2000) suggested a model for patch and corridor connectivity using GIS.…”

Section: Landscape Ecology Concepts For Green Structure Planningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of sustainable urban green areas in Egyptian new cities: The case of El-Sadat City

Mahmoud

Elsayed

2011

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…First, green and natural areas are likely to be a key element in a city's attractiveness (Brueckner, Thisse, & Zenou, 1999, p. 94). The management and planning of parks and green and open spaces is increasingly regarded as essential to the quality of the urban living environment (Baur & Tynon, 2010;Caspersen, Konijnendijk, & Olafsson, 2006;Frey, 2000;Germann-Chiari & Seeland, 2004;Laurila, 2004;Lo & Jim, 2010;Timmermans, Van Den Berg, & Luttik, 2002). According to Tzoulas et al (2007, p. 171) there is an intricate and inextricable relation between urban green infrastructure and its impact on human well-being.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%