Ecological Approach to Urban Design: Meanings and Pathways [Predavanje po pozivu]
Abstract
It has been widely assumed that responding to contemporary environmental challenges requires a shift towards an ecological approach to how we plan and design cities and that ecological urban design can bring positive changes to urban life and the environment. But in practice, “ecological design” is often interpreted in a simplistic way (e.g., as “green” technical solutions) and does not use the full potential of the urban design – ecology nexus.
The lecture provides an overview of different meanings of ecology and the ways they relate to urbanism in theory and practice. We explore how different understandings of “ecology” and “ecological” influence the purpose, scope, scale, and process of urban design. The aim is to reveal and discuss contemporary pathways to linking ecology and urban design and to outline the implications of the findings for architecture and urban design education.
We argue that a broader understanding of ecology is needed if we are to respond to environmental chal...lenges in a creative and place-specific way through urban design. In the broad sense, ecology is about relations and relationships in different realms, at different scales and times. An ecological approach to urban design is, therefore, not only about knowing when and how to implement “ecological measures” as instant solutions, but also how to creatively restore broken links and develop strategies for the new, life-supporting ecologies to occur. By encouraging ecological thinking, academic education should help students develop ecological literacy and worldview.
Keywords:
ecological design / ecological urbanism / urban design / ecological literacy / ecological worldview / ecological thinkingSource:
Book of abstracts / Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade, 2023, 11-11Publisher:
- University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200090 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200090)
Note:
- Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade . http://www.arh.bg.ac.rs/2023/02/27/ecobuilt-konferencija-i-otvorena-vrata-eco-friendly-built-environment-2/ http://www.arh.bg.ac.rs/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ECOBUILT-Conference-Agenda.pdf
Institution/Community
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Živković, Jelena PY - 2023 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1556 AB - It has been widely assumed that responding to contemporary environmental challenges requires a shift towards an ecological approach to how we plan and design cities and that ecological urban design can bring positive changes to urban life and the environment. But in practice, “ecological design” is often interpreted in a simplistic way (e.g., as “green” technical solutions) and does not use the full potential of the urban design – ecology nexus. The lecture provides an overview of different meanings of ecology and the ways they relate to urbanism in theory and practice. We explore how different understandings of “ecology” and “ecological” influence the purpose, scope, scale, and process of urban design. The aim is to reveal and discuss contemporary pathways to linking ecology and urban design and to outline the implications of the findings for architecture and urban design education. We argue that a broader understanding of ecology is needed if we are to respond to environmental challenges in a creative and place-specific way through urban design. In the broad sense, ecology is about relations and relationships in different realms, at different scales and times. An ecological approach to urban design is, therefore, not only about knowing when and how to implement “ecological measures” as instant solutions, but also how to creatively restore broken links and develop strategies for the new, life-supporting ecologies to occur. By encouraging ecological thinking, academic education should help students develop ecological literacy and worldview. PB - University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture C3 - Book of abstracts / Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade T1 - Ecological Approach to Urban Design: Meanings and Pathways [Predavanje po pozivu] SP - 11 EP - 11 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1556 ER -
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Živković, J.. (2023). Ecological Approach to Urban Design: Meanings and Pathways [Predavanje po pozivu]. in Book of abstracts / Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture., 11-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1556
Živković J. Ecological Approach to Urban Design: Meanings and Pathways [Predavanje po pozivu]. in Book of abstracts / Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade. 2023;:11-11. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1556 .
Živković, Jelena, "Ecological Approach to Urban Design: Meanings and Pathways [Predavanje po pozivu]" in Book of abstracts / Conference Eco-friendly Built Environment, March 1-2, 2023, Belgrade (2023):11-11, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1556 .
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