Urban Landscapes in High-Density Cities: Parks, Streetscapes, Ecosystems

Contents\nForeword: What Is an Urban Landscape?\nIntroduction: Landscapes and Densities\n1. Meanings and Identities\nOf Symbols and Materiality. Reflections on Singaporean Landscapes\nDensities of Difference. A Design Methodology for Global Cities\nPublic Space and the Saturated City. Landscape Architecture for the Illegal Housing Districts along the Grande Raccordo Anulare in Rome\n2. Landscapes as Infrastructure\nAppropriating Water Infrastructure Systems for Urban Landscape Design in High-Density Cities\nIntensive and Promiscuous Occupation of Landscapes\n3. Landscape Forms\nChanging Streets: Individual Actions, Large- Scale Measures, and Ambitious Urban Climate Goals\nWelcome to the City of the Future. Where Everything Begins with a Park\nUrban Forestry: Creating Forest Experiences in High-Density Cities\n4. Landscape Planning and Assessment\nEcosystem Services and Landscape Planning. How to Integrate Two Different Worlds in a High-Density Urban Setting\nEconomic Decision-Making and Urban Landscapes: A Scenario-Based Approach for the Rail Corridor in Singapore\nQuantity, Accessibility, and Stability of Urban Green Spaces in China’s Megacities\n5. Emerging Landscape Themes\nCome Together. Enhancing Biodiversity in High-Density Cities by Giving Space to Humans and Non-Humans\nMeeting Old Friends and Making New Ones: Promoting Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes\nUrban Landscapes, Health, and Well-Being\nProductive Urban Landscapes: Emerging Hybrid Typologies of Form and Function\nFrom Patchwork to Network. How Urban Agriculture is Reframing New Jersey as the Urban Garden State\nPostface: Dense Urban Landscapes: A Case for Reinvention? The Ciliwung River Park Project in Jakarta\nIndex of Names and Places\nBibliography\nAbout the Authors\nIllustration Credits\nAcknowledgments