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The experience of biophilic city planning and construction in Singapore

  • YANG Wenyue ,
  • QIU Yuxin
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  • College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China

Received date: 2022-05-16

  Revised date: 2022-09-20

  Online published: 2022-12-13

Abstract

Biophilic city is an international frontier urban development model and planning concept, which can effectively solve the urban ecological problems under the background of rapid urbanization and high-density development, and make the city, humans, and nature live together harmoniously. Singapore is one of the leading and prominent practitioners of biophilic city planning and construction in the world. The planning experience is summarized from the aspects of city, community, and architecture:focusing on the construction of an urban ecological space system and developing a multi-functional green network; building multi-theme community gardens and promoting community participation; attaching great importance to the construction of urban aerial greening and creating a green urban landscape. In addition, it summarizes its innovative policies and mechanisms from the aspects of management organization, planning policy, evaluation system, public participation, and ecological accountability. On this basis, this paper puts forward the reference and inspiration for the development, planning, and construction of biophilic cities in China.

Cite this article

YANG Wenyue , QIU Yuxin . The experience of biophilic city planning and construction in Singapore[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2022 , 40(22) : 33 -42 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2022.22.004

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