Biodiverse Plant Use in Urban Environment

BIODIVERSE PLANT USE

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Ermakova D.

WHAT

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

is biodiversity?

ECOFRIENDLY

CONSERVATION

ROBUSTNESS

WILDERNESS

POLLINATION ECOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL VARIETY

HORTICULTURE NATURAL

ECOLOGY

biodiverse?

Enhance + Conserve + Monitor biodiversity

should we do about it?

POLLINATION

BIODIVERSE PLANT USE

WHAT

WHY

BIODIVERSITY RECYCLABLES BALANCE PLANTATION

SUSTAINABILITY

DIVERSITY

PROTECTION ENDANGERED

TOPIC: “Biodiverse Plant Use”

Urban areas are predicted to triple in size by 2030 and natural habitats are declining it stands to reason that if we don’t want ecological robustness to decline as well, biodiversity must be designed into urban landscapes.

Expanding the urban green areas and contributing the natural areas development in cities not only promotes species richness, but also bring better quality of life for the residents.

STABILITY ECO FRIENDLY

AIM: Work out a method to improve urban green infrastructure on a neighborhood scale. Work out technical answers to solve one particular problem considering urban green infrastructure.

The analyzed neighborhood

PHOTO OF EXISTING SITUATION

LOCATION

| ANALYSIS

the diversity of life in a habitat or ecosystem AND a sure sign of the health of that habitat or ecosystem.

RECYCLABLES ROBUSTNESS BIODEGRADABLE

INFO BOARD

ACCESSABILITY

PEOPLE FLOW

Access for everyone

High stream

Access only for residents and workers

Lower stream Residents stream

TRAFFIC AND PARKING Sidewalk parking Sidewalk parking + middle st.

USE AND NEEDS Type 1 (public streetscape) Type 2 (public streetscape) Type 3 (semi-residential /semi-public streetscape)

Type 4 (private open space) Type 5 (public streetscape)

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD

TYPE 1

TYPE 2 after

| CONCEPT

before

Type 1 (public streetscape) Type 2 (public streetscape) Type 3 (semi-residential /semi-public streetscape)

- Reconstruction and designing of the sidewalk beds Planting biodiverse plant species(drought tolerant and pollution resistant ) - Creating more space for green way - Reconstruction of the alley and sidewalk beds - Planting biodiverse plant species (drought tolerant and pollution resistant, pollinators attracting ) - Low maintenance - Sustainability - Reducing parking places in the middle of the street

before

after

Type 4 (private open space) Type 5 (public streetscape)

TYPE 5 It’s better to concentrate on the previous 4 types because they require more attention and have a greater potential.

- Narrow street: difficult to find place for more plantation - Car parking takes over almost the entire street - Not so often used by pedestrians but cars

TYPE 4

TYPE 3

- Redesign of private inner gardens - Planting biodiverse plant species (shade and wet tolerant, fruit trees and shrubs) - Planting birds & insects attracting shrubs and perennials Community-based garden projects, vegetable gardens - Local maintenance

- Redesign of private entrance gardens - Planting biodiverse plant species (shade and wet tolerant, pollution resistant) - Planting birds & insects attracting shrubs and perennials Community-based garden projects, local maintenance

before