Building Urban Nature

Category: Ecological Planning

  • Wuhan East Lake Green Corridor

    Wuhan East Lake Green Corridor

    Location

    East Lake, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

    Size

    12 ha

    Project Team

    A.T. Design Office
    AECOM
    SWA Group
    EDSA
    Atlas
    Beilinyuan

    Project Year

    2019 – 2020

    Phase

    Maintenance

    Key Tensions

    Meet the planner and the water ecologist- Ms. Yujie Cao and Dr. Lihong Wang

    ↓

    1/2

    East Lake Ecological Planning: Integration of Landscape, Ecology, and Urban Planning in China

    East Lake, located in the center of Wuhan, China, is among the first National Parks of China, a 5A-level scenic area, and a national wetland park. It is also one of the largest ecological restoration projects for urban freshwater lakes in the country. In the planning of Wuhan East Lake Greenway, how does ecological restoration coordinate with urban planning and landscape design?

    2/2

    Wuhan East Lake Water Ecological Restoration: A Systematic Approach

    Wuhan East Lake covers a water area of 33 square kilometers. From Wuhan’s once largest state-run fishery to China’s eco-tourism demonstration zone, How has its water environment changed? What strategies for the ecological restoration of water bodies have been tested?

  • Dasha River Ecological Corridor

    Dasha River Ecological Corridor

    Location

    Nansha District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

    Size

    13.7 ha

    Project Team

    AECOM (LA)

    Project Year

    2017 – 2020

    Phase

    Maintenance

    Key Tensions

    Meet the ecologist and the landscape architect – Dr. David Gallacher and Ms. Keqian Yi

    ↓

    1/3

    Ecological Planning and Design of the Dasha River

    Over the last 20 years, there have been huge changes in how rivers are managed across Asia and global. The river, once a backdrop to development, has become a forefront of urban development. Dasha River Ecological Corridor runs about 13.7 kilometers along the Dasha River from its origin at Changlingpi Reservoir in Yangtai mountain to its mouth at Shenzhen Bay, creating almost 100 hectares of new riverside park in the city center on the west side of Shenzhen. How is this large-scale ecological plan formulated? What should be considered when setting ecological goals in urbanized landscape projects?

    2/3

    Translator between Ecologists and Engineers:
    The Role of Landscape Architects in Design Implementation

    Shenzhen Dasha River Ecological Corridor was completed in just 22 months,  from design research and construction to being fully open to the public. In the rapid project cycle mode, how were the ecological concepts proposed by ecologists implemented during the landscape construction phase? What role did landscape architects play in this process?

    3/3

    Different Timeframes of Ecological Restoration and Landscape Design: Reflection of Jiuxiangling Wetland Park and Dasha River Ecological Corridor

    Landscape design projects in urban areas often prioritize the needs of people, aiming to have high aesthetic and entertainment value, as well as immediate impact. Ecological restoration, on the other hand, is often a systematic project that requires a long period of accumulation. How can ecological landscape design better balance these two fundamentally different requirements? What experiments have been conducted by the Shenzhen Dasha River Ecological Corridor project in response to this issue, and what reflections have been made?