FROM WASTELAND TO PARKLAND:THE MAKING OF CORKTOWN COMMON

作     者：Laura Solano 

作者机构：Michael Van Valkenburgh AssociatesInc.231 Concord AvenueCambridgeMA 02138 

出 版 物：《Journal of Green Building》 (绿色建筑学报（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第12卷第4期

页      面：111-140页

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学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

主　　题：flood protection site sustainability landscape parks native ccologics urban prairic perched marsh water conservation stormwater managcment urban soil native plants adapted plants Waterfront Toronto Corktown Toronto Don River 

摘      要：INTRODUCTION Density,public health and safety,quality of life,and sustainability are some of the most confounding issucs that major citics face today as they cxpand in population and *** do we bring urban populations closer together in the public realm,while still providing space for the individual psyche and also incrcasing the overall sense of positive conncction to the natural world and to cach other?Robust natural landscapes have somctimes been considered a luxury within a functioning city,but morc and morc they are being recognized for the vital role they play in making citics *** story of Corktown Common rclatcs how a landscape built of neces-sity was also designed to deliver myriad public bencfts,including enhanced urban ccology and sustainability.