BiodiverCITY - a matter of vital soil! : creating, implementing and upscaling biodiversity-based measures in public space / concept: Joyce van den Berg, Hans van der Made ; editorial board and coordination: Joyce van den Berg, Hans van der Made, Ingrid Oosterheerd, Marco Roos, Alessandra Riccetti and Johan van Zoest ; text: Joyce van den Berg, Sofia Gomes, Gerard Korthals, Hans van der Made, Vincent Merckx, Sylvia Mota de Oliveira, Jorinde Nuytinck, Ingrid Oosterheerd, Froukje Rienks, Marco Roos, Menno Schilthuizen, Michael Stech, Renée Zijlmans and Johan van Zoest.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Berg, Joyce van den, 1977- author, editor.

Made, Hans van der, author, editor.

Oosterheerd, Ingrid, author, editor.

Roos, Marco, author, editor.

Gomes, Sofia, author.

Korthals, Gerard, author.

Merckx, Vincent, author.

Mota de Oliveira, S. (Sylvia), author.

Nuytinck, Jorinde, author.

Rienks, Froukje, author.

Schilthuizen, Menno, author.

Stech, Michael, 1970- author.

Zijlmans, Renée, author.

Zoest, Johan van, author, editor.

Contributor:

Riccetti, Alessandra, editor.

Conference Name:

Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2021 : Seoul, Korea), host institution.

International Architectural Exhibition (17th : 2021 : Venice, Italy), host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity.

City planning--Environmental aspects--21st century.

City planning.

Soil conservation.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

122 pages (some folded), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map, plans ; 34 cm

Other Title:

Biodiversity : a matter of vital soil

Matter of vital soil

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam, the Netherlands : nai010 publishers, [2021]

Summary:

This publication represents a quest for biodiversity in the city. Declining biodiversity in the countryside has been in the spotlight for years. Healthy soil life is of vital importance. Biodiversity in the city appears to be hidden. How do you design a public space that is anchored in healthy soil? There is a world full of life beneath our feet. Hidden in the soil, up to 100 million species of micro-organisms work together with fungi and plant roots to form networks that ensure a healthy living environment. Without soil, we cannot survive. Yet we treat our living environment inattentively. The growing world population is moving to cities, annexing surrounding areas and literally squeezing the life out of the soil. The urban climate, urbanized environment and urban water balance are detrimental to healthy soil life. The (urban) soil is largely sealed off and this results in extreme flooding, heat and drought exhaustion, soil compaction and habitat fragmentation. The design of the city includes many underground measures. Every change leads to soil exhaustion. This has to change. BiodiverCITY formulates measures and resulting details that will result in healthy soil life. Part of the programming of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2021 and Architecture Biennale Venice 2021

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 120)

ISBN:

9789462086562

9462086567

OCLC:

1263759485