A Modular Greening Intervention in Sydney CBD: Variation and Optimization through Evolutionary Computation

Makki, M; Melsom, J

A Modular Greening Intervention in Sydney CBD: Variation and Optimization through Evolutionary Computation

Makki, M

Melsom, J

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Citation:: The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities: Climate, Society and Health, 2024, 1, 1, pp. 71-89
Issue Date:: 2024-06-17

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dc.contributor.author	Makki, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-6134
dc.contributor.author	Melsom, J
dc.contributor.editor	Du, P
dc.contributor.editor	Al-Kodmany, K
dc.contributor.editor	Mir, MA
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-24T00:00:31Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-24T00:00:31Z
dc.date.issued	2024-06-17
dc.identifier.citation	The Routledge Handbook on Greening High-Density Cities: Climate, Society and Health, 2024, 1, 1, pp. 71-89
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179626
dc.description.abstract	The provisions for greenery within high-density central business districts (CBDs) are considerably lower than outside the CBD. The impact of a highly compact urban configuration of medium- to high-rise buildings on the solar gain on street level and a street network that is vehicle focused with sidewalk width kept at a minimum are vital factors for the lack of green interventions in CBD urban fabrics. However, green interventions within urban centers play a critical environmental and physiological role in improving our cities, reducing urban heat island, reintegrating natural ecosystems, and improving the health of inhabitants. The chapter examines a vertical greening intervention in Sydney, Australia's CBD, in which a generative model develops an inhabitable greening structure that is retrofitted to existing urban blocks within the CBD, proposing an alternative design approach to greening high-density cities that explore interventions beyond green facades and roofs.
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dc.title	A Modular Greening Intervention in Sydney CBD: Variation and Optimization through Evolutionary Computation
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Abstract:

The provisions for greenery within high-density central business districts (CBDs) are considerably lower than outside the CBD. The impact of a highly compact urban configuration of medium- to high-rise buildings on the solar gain on street level and a street network that is vehicle focused with sidewalk width kept at a minimum are vital factors for the lack of green interventions in CBD urban fabrics. However, green interventions within urban centers play a critical environmental and physiological role in improving our cities, reducing urban heat island, reintegrating natural ecosystems, and improving the health of inhabitants. The chapter examines a vertical greening intervention in Sydney, Australia's CBD, in which a generative model develops an inhabitable greening structure that is retrofitted to existing urban blocks within the CBD, proposing an alternative design approach to greening high-density cities that explore interventions beyond green facades and roofs.

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