A Modular Greening Intervention in Sydney CBD: Variation and Optimization through Evolutionary Computation
- Publisher:
- Routlidge
- Publication Type:
- Chapter
- 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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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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