Technical Works in Landscape Scoping Waterfront Management and
Regeneration
Ing. arch. Zuzana LADZIANSKA Institute for Spatial Planning and Urban Design
Spectra, Centre of Excellence, FA STU [email protected]
Presentation to The Geddes Institute, PhD SeminarFriday 30th September, 2005
Objectives Waterfronts
Hydrological Cycles
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Flooding
Gap in our understanding and Knowledge
Research Question and Proposed Methodology
Waterfronts Definition
A waterfront is the boundary between a body of water, such as a lake or river, and the land abutting it (http://wx.toronto.ca/zoning.nsf)
History Impetus Waterfront (re-)development/use Key issues
Nature Hydrological Cycle
Scheme of hydrological cycle in nature
Hydrological cycle in
nature
Urban Hydrological Cycle
Scheme of urban hydrological cycle
Urban hydrological cycle
SUDS – Sustainable Urban Drainage
Systems
Quantity and quality of runoff
Conventional drainage system
SUDS - ”Prevention is better than cure”
Flooding Flooding is a result of
river management tidal surges in estuaries (flood and
ebb) impact of the sea gravitation greenhouse effect
Flood defence
Research Topic: Technical Works in Landscape Hydrological cycles River management Flood management Flood defence
SUDS? Waterfront
regeneration?
Visual impact assessment
Aesthetics Perception
Research Question
How to implement aesthetical values into the technical flood defence features?
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