Grüne Infrastruktur / Green Infrastructure : Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekturpreis 2015 / German Landscape Architecture Prize 2015

The more intensively we exploit the urban and rural landscape, the greater the demands we place on our environment and what it can provide. Demographic change, shrinking cities, urban expansion, climate change and the transition to renewable energy sources are confronting us with challenges of ever greater magnitude. Solar fields and bio-energy crops are changing the face of the landscape and new traffic and energy infrastructure criss-crosses the countryside. Meanwhile, vast efforts are being made to adapt existing infrastructure to meet changing demands. In the process, it has once again become clear that we must consider our use of natural resources not just from a local perspective but within a broader context. Green infrastructure strategies can take quite different forms, ranging from floodwater protection measures to the integration of traffic and energy systems and the development of urban green. The goal for society is to improve the diversity and resilience of our environment and to minimize the effects of climate change. In essays, interviews and profiles of the best realized projects from the past few years, Green Infrastructure examines the challenges and tasks facing contemporary landscape architecture and what it can achieve to address them. This book is published on the occasion of the awarding of the German Landscape Architecture Prize 2015. Mit der intensiveren Nutzung urbaner und ländlicher Räume werden an die Leistungsfähigkeit unserer Umwelt immer höhere Anforderungen gestellt. Demografische Entwicklung, Schrumpfung und Wachstum der Städte, Klimaveränderungen und Energiewende führen zu stetig zunehmenden Herasuforderungen. Solarfelder und Anbau von Bioenergiepflanzen prägen neuartige Flächennutzungen aus, zusätzliche Verkehrs- und Stromtrassen durchkreuzen den Landschaftsraum. Die vorhandene Infrastruktur wird derzeit unter großen Anstrengungen den veränderten Bedingungen angepasst. Sichtbar wird dabei wieder einmal, dass wir den Umgang mit natürlichen Ressourcen nicht aus einer lokalen Perspektive betrachten dürfen, sondern in einen größeren Kontext einbinden müssen. Eine grüne Infrastruktur erfordert dann sehr unterschiedliche Strategien: Maßnahmen zum Hochwasserschutz, zur Integration von Verkehrs- und Energiesystemen ebenso wie zur Entwicklung von Stadtgrün. Das gesellschaftliche Ziel be-steht in der Steigerung der Vielfalt und Resilienz unserer Umwelt und der Begrenzung der Auswirkungen des Klimawandels. In Essays, Interviews und Darstellungen der besten realisierten Projekte aus den letzten Jahren nimmt Grüne Infrastruktur eine Ortsbestimmung der Herausforderungen, Aufgaben und Leistungen der zeitgenössischen Landschaftsarchitektur vor. Das Buch erscheint anlässlich der Verleihung des Deutschen Landschaftsarchitektur-Preises 2015. The more intensively we exploit the urban and rural landscape, the greater the demands we place on our environment and what it can provide. Demographic change, shrinking cities, urban expansion, climate change and the transition to renewable energy sources are confronting us with challenges of ever greater magnitude. Solar fields and bio-energy crops are changing the face of the landscape and new traffic and energy infrastructure criss-crosses the countryside. Meanwhile, vast efforts are being made to adapt existing infrastructure to meet changing demands.00In the process, it has once again become clear that we must consider our use of natural resources not just from a local perspective but within a broader context. Green infrastructure strategies can take quite different forms, ranging from floodwater protection measures to the integration of traffic and energy systems and the development of urban green. The goal for society is to improve the diversity and resilience of our environment and to minimize the effects of climate change.00In essays, interviews and profiles of the best realized projects from the past few years, Green Infrastructure examines the challenges and tasks facing contemporary landscape architecture and what it can achieve to address them. This book is published on the occasion of the awarding of the German Landscape Architecture Prize 2015 In essays, interviews, and presentations of the best projects realized in recent years, Green Infrastructure undertakes to assess the challenges, tasks, and achievements of contemporary landscape architecture. The book was published for the 2015 German Landscape ArchitecturePrize presentation. Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten Bdla (hg. Ed.). Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.