INTRODUCTION Density,public health and safety,quality of life,and sustainability are some of the most confounding issucs that major citics face today as they cxpand in population and arca.How do we bring urban populat...INTRODUCTION Density,public health and safety,quality of life,and sustainability are some of the most confounding issucs that major citics face today as they cxpand in population and arca.How do we bring urban populations closer together in the public realm,while still providing space for the individual psyche and also incrcasing the overall sense of positive conncction to the natural world and to cach other?Robust natural landscapes have somctimes been considered a luxury within a functioning city,but morc and morc they are being recognized for the vital role they play in making citics livable.The story of Corktown Common rclatcs how a landscape built of neces-sity was also designed to deliver myriad public bencfts,including enhanced urban ccology and sustainability.展开更多
文摘INTRODUCTION Density,public health and safety,quality of life,and sustainability are some of the most confounding issucs that major citics face today as they cxpand in population and arca.How do we bring urban populations closer together in the public realm,while still providing space for the individual psyche and also incrcasing the overall sense of positive conncction to the natural world and to cach other?Robust natural landscapes have somctimes been considered a luxury within a functioning city,but morc and morc they are being recognized for the vital role they play in making citics livable.The story of Corktown Common rclatcs how a landscape built of neces-sity was also designed to deliver myriad public bencfts,including enhanced urban ccology and sustainability.