Social imbalance and obsolescence of the built environment has emerged in large sized housing estates in metropolises. In particular, the requirement of such planned housing areas has not matched public service provid...Social imbalance and obsolescence of the built environment has emerged in large sized housing estates in metropolises. In particular, the requirement of such planned housing areas has not matched public service provided by the infrastructure. On not only physical but also social aspect of local communities of this kind of housing area have a lot of problems while it also has a lot of good characteristics. A representative one is that age of the tenants is rising very swiftly and it makes the local community imbalanced. Nowadays many countries including Japan have tackled problems concerning housing estates constructed during the mass housing era and try to search for ways to reactivate so-called new town areas by utilisation of existing environmental resources such as building stock and ample green open space. In Japan many elemental technologies have been developed in order to utilise existing building stock. However, how to combine these technologies and new holistic methods for reactivation are still underdeveloped. Therefore, it is very important to fred these ways and to make a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation of these areas. The first purpose of our study is to develop and clarify how to organise and integrate many kinds of elemental techniques and the holistic measures for the improvement of both social and physical environment in suburban mass housing estates. Subsequently we try to reorganise proper relations between human settlements and the various service provision for those regions. Our last focus is put on searching for new ways to raise the value of existing housing environment. Our conclusion intends to indicate important of the master plan and its execution, where mass housing estates progress for the physical and social improvement.展开更多
Burgeoning population and rapid urbanisation have contributed to two challenges facing cities today:food security and an increasing carbon footprint due to food imports.This paper examines the viability of rooftop far...Burgeoning population and rapid urbanisation have contributed to two challenges facing cities today:food security and an increasing carbon footprint due to food imports.This paper examines the viability of rooftop farming in urban centres in Asia.A context-specific exploration—sited in Singapore—looks at the challenges of building integrated agriculture.Findings suggest that Singapore’s public housing estates are suitable for rooftop farming.Implemented nationwide,such a scheme could result in a 700%increase in domestic vegetable production,satisfying domestic demand by 35.5%.Reducing food imports would also decrease Singapore’s carbon footprint by 9,052 tonnes of emissions annually.展开更多
文摘Social imbalance and obsolescence of the built environment has emerged in large sized housing estates in metropolises. In particular, the requirement of such planned housing areas has not matched public service provided by the infrastructure. On not only physical but also social aspect of local communities of this kind of housing area have a lot of problems while it also has a lot of good characteristics. A representative one is that age of the tenants is rising very swiftly and it makes the local community imbalanced. Nowadays many countries including Japan have tackled problems concerning housing estates constructed during the mass housing era and try to search for ways to reactivate so-called new town areas by utilisation of existing environmental resources such as building stock and ample green open space. In Japan many elemental technologies have been developed in order to utilise existing building stock. However, how to combine these technologies and new holistic methods for reactivation are still underdeveloped. Therefore, it is very important to fred these ways and to make a comprehensive plan for rehabilitation of these areas. The first purpose of our study is to develop and clarify how to organise and integrate many kinds of elemental techniques and the holistic measures for the improvement of both social and physical environment in suburban mass housing estates. Subsequently we try to reorganise proper relations between human settlements and the various service provision for those regions. Our last focus is put on searching for new ways to raise the value of existing housing environment. Our conclusion intends to indicate important of the master plan and its execution, where mass housing estates progress for the physical and social improvement.
文摘Burgeoning population and rapid urbanisation have contributed to two challenges facing cities today:food security and an increasing carbon footprint due to food imports.This paper examines the viability of rooftop farming in urban centres in Asia.A context-specific exploration—sited in Singapore—looks at the challenges of building integrated agriculture.Findings suggest that Singapore’s public housing estates are suitable for rooftop farming.Implemented nationwide,such a scheme could result in a 700%increase in domestic vegetable production,satisfying domestic demand by 35.5%.Reducing food imports would also decrease Singapore’s carbon footprint by 9,052 tonnes of emissions annually.
