Green Urbanist - Sustainable Placemaking, Planning and Urban Design #90: Nature-Sensitive Urban Design, with Dr Thami Croeser
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Aug 12, 2024 Dr. Thami Croeser, an urban planner and Research Fellow at RMIT University in Melbourne, focuses on integrating nature into city designs. He dives into practical strategies for enhancing biodiversity and the significance of understory vegetation in urban wildlife habitats. Discussing connectivity, he shares a poignant story about a disappearing frog population and the need for ecological integration. Additionally, he explores the transformation of aging infrastructure into green spaces and emphasizes grassroots involvement in nature-sensitive urban initiatives.
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Green Infrastructure Prioritization
- Consider green infrastructure as essential as other urban systems.
- Treat parks, trees, and natural spaces with the same planning rigor as bridges and hospitals.
Green Space Deficit
- Cities significantly lack green spaces for mental and physical health.
- Research shows a desperate shortage of greenery in even the world's best cities.
Homogenization of Cities
- Cities have become homogenized, lacking native species.
- Thami Croeser found London and Melbourne surprisingly similar due to the prevalence of non-native trees.