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环境艺术设计毕业设计外文翻译绿色基础设施景观规划
绿色基础设施景观规划:
整合人类与自然系统
GreenInfrastructureforLandscapePlanning:
Integratinghumanandnaturalsystems
ChapterTwelve
Stockholm:
greeninfrastructurecasestudy
Context
ThecityandcountyofStockholmdemonstratetheplanningandimplementation
ofgreeninfrastructureadvocatedinthisbook.Thecityislocatedapproximately
atlatitude59°NinsoutheastSweden(Figure12.1)withinanastoundingly
complexconfigurationofislands,coastline,freshwaterlakesandsaltwater
estuariesontheBalticSea(Figure12.2).
AbouthalfoftheCountyofStockholmiscomposedofprimarilyfertile
coniferousforest,butdeciduousforestsalsooccurhere.Forestedlandandthe
amountofprotectedforestisincreasinginthecountyattheexpenseof
agriculture,buttherateofincreaseisinsufficienttoprotectbiological
diversity.1Withinthecitythereareeightnaturalareas,includingnatureand
culturalreservesandanurbannationalpark,withatotalareaof5,680acres
(2,299ha).Ofthis828acres(335ha)iswaterand4,855acres(1,965ha)is
land.
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Thebuiltenvironment
LikemanyEuropeancities,Stockholmwasinitiallylocatedtobe
geographicallydefensible.ConstrainedbytheareaofasmallislandinLake
Mälaren,thecitywascompactlydevelopedwithmultistorybuildings,narrow
streetsandlittlenaturalopenspace.Asthecityexpanded,especiallyafter
WorldWarII,growthfollowedtheroadalignments.
Today,872,000peopleliveintheStockholmcityareaof73squaremiles
(188km2).Developmentwithinthecityiscompactsincenearly90percentof
residentsliveinmulti-familybuildings(Figure12.3).Theresultingpopulation
densityis11,944inhabitantspersquaremile(4,638perkm2).Theregionis
increasinglypolycentricandgrowingwiththeadditionof20,000peopleper
year.2Thepopulationofthemetropolitanareaisnow2,050,000.3Thesections
belowconsiderthemunicipalandregionalscale,beforefocusingonarecently
developedurbaninfilldistrictnearthecitycenter.
Inacompetitiveprocess,StockholmwasdesignatedthefirstGreenCapitalof
Europein2010.TheGreenCapitalcompetitionassessesmanyfactorsof
sustainability,whichisbroaderthantheconsiderationofgreeninfrastructure,
butmanyfactorsoverlap,ofcourse.Ofparticularinteresthereistheregional,
municipalandneighborhoodgreeninfrastructurethatsupportsmultipleuses.
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Figure12.1Stockholmlocationmap.
Figure12.2PhysiographyoftheStockholmregion.Photo59°19'44.15"N,18°3'53.68"E,
12September2007(accessed15April2013)byGoogleEarth.
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Figure12.3Stockholmurbancore.Photo59o19'21.92"N18o04'26.36"E,12September
2007(accessed15April2013)byGoogleEarth.
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Regionalsystem
Greenwedges
Theconceptofaregionalgreeninfrastructurewasarticulatedinthe1930s.
Alternatingfingersofnaturallandscapeandhumanhabitationwith
transportationinfrastructurewasadoptedasageneralplanningprinciple
(Figure12.4).Traditionally,Swedishfarmsteadsandvillageswereconstructed
onhighgroundorbenchesaboveariverorstream.Thefloodplainand
agriculturalfieldslaybetweenthewatercourseandthesettlement.Itisoftenthis
floodplainandoldagriculturalfieldsorpasturesthatformthespinesofthe
greenwedgesflankedbythesettlementsandtheroadsthatconnectthem.4
Voluntarycomprehensiveplanningofgreenwedgesandthenlegallybinding
detaileddevelopmentplansforcitiesandtownswereinplaceby1998.
Stockholmadoptedanurbaninfillplanin1999andin2001theCountyof
Stockholmadoptedaspatial,greenwedgeregionaldevelopmentplan,which
wasupdatedin2010.2
Thesedecisionsresultedinaradialregionalplanwithwedgesofcontinuous
greeninfrastructurethathadsignificantbiodiversityvaluewhilebeingcloseto
residentialdistricts.Theplanfeaturestenlongcorridorsofagriculture,forest
andhabitatatleast1,640feet(500m)wide(Figure12.4).Thesecorridors
connecthugenaturalpreservesoutsidethecityandareessentialtothehigh
biodiversitynearthecitycenter.EcologistsinStockholmfoundthathabitat
areasof740acressupportedtheneedsofmostnativespecies,particularly
whentheareawasmorecompact,ratherthanlinearinshape.Thewidthsof
ecologicalcorridorsarevariableaccordingtothetargetspecies,buta0.3mile
(0.5km)widthisdefinedbytheregionaldevelopmentplanastheminimumto
accommodatebothwildlifeandrecreationuses.Therearemanyexistingareas
withinthegreenwedgesthatarelesswidethantherecommendation,
particularlynearthecitycenter.Theseareidentifiedandlabeledasoneofthree
categoriesofweakpointswheremorecarefulplanningistotakeplacetoavoid
furthererosionandwheremitigationmeasuresaretobeundertaken.Infact,a
detailedstudyidentifiedallofthecorridorbreaksandbarriersasafirststep
towardmitigation.Planningdocumentsalsostressthealmostinsurmountable
obstaclestodispersalofsomespeciesthatbusyhighwayspresent.5
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Figure12.4Thegreenwedgesareshownascorehabitat(darkgreen),secondaryhabitat
(lightgreen)andlargerecreationandnaturalareas(orange)withintheurban(white)and
aquatic(blue)matrix.2
Humanuseofthegreenwedges(Figure12.5)isasimportantasthe
biodiversitybenefits.Forexample,theNationalUrbanParkinStockholm
receives15millionvisitorseachyear.6Tofosterpublicuseofthisandother
greenareas,43publictransitstationshavebeendesignatedasgreenstations.
Thesearetransitstopswherecitizenscanwalk984–1640feet(300–500m)to
reachagreenwedge.Majorgreentransitstationsfeatureinformationaboutthe
adjacentnaturalresource.5
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Figure12.5Socialareasandrecreationusearemajorcomponentsofthegreen
infrastructureandthisareaoftheNationalUrbanPark.
Thegreenwedgesarebeingincreasinglycodified.In2003thecountymade
thecommitmenttoadd71newnaturereservesand28studyareas.By201236
ofthesewererealized.Thisofficialprotection,ratherthanplanningguidelines,
assuresthaturbangrowthwillfollowtheexistingroadsandraillinesrather
thansprawlingintothelandscapeinfrastructure.
TheNationalUrbanPark
Stockholmestablishedtheworld’sfirsturbannationalparkin1995(Figure
12.6).Theparkispartofoneoftheregionalgreenwedgesandthelargestpark
withinthecitylimits.Italsoextendsintotwoothermunicipalities.Inthe
Europeantradition,the6,670-acreparkisamixtureofculturalfacilities,such
asmuseums,recreationareasandprotectedwildlifehabitat.
InitiallytheParliamentdefinedtheareaasoneofnaturalinterest.Thecoreof
theparkwasinheritedfromroyalhuntinggroundsofthepreviouscenturies.The
municipalitiesweregivenplanningauthoritytofosterdemocraticparticipation
butsecretnegotiationsbetweenprivateconstructioncompaniesand
municipalitiesregardingdevelopmentofpubliclandbeforetheinitiationof
publicprocessesresultedinthedevelopmentofhundredsofacreswithinthe
nationalinterestareaboundary.Thecontroversygeneratedbythispracticeled
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tocitizenplanningeffortsandpetitionsorganizedbynon-governmental
organizationsandsupportedbythemedia.Withtheprospectofalargeroad
infrastructureprojectthatwouldhavedamagedthearea,theNationalParliament
votedunanimouslyinlate1994toestablishtheNationalUrbanPark.Theact
tookeffectin1995andspecifiedmoreclearboundaries(Figure12.6),purposes
andprotections.7
Figure12.6PlanviewoftheStockholmNationalUrbanPark.Photo59°23'34.56"N,
18°01'28.84"E,3April2012(accessed15April2013)byGoogleEarth.
Developmentofnewbuildingsandroadswasnotprohibitedbytheact,but
developmentisnotpermittedifitnegativelyimpactsanyofthethreepurposes
ofthepark—cultural,recreationalandenvironmental.Existingbuildingscan
beexpandediftheydonotimpactthepark.Incontrast,facilitatesinsupportof
parkpurposesweretobedevelopedandprotectedwithintheparkboundaries.
Figure12.6showsthattheparkboundaryenclosestwocoreareasanda
corridorthroughtheurbandevelopment.7
Publicagenciesarefocusedonstrengtheningtheecologicalconnections
diminishedbeforetheparkwascreated8andonthedevelopmentplansforthe
industrialandportareatotheeastofthepark.
Ecologyandthegreenwedges
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Intheinitialstagesofplanningthegreenwedges,ecologistsstudiednative
forestspeciesinneedofconservationattentiontodeterminewhetherthegreen
wedgeshadthecapacitytosustainthem.Somespeciesaredifficulttosustainin
growingurbandistrictsduetolargeterritoryrequirements,largecorearea
requirements,specializedhabitatneeds,smallorscatteredpopulationsorlow
dispersalrates.Specieswithoneormoreofthesecharacteristicsareespecially
vulnerabletothehabitatfragmentationanddegradationthataccompanies
urbanization.Twoofthebirdspeciesinthestudy(nutcrackerandthehoney
buzzard)havespecializedhabitatrequirementsassociatedwithcertainspecies
ofshrubsandtrees,andbothhadlowandscatteredpopulations.Inthestudy
area,forestclearing,removalofmaturetreesandconversionofdeciduous
foresttoconiferousforestwerethemostseriousthreatstothestudyspecies.9
Thesixbirdspeciesincludedinthestudywerehoneybuzzard(Pernis
apivorus),goshawk(Accipitergentilis),stockdove(Columbaoenas),black
woodpecker(Dryocopusmartius),lesserspottedwoodpecker(Dendrocopos
minor)andnutcracker(Nucifragacaryocatactes).Thestudyfoundthatthesize
oftheavailablehabitat,andthetypeanddegreeofc