Bridging the Form and Function Gap in Urban Green Space Design through Environmental Systems Modeling

Using a case study approach from past projects in Singapore, Australia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, we examine the benefits, but also some of challenges, to implementing green space urban design. Green can have multiple physical psychological wellbeing as well environmental including runoff quantity quality management, heat island abatement, air improvement, noise reduction. Water sensitive design (WSUD) be an important element here explore how modeling ecosystem services dynamic WSUD help facilitate sound planning management decision making support implementation. As illustrate with examples for Singapore believe that application elucidate benefits otherwise may not considered. Engineers include master plan, or redevelopment, generally planners are less conversant applying models. We discuss challenges integrating multidisciplinary visioning performance evaluation through our experience stormwater wastewater Cha Am, Thailand, included landscape architecture engineering classes at Thammasat University, Mahidol AIT. Through Phnom Penh, 3D visualization used effectively space. conclude user-friendly system is needed integrate tools thereby bridge gap between form function