Planning for a green city: The Green Factor tool

Planning the Green Walkable City: Conceptualizing Values and Conflicts for Urban Green Space Strategies in Stockholm

Urban green spaces are essential elements of cities, contributing to the quality of life in numerous ways. However, densification strategies create a complex relationship between urban development and the quality, as well as the quantity, of urban green space. This paper examines the Green Walkable City Programme in Stockholm, a document developed to supplement the comprehensive plan as a strat...

GREEN: A Tool for Modelling Natural Elements

In this article we present a prototype tool for the modelling of natural elements based on procedural modelling using Random L-systems, or RL-systems. RL-systems are L-systems which are extended using random variables, which permits us to obtain different individuals of the same species based on the same system. The proposed tool is flexible, easily modifiable and extensible due to its implemen...

Growing Green Roofs, City by City

Green Attraction: Transnational Municipal Climate Networks and Green City Branding

In this article, we investigate the nexus of green city branding and municipal climate networks. In recent decades, a number of formal transnational municipal climate networks have emerged and their membership continues to increase. In parallel, city branding that is based on green policies, has gained importance. Based on quantitative and qualitative data, we assess how and to what extent Germ...

Land Use Planning for Urban River Margins Based on the Green City Approach (Case study: Abshooran River of Kermanshah)

Physical development without proper planning has limited ecological capacity and the ability of natural ecosystems. Urban river structure as one of the most important ecological infrastructures in the city provides a variety of ecosystem services, including landscaping, climate change, etc. which is strongly dependent on the structure and functional status of the river. This study was conducted...