How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach?
Conventional lawn is the dominating element in green space in Swedish cities. This is not unique. As a result of globalisation the conventional lawn is a universal element, which covers up to 70 per cent of open green areas in cities in many parts of the world. Being the most common green space elem...
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| author | Andersson, Sara Bergbrant, Ulrika |
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| description | Conventional lawn is the dominating element in green space in Swedish cities. This is not unique. As a result of globalisation the conventional lawn is a universal element, which covers up to 70 per cent of open green areas in cities in many parts of the world. Being the most common green space element in the urban environment with almost exactly the same appearance and plant species composition in different cities around the world, regardless climatic conditions, it plays a significant role in threatening both biodiversity and place significant identity. The homogenous conventional lawn’s contribution to ecological function is very limited and it also offers few experiential values as well as requires intensive maintenance. In recent years, the high prevalence of conventional lawns, have therefore started to be questioned.
This thesis focuses on redesign of conventional lawns in Swedish residential areas. The aim is to combine theoretical knowledge with practical lessons in order to obtain a result, which deals with new approaches and at the same time is realistic to implement. To get a comprehensive understanding of the subject the main aspects are ecology, design and maintenance. We present selected ecological principles and experiential values to consider when redesigning conventional lawns in Swedish residential areas. We also present more sustainable alternatives to the conventional lawn and explain how they should be established and managed.
A case study in a residential area in Gothenburg shows how this approach can be applied. By introducing a varied composition of elements such as meadows, grass-free lawns, trees and shrubs the proposal transforms a homogenous residential area dominated by conventional lawn, into a heterogeneous area that offers rich experiences and high ecological values. The proposal is presented in neighbourhood scale followed by selected design interventions in detail where applied ecological principles, experiential values, establishment methods and maintenance are explained. |
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| spelling | RepoSLU84392015-09-01T12:46:48Z https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8439/ How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? Andersson, Sara Bergbrant, Ulrika Landscape architecture Conventional lawn is the dominating element in green space in Swedish cities. This is not unique. As a result of globalisation the conventional lawn is a universal element, which covers up to 70 per cent of open green areas in cities in many parts of the world. Being the most common green space element in the urban environment with almost exactly the same appearance and plant species composition in different cities around the world, regardless climatic conditions, it plays a significant role in threatening both biodiversity and place significant identity. The homogenous conventional lawn’s contribution to ecological function is very limited and it also offers few experiential values as well as requires intensive maintenance. In recent years, the high prevalence of conventional lawns, have therefore started to be questioned. This thesis focuses on redesign of conventional lawns in Swedish residential areas. The aim is to combine theoretical knowledge with practical lessons in order to obtain a result, which deals with new approaches and at the same time is realistic to implement. To get a comprehensive understanding of the subject the main aspects are ecology, design and maintenance. We present selected ecological principles and experiential values to consider when redesigning conventional lawns in Swedish residential areas. We also present more sustainable alternatives to the conventional lawn and explain how they should be established and managed. A case study in a residential area in Gothenburg shows how this approach can be applied. By introducing a varied composition of elements such as meadows, grass-free lawns, trees and shrubs the proposal transforms a homogenous residential area dominated by conventional lawn, into a heterogeneous area that offers rich experiences and high ecological values. The proposal is presented in neighbourhood scale followed by selected design interventions in detail where applied ecological principles, experiential values, establishment methods and maintenance are explained. Den traditionella gräsmattan är idag ett dominerade element i urbana miljöer i Sverige. Som ett resultat av globalisering har gräsmattan blivit ett universellt element som täcker upp till 70 procent av öppna grönytor i de flesta av världens städer. Trots att den förekommer i olika klimat och kulturer har gräsmattan ett homogent utseende och består av nästintill samma artsammansättning oavsett plats i världen. Detta resulterar i att gräsmattan är ett hot mot både biologisk mångfald och den platsspecifika identiteten. Den homogena gräsmattan bidrar till få ekologiska funktioner samt erbjuder få upplevelsevärden och kräver intensiv skötsel. Under senare år har därför den höga förekomsten av traditionell gräsmatta blivit ifrågasatt. Denna uppsats har som syfte att omvandla traditionella gräsmattor i svenska bostadsområden för att åstadkomma högre ekologiska värden, erbjuda fler och starkare upplevelsevärden samt minska skötselintensiteten. Uppsatsen fokuserar därmed på aspekterna ekologi, upplevelsevärden och skötsel. Målet är att kombinera teori med praktiska lärdomar för att generera ett resultat som behandlar nya metoder och som även är realistisk att genomföra. I uppsatsen presenteras utvalda ekologiska principer och upplevelsevärden som kan appliceras för att omvandla traditionella gräsmattor i svenska bostadsområden. Även mer hållbara alternativ till den traditionella gräsmatta och hur de ska skötas presenteras. Utvalda ekologiska principer, upplevelsevärden och alternativ till den traditionella gräsmattan appliceras slutligen i en fallstudie av ett bostadsområde i Göteborg. Designförslaget för området introducerar fler typer av vegetationsytor som exempelvis olika typer av ängar, ’grass-free lawn’ och högt gräs, för att skapa ett område med större variation i utseende, habitat och upplevelser. Förslaget presenterar omvandlingen av hela bostadsområdet, där vissa platser inom området beskrivs mer detaljerat om hur de utvalda ekologiska principerna, upplevelsevärden tillämpas samt hur förslaget etableras och sköts. 2015-08-26 Second cycle, A2E NonPeerReviewed application/pdf sv https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8439/1/andersson_s_bergbrant_u_150826.pdf Andersson, Sara and Bergbrant, Ulrika, 2015. How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach?. Second cycle, A2E. Uppsala: (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development <https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/view/divisions/OID-595.html> urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-4795 eng |
| spellingShingle | Landscape architecture Andersson, Sara Bergbrant, Ulrika How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title | How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title_full | How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title_fullStr | How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title_short | How to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| title_sort | how to redesign lawns with an ecological approach? |
| topic | Landscape architecture |
| url | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8439/ https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/8439/ |