(Continued from Introduction):
The Smart Garden City, is a proposal defined by the GCoT Model. The original proposal was entitled 'A Garden City of Today' - a model regenerative city which facilitates all 17 UNSDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), and satisfies the Ten Principles of the UNHABITAT #TheCityWeNeed v1&2. Version 1: HERE or here on Issuu. Version 2: here on Issuu.
This is an evolving description of how the GCoT model (Smart Garden City) can be applied in varying circumstances. A general summary of the GCoT model is presented in the Introduction here.
The model can be applied to city planning, urban extensions, as well as refugee camps. It is flexible enough to be applied to short and long term planned settlements. Indeed, it can be used as a temporary model, which may in turn become long term or permanent.
The main documents are:
A Garden City of Today, with executive summary
The GCoT Model - A spatio temporal complex systems model - see the Abstract below.
The Smart Garden City, is a proposal defined by the GCoT Model. The original proposal was entitled 'A Garden City of Today' - a model regenerative city which facilitates all 17 UNSDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), and satisfies the Ten Principles of the UNHABITAT #TheCityWeNeed v1&2. Version 1: HERE or here on Issuu. Version 2: here on Issuu.
***ADDITION MAY 2021: In addition to this, it also satisfies the 12 Key Principles for an Effective Urban Response During Covi-19 as set out by UNHabitat published by ArchDaily ***
The model can be applied to city planning, urban extensions, as well as refugee camps. It is flexible enough to be applied to short and long term planned settlements. Indeed, it can be used as a temporary model, which may in turn become long term or permanent.
The main documents are:
A Garden City of Today, with executive summary
The GCoT Model - A spatio temporal complex systems model - see the Abstract below.
5 Page Summary regarding Application to Create Alternative Refugee Camp Design
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All comments, criticisms, proposals, questions are welcomed. It is possible to comment here on this blog, and also on the forum. *It takes only two minutes to register on the forum in order to post a comment there, and the forum does not send junk mail or share email addresses with third parties.
GCoT Smart Garden City (in relation to refugee camps for example):
Link to issuu Document: Alternative Refugee Camp Design (contains the following headings):
What is it? see post #140
Why this? see post #141
How? see post #142 and #143
Who? see post #144
Where? also post #144
Refugee Challenge Proposals:
European Social Innovation Competition post #115 :
Summary presented for #diogochallenge, (Named in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos) - the European Social Innovation Competition, see post #115
What Design Can Do #RefugeeChallenge post #139 :
Summary presented for #WDCD UNHCR and Ikea foundation What Design Can Do Competition, see post #139
Link to UNHCR competition entry: https://refugeechallenge.unhcrideas.org/Page/ViewIdea?ideaid=6230&pageSize=6&pageNum=0
Link to 5 Page summary (direct PDF download from UNHCR Ideas) [link now removed]:
https://refugeechallenge.unhcrideas.org/Core/Download/5%20PAGES%20GCoT%20Marcus%20Busby%20WDCD%202016.pdf?docid=6897
Alternative link to 5 Page Summary:
https://issuu.com/marcusbusby/docs/5_pages_gcot_marcus_busby_wdcd_2016
The following hyperlinked posts will take you to an online forum. After clicking the hyperlink, it is best to wait a moment for the page to settle on the intended post. It may be necessary to make a note of the post #number and scroll up or down in the forum to find the post, all posts are numbered.
All comments, criticisms, proposals, questions are welcomed. It is possible to comment here on this blog, and also on the forum. *It takes only two minutes to register on the forum in order to post a comment there, and the forum does not send junk mail or share email addresses with third parties.
GCoT Smart Garden City (in relation to refugee camps for example):
Link to issuu Document: Alternative Refugee Camp Design (contains the following headings):
What is it? see post #140
Why this? see post #141
How? see post #142 and #143
Who? see post #144
Where? also post #144
Refugee Challenge Proposals:
European Social Innovation Competition post #115 :
Summary presented for #diogochallenge, (Named in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos) - the European Social Innovation Competition, see post #115
What Design Can Do #RefugeeChallenge post #139 :
Summary presented for #WDCD UNHCR and Ikea foundation What Design Can Do Competition, see post #139
Link to UNHCR competition entry: https://refugeechallenge.unhcrideas.org/Page/ViewIdea?ideaid=6230&pageSize=6&pageNum=0
Link to 5 Page summary (direct PDF download from UNHCR Ideas) [link now removed]:
https://refugeechallenge.unhcrideas.org/Core/Download/5%20PAGES%20GCoT%20Marcus%20Busby%20WDCD%202016.pdf?docid=6897
Alternative link to 5 Page Summary:
https://issuu.com/marcusbusby/docs/5_pages_gcot_marcus_busby_wdcd_2016
Smart Garden City Resources and Further Explainations
GCoT Image Gallery: http://bit.ly/GCoTpics
GCoT Literature review and v2.2 : http://bit.ly/LitRevGCoT
Garden City of Today (GCoT) Version 2.0 booklet: http://bit.ly/GCoT20
GCoT Image Gallery: http://bit.ly/GCoTpics
GCoT Literature review and v2.2 : http://bit.ly/LitRevGCoT
Garden City of Today (GCoT) Version 2.0 booklet: http://bit.ly/GCoT20
5 Page Summary Alternative Refugee Camp Design : Issuu
Social Media
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VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/109576684
Comments discussion with an architect regarding Smart Garden City proposal : post #154
Selected Diagrams
The GCoT Model – A Complex Systems Model For Spatio-temporal Settlement Design, Planning, Adaptation, Ecological Restoration, Economic Growth and Biourbanism; Employing Fractal Geometry, Recursion, Complexity, Emergence, Landscape Ecology, Biological Remediation, Agroecology and Central Place Theory
Social Media
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VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/109576684
Comments discussion with an architect regarding Smart Garden City proposal : post #154
Selected Diagrams
GCoT Literature Review
Abstract
Synthesis of related subjects into synergistic models for planning communication can facilitate multi-disciplinary strategy, for adaptation planning. This is relevant for planning and adapting complex systems such as cities and other human population centres. This paper combines three fields within an holistic model proposed for elucidating urban complexity, improving energy efficiency, and for adaptation planning. Idealised models for transport infrastructure, mixed-use spatial design and, green infrastructure for ecosystem services are combined forming a holistic model. This model is presented with reference to peer reviewed articles and other publications. An implementation approach is proposed, showing its scalability, how diversity may be maintained in urban form, and function, reconciled with unity in spatial planning, achieved through participatory urban planning approaches combined with established methods for ecological landscape restoration to achieve regenerative and sustainable development. A conceptualised, scaled and scalable spatial pattern is presented at city-scale, as an ecologically regenerative “smart” garden city model, and is referred to as the GCoT Model – acronym for Garden City of Today (Busby, 2014). This is presented for prospective use as an operational model and conceptual aid for strategic and adaptation planning, urban design and urban modeling.
Synthesis of related subjects into synergistic models for planning communication can facilitate multi-disciplinary strategy, for adaptation planning. This is relevant for planning and adapting complex systems such as cities and other human population centres. This paper combines three fields within an holistic model proposed for elucidating urban complexity, improving energy efficiency, and for adaptation planning. Idealised models for transport infrastructure, mixed-use spatial design and, green infrastructure for ecosystem services are combined forming a holistic model. This model is presented with reference to peer reviewed articles and other publications. An implementation approach is proposed, showing its scalability, how diversity may be maintained in urban form, and function, reconciled with unity in spatial planning, achieved through participatory urban planning approaches combined with established methods for ecological landscape restoration to achieve regenerative and sustainable development. A conceptualised, scaled and scalable spatial pattern is presented at city-scale, as an ecologically regenerative “smart” garden city model, and is referred to as the GCoT Model – acronym for Garden City of Today (Busby, 2014). This is presented for prospective use as an operational model and conceptual aid for strategic and adaptation planning, urban design and urban modeling.
Keywords: #Sustainable #Development; #SustainableDevelopment Goals; #SDGs; #Complexity; #FractalGeometry; #CentralPlace; #Transit Orientated; #TOD; #Mixed-use; #Mobility; #Growth; #Emergence; #Walkable; #ActiveTransport; #Recursion; #Biophilic #Design; #Biourbanism; #P4P; #Unified settlement planning; #Scalable; #Urban #sprawl; #Mitigation; #ZeroCarbon; #Sequestration; #Flood resistance; #Resilience; #Agroecology; #Permaculture; Urban Heat Island; #UHI; Homogeneous; Heterogeneous; #Ecological; Meta-habitat; #Proximity; #Transport Orientated #Development; #Transport; Hierarchy; #Multi-modal; #Inter-modal; #MetabolicCity; #ResourceManagement; #WasteManagement; #Waste; #ClosedLoop; #CircularEconomy; #Homeostasis; Dynamic #Equilibrium; Urban #Analogy; #Correspondence; #Transition; Rapid Urbanisation; #Modeling; #EconomicDevelopment; #Retrofitting; #Amelioration; #Innovation; #CollaborativeDesign; #CoDesign; #Participatory Urban Planning; #ParticipatoryPlanning; #Bottom-up development; #Top-down planning; #holistic design; #GardenCities; #SmartCity; #SmartGardenCity.
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Commonland® believes that landscape restoration offers large untapped opportunities for sustainable economic development. To demonstrate this potential, the company develops landscape restoration projects that are based on business cases.
Commonland’s holistic restoration approach combines and connects natural and economic landscape zones and delivers 4 returns®.
Watch the video or visit the website (
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