Using suitability analysis to select and prioritize naturalization efforts in legacy cities: An example from Flint,Michigan

Given the lack of market demand and the abundance of vacant lots in legacy cities, not all vacant lands can be redeveloped or even maintained in a highly manicured state. While many vacant lots are being creatively reused as community gardens and side lots, in areas where residents are few and vacancy is high, the best use for vacant lands may be in a naturalized state such as meadows or forests. The author argues that in legacy cities, the critical question is not whether to naturalize (i.e. to stop mowing lots and allow for succession), but rather how to determine which properties to naturalize, in what order, and how. Using the example of Flint, Michigan, the author proposes suitability analysis as a method for selecting and prioritizing naturalization. Every property in the city of Flint was assigned a naturalization score derived by calculating subscores on nine variables, weighing the subscores by their importance, and summing. The nine variables included were contiguous vacant land, prospective vacancy, public ownership, land use designation, parks adjacency, proximity to industry, waterway buffers, property values, and population change. The naturalization scores can be combined with the results of a prior study to create a vacant land use decision tree pre- and post-demolition. Ultimately, the purpose of the paper is to facilitate property selection for naturalization while encouraging public discourse around what should happen with vacant lots in legacy cities.     

家庭绿化植物种类选择

通过对家庭居室不同空间特点的分析,根据家庭绿化的趋势,从绿化植物材料的适应性、观赏性、生态性和经济性方面探讨了家庭绿化材料的选择,以期为居室绿化提供参考依据。     

十堰市周边地区新农村建设及水泥路面使用调查研究

实地考察了十堰市周边地区农村庭院的水泥混凝土路面存在的问题,并深入剖析其产生原因,最后提出相应的改进措施,以期为新农村建设的开展提供参考。     

浅析城市中心广场道路铺装材料生态性设计

道路铺装设计是城市中心广场设计中的重要组成部分,现越来越受到人们的重视。为创造出生态性的城市中心广场道路铺装景观,在分析城市中心广场道路铺装材料在生态性设计方面存在问题的基础上,提出城市中心广场道路铺装材料生态性设计的原则及要点,即在不影响正常使用的前提下尽量实现生态性要求,多应用透水、透气的环保铺地材料,遵循经济节约的原则,循环利用部分铺装材料,并以合肥万达广场道路为例,详细叙述了其道路铺装材料的基本形式和存在问题,进一步提出具体改造方案。     

海绵体式复合植被毯及屋顶绿化技术

屋顶绿化是改善城市生态环境的重要途径,具有良好的生态和社会效益,但对建设投资方来说一次性投入增加较大,推广难度较大。为此,该文从海绵体式复合植被毯工艺与屋面施工流程等方面进行系统的介绍,突破传统的植被毯屋顶绿化形式,形成了一套造价低、维护简易,又有良好生态效益的海绵体式复合植被毯屋顶绿化形式。     

南粤古驿道保护修复工程做法研究

针对近几年广东省在南粤古驿道保护修复工程做法方面取得的实践工作经验,总结了南粤古驿道分类及分级,南粤古驿道用材区域概述、保护与修复原则、修复程序、典型古驿道修复做法、修复施工要求等内容。通过梳理修复工程方法,规范其修复技术步骤及施工标准,防止建设性的破坏,再现历史工艺。     

实际道路车辆排放因子的测试方法

设计了一种实际道路上的车辆排放因子的测试方法,将一套车载实测系统安装在一辆机动车上进行测试研究,可以获得大量的实际道路上的行驶参数和排放原始数据,根据实测的汽车的瞬时车速、油耗以及各排放气体浓度值(HC,CO,NO,O2,CO2),可以计算得到各组分的质量排放率和排放因子。并通过这种测试方法,获得了试验用公交汽车的实际道路排放因子。