Nature was never far away

Nature was never far away: Experiencing the urban forest through realms of living, moving and visiting

Dekker, Madelief (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

de Wit, S.I. (mentor)
Milinović, S. (graduation committee)
Reinders, L.G.A.J. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Landscape Architecture

2022-06-21

A guide for the landscape architectural design of an urban forest that helps create realms of experience in order to make people more aware of our connection to nature.

The imbalance between how we live and how the natural world around us works leads to a disconnected relationship with nature. Because of this many people see nature that is far away as idyllic, while they see nature that is nearby as a nuisance. If people keep seeing nature as a destination it fuels the belief that real nature is separate from daily life, which creates the feeling that caring for nature is not people’s responsibility or within their power. Therefore this guide contains a method for the design of an urban forest to help people experience nature in daily life. The method is illustrated by a design example through realms of living, moving and visiting in the Hague.

Nature experience
Urban forest
Human nature connection

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Student theses

master thesis

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