Landscape Architecture Frontiers 043

This issue focuses on:

1) Exploring the significance of territorial spatial planning by stressing its necessity and main ideas under the contemporary background of ecological civilization construction in China, while re-examining the role of landscape architects in this reform.

2) Strengthening research on related methodologies and techniques of urban ecological planning, ecological security pattern, ecological infrastructure, and ecological restoration to improve cities' liveability and resilience and rebuild harmonious human-nature relationship under a mandatory planning framework combined with resilient measures, avoiding inflexible ecological conservation practices.

3) Analyzing and learning from diversified efforts made by different countries and regions to promote urban development while protecting ecosystems, particularly their experience on territorial, regional, and urban planning that is significantly valuable to the Chinese counterpart, to leverage the value of territorial natural resources.

4) Exploring feasible approaches that help restore urban ecosystem structure and ecological elements, and improve planning and design methods on specific sites, so as to enhance spatial construction and ecological quality, to eventually improve a national eco-security pattern with scientific and user-friendly planning and design.

5) Encouraging applications of research frontiers in geology, macro-ecology, regional economics, public management, and sustainability science.

Kongjian Yu is a doctor of design at Graduate School ofDesign, Harvard University, is an honorary foreign fellow of theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a professor at the College ofArchitecture and Landscape, Peking University. Niall Kirkwoodis a professor of landscape architecture and technology, is thedirector at the Center for Technology and Environment, and is theco-director of technology platform, at the Department of LandscapeArchitecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Christina von Haaren is a professor and PhD supervisor at the Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz University Hanover. Zhifang Wang is an associated professor and PhD supervisor at the College of Architecture and Landscape, Peking University. Bruno De Meulderis a professor of urbanism, OSA Research Group, at the Department ofArchitecture, and a faculty member at engineering Science, KU Leuven. Xiaoxuan Lu is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Federico Rubertois the co-founder of reMIX Studio, an adjunct faculty member in thedepartment of architecture and sustainable design at SingaporeUniversity of Technology and Design.

This issue focuses on: 1) Exploring the significance of territorial spatial planning by stressing its necessity and main ideas under the contemporary background of ecological civilization construction in China, while re-examining the role of landscape architects in this reform. 2) Strengthening research on related methodologies and techniques of urban ecological planning, ecological security pattern, ecological infrastructure, and ecological restoration to improve cities' liveability and resilience and rebuild harmonious human-nature relationship under a mandatory planning framework combined with resilient measures, avoiding inflexible ecological conservation practices. 3) Analyzing and learning from diversified efforts made by different countries and regions to promote urban development while protecting ecosystems, particularly their experience on territorial, regional, and urban planning that is significantly valuable to the Chinese counterpart, to leverage the value of territorial natural resources. 4) Exploring feasible approaches that help restore urban ecosystem structure and ecological elements, and improve planning and design methods on specific sites, so as to enhance spatial construction and ecological quality, to eventually improve a national eco-security pattern with scientific and user-friendly planning and design. 5) Encouraging applications of research frontiers in geology, macro-ecology, regional economics, public management, and sustainability science.

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