Indexed by:Essay collection

First Author:Wenjian Pan*

Journal:Programme Book of 18th APRU Multi-Hazards Symposium 2023

Affiliation of Author(s):School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Place of Publication:Singapore

Discipline:Engineering

First-Level Discipline:Architecture

Funded by:个人

Document Type:C

Page Number:27

Key Words:Blue-green infrastructure, Feng Shui, Nature-based solutions, Urban resilience

Date of Publication:2023-11-29

Abstract:Blue-green infrastructure plays a crucial role in forming urban morphologies, maintaining urban operation while mitigating environmental risks. Feng Shui, a theorisation of Chinese ancients’ habitation experiences, has provided many philosophical insights and scientific guidance on dealing with environmental changes to make habitats resilient. Using Hong Village as a standard application model for Feng Shui, this study reinterprets the naturally adaptable principles in Feng Shui and analyses how its passive strategies can be adopted in dwelling systems at marco-, meso-, and micro-scales. It finds that Feng Shui advocates a “system-oriented” and “shared” ecological thought to co-op elopement with nature. It treats human settlements as organic living systems that interlink and co-develop with surrounding environments. Specifically, it highlights flowing air (Feng) and flowing water (Shui) as two fundamental natural elements to be utilised and integrated into construction and daily activities, which can contribute to accumulation and circulation of energies, materials, and social dynamics. As such, seeking a balance state between humans’ activities and natural processes is critical in Feng Shui. Based on these reinterpretations, the Cheonggyecheon urban restoration project in South Korea and the Yanweizhou landscape rehabilitation project in China are taken as two typical cases for showcasing successful integrations of Feng Shui’s eco-principles into modern city governance, and they aim to respond to the challenges of increasing urban heat waves and flood hazards, respectively. Ultimately, a few nature-based solutions and soft interventions are outlined for the construction and adjustment of blue-green infrastructure in contemporary cities to strengthen urban resilience.

Links to published journals:https://apruhaz2023.cventevents.com/