Abstract
The urban ecological environment has been seriously affected by the process of urbanization, and some natural environment has been completely destroyed. The urban natural landscape system plays a very important role in the protection and rebuilding of the urban eco-environment. Based on an urban green space system, though an analysis of structure and function of urban green space, this paper constructs a framework, the Urban Natural Landscape System (UNLS), within which to understand the improvement of the urban eco-environment and optimization of the urban landscape. Taking the case of the Tianjin UNLS as an example, this paper analyzes the structure and composition of Tianjin UNLS, reveals its problems, and proposes methods to reform and optimize the UNLS method to provide advice for the building of Tianjin as an eco-city.
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (No. 08JCYBJC05100), the Art Science Foundation of Tianjin (No. A12068)
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This work received backing from the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin and the Art Science Foundation of Tianjin. The author would like to thank colleagues on our team for their valuable comments and other help.
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Li, P., Wu, J., Jiang, Y., Meng, L. (2015). Analysis of Framework and Optimization of the Urban Natural Landscape System (UNLS). In: Chen, X., Pan, Q. (eds) Building Resilient Cities in China: The Nexus between Planning and Science. GeoJournal Library, vol 113. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14145-9_14
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