Encountering grasslands: a collective approach to urban biodiversity

Walsh, C; Allan, P

Encountering grasslands: a collective approach to urban biodiversity

Walsh, C Allan, P

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Publisher:: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
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Citation:: Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2023, 5
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Walsh, C
dc.contributor.author	Allan, P https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8229-0181
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-13T02:32:41Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-13T02:32:41Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2023, 5
dc.identifier.issn	2624-9634
dc.identifier.issn	2624-9634
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/183306
dc.description.abstract	While the prolific nature of many grass and herbaceous species in urban parks offers an opportunity to cultivate more biodiverse and dynamic grasslands, widespread maintenance practices and complex cultural, economic, and bureaucratic forces often result in the undervaluing and regular destruction of these plant species. The research described in this paper reimagines the way grassy landscapes are cared for and understood in urban environments. Located in an urban park in inner Sydney, Australia, and using design research methods of observation, physical care, storytelling and installation, the research proposes three “frames of care” to assist landscape architects and other spatial designers to engage with communities at a local level. The frames have the potential to expand collective understandings of grassland communities, test alternative maintenance practices, and better support urban biodiversity and seasonal flux. With acknowledgment to the complexities of urban sites such as these, experimental installation provided a promising space to meaningfully engage with the local community and build a foundation to generate greater reciprocity between humans and non-humans of the site.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/frsc.2023.1195807
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Encountering grasslands: a collective approach to urban biodiversity
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	5
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-01-13T02:29:39Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	5

Abstract:

While the prolific nature of many grass and herbaceous species in urban parks offers an opportunity to cultivate more biodiverse and dynamic grasslands, widespread maintenance practices and complex cultural, economic, and bureaucratic forces often result in the undervaluing and regular destruction of these plant species. The research described in this paper reimagines the way grassy landscapes are cared for and understood in urban environments. Located in an urban park in inner Sydney, Australia, and using design research methods of observation, physical care, storytelling and installation, the research proposes three “frames of care” to assist landscape architects and other spatial designers to engage with communities at a local level. The frames have the potential to expand collective understandings of grassland communities, test alternative maintenance practices, and better support urban biodiversity and seasonal flux. With acknowledgment to the complexities of urban sites such as these, experimental installation provided a promising space to meaningfully engage with the local community and build a foundation to generate greater reciprocity between humans and non-humans of the site.

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