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Conventional urban drainage approaches have historically focused on the volume of stormwater to be displaced with the aim of moving it as fast and as far as possible from the city. They have also been negligent regarding water quality and the inherent value of watercourses to distinct forms of life in cities, from maintaining biodiversity to providing recreational space for residents. Contemporary responses to these issues point to a paradigm change: They seek to replicate the natural mechanisms of absorption and retention, with the aim of addressing pluvial drainage needs closer to the site of origin. This article aims to explore the extent to which such an approach could be accommodated in one dense and highly impervious setting in the Global South. Specifically, it compares urban morphology, land value, hydraulic performance, and politico-institutional conditions of grey and Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) scenarios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The findings suggest that even in very dense and impervious urban basins it is possible to implement BGI with a significant effect in achieving urban-sustainability goals. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that it is possible to deculvert watercourses in line with Compact City principles through the development of hybrid BGI/grey-infrastructure systems.
Daniel Kozak; Hayley Henderson; Alejandro De Castro Mazarro; Demián Rotbart; Rodolfo Aradas. Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) in Dense Urban Watersheds. The Case of the Medrano Stream Basin (MSB) in Buenos Aires. Sustainability 2020, 12, 2163 .
AMA StyleDaniel Kozak, Hayley Henderson, Alejandro De Castro Mazarro, Demián Rotbart, Rodolfo Aradas. Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) in Dense Urban Watersheds. The Case of the Medrano Stream Basin (MSB) in Buenos Aires. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (6):2163.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Kozak; Hayley Henderson; Alejandro De Castro Mazarro; Demián Rotbart; Rodolfo Aradas. 2020. "Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) in Dense Urban Watersheds. The Case of the Medrano Stream Basin (MSB) in Buenos Aires." Sustainability 12, no. 6: 2163.
Los grandes proyectos urbanos (gpu) son uno de los instrumentos predilectos del urbanismo contemporáneo. Generalmente producto de la recualificación de ex áreas industriales, o zonas que perdieron sus usos y fueron relegadas, son a la vez ocasiones preciadas para los estados locales, que suelen convertir áreas problemáticas en brillantes nuevas centralidades y también extraordinarias oportunidades de multiplicación de capital. Una crítica frecuente desde los estudios urbanos apunta a la relación que se establece entre los gpu y las ciudades que los albergan: la imputación de los gpu como casos de fragmentación urbana. Sin embargo, a pesar de ser este un juicio usual, existen pocos estudios que lo toman como un problema central. Aquí se propone examinar el caso de Puerto Norte desde esta perspectiva, indagar cómo se vincula con la ciudad de Rosario y particularmente analizar su relación con el río Paraná, principal recurso paisajístico y recreativo de la ciudad.
Daniel Kozak; Natalia Feld. Grandes proyectos urbanos y su relación con la ciudad: el caso de Puerto Norte (Rosario, Argentina). EURE (Santiago) 2018, 44, 187 -210.
AMA StyleDaniel Kozak, Natalia Feld. Grandes proyectos urbanos y su relación con la ciudad: el caso de Puerto Norte (Rosario, Argentina). EURE (Santiago). 2018; 44 (133):187-210.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Kozak; Natalia Feld. 2018. "Grandes proyectos urbanos y su relación con la ciudad: el caso de Puerto Norte (Rosario, Argentina)." EURE (Santiago) 44, no. 133: 187-210.
This paper presents the design process of the Cañadón del Duraznillo Interpretation Center, located in the San Jorge Gulf in the Argentine Patagonia. This project was commissioned as a result of the creation of the Cañadón del Duraznillo Nature Reserve on the Atlantic coast of the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina with the aim of preserving the biodiversity of the sea-coastal environment associated with the Patagonian Steppe. The Interpretation Center program includes a multi-use space meant for exhibitions, conferences and film projections; an administrative office, a house for a park ranger and a room for guest researchers. From the first morphological sketches to the selection of materials and working details, this design process was guided by simulations and studies of the environmental conditions specific to this particular case, as well as by guidelines and general recommendations appropriate for this climate and geographical location gathered from previous design experience and specialized literature. The studies performed included simulations of direct sunlight, solar radiation, wind, natural daylight and thermal characteristics of the building skin. The aim of this paper is to present a specific case of energy efficient and environmental low-impact architecture and to examine the methodological productivity of architectural design assisted by bio-climatic studies in the lab.
Daniel Kozak; John Martin Evans; Silva De Schiller; Guillermo Adamo; Diego Abálsamo. Design process of the environment low-impact demonstrative project: interpretation center Cañadón del Duraznillo, Argentine Patagonia. PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção 2011, 1, 35 -49.
AMA StyleDaniel Kozak, John Martin Evans, Silva De Schiller, Guillermo Adamo, Diego Abálsamo. Design process of the environment low-impact demonstrative project: interpretation center Cañadón del Duraznillo, Argentine Patagonia. PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção. 2011; 1 (6):35-49.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaniel Kozak; John Martin Evans; Silva De Schiller; Guillermo Adamo; Diego Abálsamo. 2011. "Design process of the environment low-impact demonstrative project: interpretation center Cañadón del Duraznillo, Argentine Patagonia." PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção 1, no. 6: 35-49.