August 2010 - A new book is now available relating to many of these issues. It expands on the scientific basis to
urban ecology and shows it to be fundamental to sustainable urban planning. It updates
much of the information here:
Archive of a European Research Group on Urban Green Structure and Sustainable Urban Planning which was active
1998 to 2006 and latterly supported by EU COST Action funding
The final report of this group is available as a printed publication and in .pdf format:
EU COST Action C11 - Greenstructure and Urban Planning
The Archive of the research groups work and meetings from 1998 to 2006 is available for use by students and professionals with the proviso that they reference the relevant author and this website.
COST C11 Research meetings and online publications of case studies from: Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK.
GREEN STRUCTURE AND URBAN PLANNING - THE COSTC11 RESEARCH PROJECT 2000 TO 2006
THE RINGKOPING MEETING PAPERS
THE GOTHENBURG MEETING PAPERS
Planning urban greenstructure
Designing settings to support people’s needs • People’s use of public spaces
Planning and designing the external spaces of housing areas
The special needs of children in the external spaces of residential areas
Approaches to designing for older and less able bodied users of housing areas
Green in housing areas - site planning and design
Green in city centres - site planning and design
City nature and planning
Green infrastructure planning
Anne R. Beer
COST Action C11 EU
CostC11 Cost C11 Greenstructure anmd urban planning
Connecticut River - Photographic Essay - Barry Greenbie
updated 14 Aug 2010