Jieyi Chen-Portfolio

· Importance of Urban Green Space

· Green Network and Livability

*Establishing a green space network offers a strategic approach to expanding green areas within the city centre. *At certain levels of residential density, green space provision can effectively balance urban sustainability with livability. *High-quality public green infrastructure contributes to residents’ physical and psychological well-being while generating broader social benefits. *Facilitating human–nature interaction through accessible urban nature strengthens community health and resilience. *A well-connected green space network enhances accessibility, recreational opportunities, and overall urban livability.

· Definition of Green Network A network means a connected system made up of nodes and links. In this study, parks are seen as nodes and green avenues or corridors are the links. Urban green network design is a planning practice that models green infrastructure as a connected system of natural and semi-natural areas.

These connections are built based on certain factors to provide equal public services, improve quality of life, and support various ecosystem services.

The site is located in the city centre of Glasgow. Across Glasgow City, there are many different types of parks; however, they are scattered and not densely distributed, forming a fragmented spatial pattern.

Large green spaces are mainly located around the outskirts of the city, while the city centre lacks sufficient green space resources.

Based on the service areas covered by different parks, it can be seen that accessibility to open space is insufficient in some areas. In addition, an important river passes through the city centre, forming significant water infrastructure, which provides favourable conditions for the development of a green space network.

From the population density distribution of Glasgow, it can be observed that the population is unevenly distributed across the city. The distribution of green spaces shows an inverse relationship with population density, meaning that areas with higher population density tend to have fewer green spaces. Therefore, increasing the amount of green space in densely populated areas has become an important issue.

· Site Current Situation

· Standard and Strategy about Parks · Coverage Stabdard

· Detailed Strategy

· Case Study of Creating Green Network

Kelvingrove Park

In the city centre, it is best to select abandoned buildings and, based on the grid formed by green roads, remove the buildings in the middle of each grid to create a green space network.

· Savannah City

The 18th-century Oglethorpe Plan, using roads to divide the city into blocks with central green spaces surrounded by buildings to create connected, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods.

Based on the previously mentioned important streets and grid · Barcelona Super Block divisions in Glasgow, the selected roads are to be greened to form green avenues and enhance urban green coverage.

The Barcelona Superblock project combines nine city

As a key core area of Glasgow, the site’s lack of green space is disadvantageous for both urban development and residents’ wellbeing.

However, with large green areas located nearby, introducing green space within the site could strengthen the connections between these major green areas, creating a green network that maximizes the functions and benefits of urban greenery.

blocks into one larger block, redesigning streets to prioritize pedestrians, cyclists, and public spaces.

· Paris Street

Parks or other green spaces can be created on sites where buildings have been demolished or where vacant land already Alphand designed parks, gardens, and green streets to exists, in order to increase green coverage. beautify and improve Paris.

Glasgow Green

· Standard and Strategy about Parks

· Glasgow City Council Plan about Avenues

Green Coverage:20%

Green Coverage:30%

According to the coverage rate data, site plans were created for 20% and 30% green space coverage, showing where and how large new parks should be. The 30% plan, however, reduces building space too much to meet future population needs, so new green spaces are added only when the baseline standard is met.

By enhancing streetscapes, increasing green infrastructure, and planting street trees, the green coverage of streets can be improved. This project identifies priority streets for greening by building directly on Glasgow City Council’s strategic work on the street network—namely the City Centre Strategy and Action Plan 2014–19, the City Centre Recovery Plan 2022–24, the City Centre Strategy 2024–2030, and the ongoing Avenues programme. These documents specify indicative avenue routes, gateways, and transit nodes. Treating them as the city’s intended mobility and public-realm spine ensures that proposed green interventions align with policy direction and delivery pipelines rather than creating a parallel network.

Green Avenues

Green Network Green Coverage:21.72%

According to the City Centre plan, strategy, and Glasgow City Council’s Avenues programme, selected roads will be greened to improve vegetation coverage. Once the green roads are established, the city centre is divided into grids, and parks are added within them based on green space standards to increase overall coverage.

•Aerial View

· Green Avenues Sections

· Key Connections

· Plant Selction

The planting design features street tree species commonly found in Glasgow, complemented by colorful foliage trees to enhance visual appeal. Recognizing that plant growth is a long-term process, the design considers varying growth heights over time to achieve a dynamic and harmonious landscape composition.

The whole green network connects the two important parks in Glasgow - Glasgow Green and Kelvingrove Park. And according to some reference, creating green avenues to establish green network and dividing the site into several neighborhoods.

In the site, there are two significant station, add green space between them to strengthen the connection between the two places.

· Parks Rendering

A neighborhood-friendl y par k, w her e nearby residents can access the park directly on foot without crossing any vehicular roads, providing spaces for rest and leisure viewing.

A pet-friendly park designed with gentle grassy slopes for pets to play and colorful f lowe r f ie ld s t h at c r e at e a p le a sa n t viewing experience.

· Street View Rendering

W Nile Street

Allan Glen Place

Sauchiehall Street