Overpopulated cities have practiced trading available land for the necessary livelihood resources, depleting accessible green assets in the densely developed urban habitat. Facing climate change as a risk multiplier, cities must reckon for alternative mitigation strategies. This study ascertains that green has proven to increase one's psychological well-being, it is also one of the most important factors to intercede the effects of air pollution and temperature. For communities necessitating viable green resources, the addition of vertical greening retrofit on building façade can satisfy the need as an intermediary media to engage meaningful interaction with the urban green-scape. Thus, proper urban planning must re-think how to incorporate these measures for public health consideration. The assessment of these criteria is important to accomplish the planning of vertical green to enhance the residents’ well-being state. A central focus is placed on the benefits to health and wellbeing and the increase in physical activity and social interaction at the neighborhood scale.
This article presents the systemic analysis to vertical green-scape attainment in central Taipei, allowing the locality and place to be incorporated into the exploration framework. The case studies presented in this paper focuses on analytical exploration of vertical green-scape attainment framework with the sub-tropic Taipei in mind. The attributes assessment framework is established; the research concludes that: (1) in line with human-nature connection and raising its priority level within both design research and design practice should consider the environmental, social, economic and spatial criteria for the design thinking exploration; (2) the analysis confirmed that desired green-scape could be attained either indoor or outdoor, with tissue, support, and infill attributes as a probable solution suited for the locality; (3) integration with urban context is highly capable in encouraging the social well-being for the urban system.
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Journal of Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy 3, 100024
