City of Melbourne Urban Forest Strategy and Precinct Plans

RESEARCH BACKGROUND: The Urban Forest Strategy and Precinct Plans were developed for the City of Melbourne to adapt the city to climate change, urban densification and the impacts of urban heat island. The 10 precinct plans were designed by Ron Jones (Jones & Whitehead) in association with Jenny Rayment (Grapevine Design) and the Australian Centre for Urban Ecology, to establish a new legacy for the city and a strategic framework that creates a forest for current and future generations. RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION: The project is a strategic response to Melbourne's rapidly aging and declining tree cover, urban densification and divergent public views by planting urban forests that are adaptable and complex ecologies. It is a prescient engagement program based on continual citizen involvement, with an implementation program where the community is empowered to make decisions about their streets. The project exemplifies transformational policy and active citizen engagement, and marks a significant change in the way the urban forests are considered, procured, and managed in the city. This project extends Jones' ongoing innovation in public landscape and urban design projects, in particular policy development, urban design frameworks, masterplans and public space design. RESEARCH SIGNIFICANCE: The project received two prestigious awards by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA): the 2014 Victorian Medal for Landscape Architecture and the 2016 National Research, Policy and Communication Award of Excellence. According to AILA, '[the project] provides an exemplar of how to transform policy into practice to create a distinctive and liveable city, whilst providing a common ground for sharing and building community links to place.' It has been published in the professional journal Landscape Architecture Australia, and online: City of Melbourne, AILA, Urban Design Forum, Architecture and Design and Urbanalyst, amongst others.研究背景：为助力墨尔本市（City of Melbourne）应对气候变化、城市高密度开发以及城市热岛效应带来的影响，该市制定了城市森林战略与片区规划。该10项片区规划由罗恩·琼斯（Ron Jones，Jones & Whitehead事务所）与珍妮·雷蒙德（Jenny Rayment，Grapevine Design工作室）及澳大利亚城市生态中心（Australian Centre for Urban Ecology）联合设计，旨在为城市打造传世标杆，并构建战略框架，为当代及后世打造城市森林。研究贡献：当前墨尔本市林木覆盖率快速老化且持续下降，同时面临城市高密度开发与公众意见分歧的多重挑战，本项目通过打造适应性强、生态结构复杂的城市森林，为上述问题提供了战略性解决方案。项目采用基于持续市民参与的前瞻性公众参与举措，配套实施计划赋予社区决策权限，使其可自主规划辖区街道。本项目堪称转型性政策与积极市民参与的典范，标志着该市在城市森林的考量、遴选、采购与管理方式上发生了重大转变。此外，该项目延续了琼斯在公共景观与城市设计领域的持续创新，尤其在政策制定、城市设计框架、总体规划与公共空间设计方面成果斐然。研究意义：本项目斩获澳大利亚景观设计师协会（Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, AILA）颁发的两项重磅奖项：2014年维多利亚州景观建筑奖章，以及2016年国家研究、政策与传播卓越奖。澳大利亚景观设计师协会评价道：「本项目为如何将政策转化为实践、打造独具特色且宜居的城市提供了典范，同时为搭建社区联结、共建美好家园搭建了沟通平台。」该项目已发表于《澳大利亚景观建筑》（Landscape Architecture Australia）专业期刊，以及墨尔本市、澳大利亚景观设计师协会、城市设计论坛、建筑与设计、Urbanalyst等平台的官方渠道。