Adapting toward a sustainable Dublin?

Today EASA kicks off in Dublin, how things have moved on since Ireland was a “lost country” back in 2001…

Todays begins with what should be a very interesting discussion: Dublin’s Metamorphosis

This will be followed by about 12 guided tours of the city, including the Green and Blue walk: eco threads for Dublin city


This is an EASA event and is open to all the public, we will walk and talk, imagine what Dublin as an eco city might look like and think about strategies to turn these BOLD eco ideas into tomorrows realities…

The Botanic Spine is an architectural project for Dublin city in Ireland. The proposal is for an 18-kilometre ecological corridor, or greenway, for Dublin city, which is to be called the “botanic spine”. The spine is a circular loop through the city that links up the river Liffey, the royal and grand canals, the botanic gardens and Europe’s largest city park, the phoenix park. The spine is a “pearl necklace” type of park with the narrow line of the canal and the green space along its edges threading through a series of pocket parks, which house public buildings of interest. The Liffey will be spanned by a public walkway, alongside the rail bridge, through the soon to be developed lands around Heuston station and by an adjustable bridge spanning the river on the east side.



watch related botanic spine vids at FUSPEY
and view the PDF of architectural proposal: Botanic Spine

related article about all things sustainable:
Adapt Or Die (how to build a sustainable world)

posted by duncan
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:57:22 GMT