Ulla Schuch gave a presentation on the benefits of urban open space. She discussed 12 key benefits, including producing oxygen, reducing noise and dust, providing shade and food. She used Frankfurt, Germany as an example city that has implemented a successful "GreenBelt" of urban open spaces encircling the city. The GreenBelt includes forests, rivers, parks and other landscapes. She outlined Frankfurt's history with urban open spaces and investments in the GreenBelt. Schuch concluded by proposing international collaboration on projects to increase urban open spaces in Cali, Colombia, highlighting the city's natural advantages.

1. urban
open
space

2. Content
Why this lecture?
Who am I?
12 benefits of urban open space.
Example Frankfurt.
4 other examples worldwide.
Forecast Cali.

3. Why this lecture?
Universidad Javeriana Cali. 04.03.2014. 10 – 12.00
am.

4. The future of our planet will be decided in the Cities.
•2% of earths surface are Cities.
•50% of earths people live already in Cities.
•These people consume 75% of worlds energy and produce 80% of worldwide CO2-emision.
•2050 about 75% of earths people will live in Cities. (Although some Cities in Europe are shrinking).
(source: WHO 2010)

5. Bogota, 7-10 Million
Cali about 2,5 Million
(source: WHO 2010)

6. It is the responsibility of us – this generation, this leaaders – what
will
happen with our cities, our civilisation, our cultures, our planet.
•What we decide today…
•What we do today…
•What we do NOT do today… decides the future of human race. (source: WHO 2010)
For this reason we are all here today. Aren‘t we?

7. Who am I?
Ulla Schuch.

8. My dedication.
Our planet. People. Proceedings. Capabilities.

9. My life‘s work.
Protect and develop the cababilities inside nature and people.

10. My academic education.
Dipl. agr. Ing. Justus-Liebig-University, Gießen.
„Umweltsicherung und Entwicklung von Räumen“.
Protection and development of open spaces.
cand. Dr. arch. Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt.
„Grenzlinien und ihre Bedeutung für die Gestaltung von Landschaft“.
Borders and their importance for open spaces.

11. My professional career.
Planning office „!Ulla Schuch“, Fa. Lebenbauen, Frankfurt.
Designing gardens, landscapes and open urban spaces in many places around the world.
www.lebenbauen.de www.ullaschuch.de
Teaching at University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt.
International Mastercourse „Urban agglomerations“(M.Sc.), subject: urban open spaces.
Also: Mastercourse „BaSys“ (M.Sc.), subject: urban open spaces.
Also: Studium Generale „Projektmanagement“.
www.fh-frankfurt.de

12. My daily work now.
Investigation:
Guadua, Permagardens, Urban open spaces worldwide.
Publications:
2005 „workshop garten“. Publisher DVA (now Randomhouse)
2014 „Archetypen“. Publisher Randomhouse
2015 Co-editor as NGO board-member of Schule fürs Leben „Constructing with Guadua“.
Publisher nn.
Social work:
Managing board of NGO Schule fürs Leben.
Project management Germany „GUADUal10“

13. 12 benefits
of urban open space.
Gift of nature, benefits for free! Multifuncitional.

14. benefit 1 connect

21. differentes kinds of movement – pedestrian, bicycle, baby buggy, rollerblades,
wheelchair, crutches, with many years…
different speeds – different perception of surrounding.
different motives of movement – fast ways, leisure pathes…

22. benefit 2 stay

29. „stay“ includes many things to do:
to shop, to meet, to buy, to sell, to talk, to show, to watch, to move,
to play, to relax, to calm down, to feel free, to pray, to party, to work,
to celebrate…

30. benefit 3 show culture = produce identity

31. ???

32. Culture/Identity is about …
… language, history, art, climate, origin, religion, music, politics,
society, enviroment, food
What is the special culture and identity for Cali?
Let us find 7 words as colours, thougts, emotions, sensations, activities, perceptions….
which seems to be typical for Cali.

33. benefit 4 give orientation

39. City of Karlsruhe
Citymap 1721 called „Fächer“ (the fan, el abanico)

40. 1 high buiding „Taipei 101“ in Taipei
Cluster of high buildings
Skyline“ in Frankfurt

41. benefit 5 produce O2

42. The more green volume, the more O2.
The more photosynthesis, the more O2.
The more surface of leaves, the more O2.
22 trees are needed to feed 1 men with O2

43. Only one thing to produce O2: Plants! Living plants.
(Exception: also bacteria and algae)
O2 is a result of the photosynthesis of plants. Only working daytime.
Cars using combustion engine do also need O2, they compete against humans for O2.
The bigger the surface of leaves the bigger this benefit.
So it is not only about how big the area of planting, it refers also to the volume of plants
and the densitiy of leaves. And also some species of plants have higher rates of photo-
synthesis than others. And as depending also on sunlight, this benefit depends on where
you are on planet Earth.

44. benefit 6 reduce noise

45. The more green volume, the more reduction of noise.
The more surface of leaves, the more reduction of noise

46. Best things to reduce noise:
1. Plants!
2. All kind of structures in surfaces.
Structures boost the surface: the surface of a glazed football is much smaller than the
surface of a scraggy football. The bigger the surface, the bigger this benefit.
Please notice my recommendation:
1. avoid noise, 2.avoid noise, 3. avoid noise, 4. reduce noise.

47. benefit 7 reduce dust

48. plants! and water!
The bigger the surface, the bigger this benefit.
1 tree eleminates the exhaust of 100 cars!

49. Dust is worse for health than thougt for many years.
Health is a personal quality. But also a question of money for a city/nation.
Please notice my recommendation:
1. avoid dust, 2. avoid dust, 3. avoid dust, 4. reduce dust.

50. benefit 8 provide shadow

55. Not only trees can provide shadow.
Also houses, constructions, textiles do.
Keep in mind:
different climates
different positions to equator
Azimut
different habits to manage the sun
- personal habits eg. age, skincolour
- cultural habits eg. clothes

56. benefit 9 provide sunlight

57. Humans need sunlight for to survife.
It is not only for beauty or luxury.
Vitamin D is produced by sunlight.

58. benefit 10 provide food

60. Water. Plants . (Animals.)
The origin of food.
The handeling of rainwater.
Vegetarian food only? Biologigal food only?.
To remember us: Humans are part of nature.

61. benefit 11 provide propper bioclimate

65. evaporation

67. Cold air – production and movement
O2 – production and movement
Humidity in air – production and movement
Balance of temperature - nighttime, daytime / city-land
Propper temperature – anytime to cold, to hot
Never rains in California – oportunity to be outside inspite of climate

68. benefit 12 trigger human senses

69. Some people feel the rain.
Others just get wet. Bob Marley.

70. fear or pleasure

71. freeze

72. smell

73. interact with environment
allow myself to be touched

74. fantasy

75. sense

76. passion!

77. soft and surprise

78. How many senses do we have?
What are they worth for? What is their value for us?
Senses and identidy – how are these two related?
Senses and culture – how are these two related?
Senses and quality of live – how are these two related?

79. Conclusion

80. 7 things to do
1. maximize green!
2. maximize water!
3. maximize flow!
4. maximize network!
5. maximize links!
6. maximize sensuality!
7. maximize life!

81. produce O2
reduce noise
reduce dust
optimize bioclimate
lawn, meadow, shrubs
hedges
forest
unmoved water
water in movement
memorize: water and plants…
… the more volume, the better is.
… the more surface, the better is.
… the more moved, the better is.

82. Example Frankfurt
City of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Enviroment
Department.

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Contents
 History of Frankfurt’s GreenBelt
 Landscapes of Frankfurt’s GreenBelt
 Unique Features of Frankfurts GreenBelt
 Education and Public Relations
 GreenBelt People
 Finance
 Outlook: GreenBelt Frankfurt 2030

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History of Frankfurt’s GreenBelt

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The first ring – the Wallanlagen
 Transforming the former military ring around the
historic city centre into a tree-lined promenade

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The second ring – the Alleenring
 The Allenring was laid out as part of the major city
extension plans in the late nineteenth century.

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The third ring – the GreenBelt
 1970 First concepts
 1990 Project year
 1991 GreenBelt resolution by
city parliament
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GreenBelt – International comparison

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Landscapes of Frankfurt´s
GreenBelt

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Landscapes in the GreenBelt in %
 50 forest
 20 agricultural land
 10 private gardens
 4 park
 4 sports
 3 orchards
 1 nature conservation
 8 traffic space
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Landscapes in the GreenBelt – forest

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Landscapes in the GreenBelt – Nidda

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Landscapes in the GreenBelt – orchard meadow

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Landscapes in the GreenBelt – field

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Landscapes in the GreenBelt - nature conservation

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Landscapes - fragmentation

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Landscapes - Climate

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Unique features

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Unique feature - beltwalk
 64 km GreenBelt circular hiking route
 62 km GreenBelt cycle track

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Unique features – Old Airfield
2003 2010

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Old Airfield - Landschafts Lernstation

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Unique features – Grüne Soße (eat landscape)

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Unique feature - Comic art
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Public Relations + Education

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Education Program
Discover, explore and learn
 Educational facilities for children in the GreenBelt
 65 different topics for school classes and
kindergarden groups, 300 lessons, 6,000 children a
year
 15 different events for families on weekends, 12,000
participants

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Public relations - strollology
 Guided walks in the GreenBelt
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Public relations – maps, leaflets
 GreenBelt leisure map
 Leaflets on places to visit

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GreenBelt people

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GreenBelt People
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Finance

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GreenBelt Finance
(Projectgroup GreenBelt)
 200,000 Euro / year - investations, new green sites
 125,000 Euro / year – planning, public relations
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7,1 Million € since 1997 in 50 largest projects
+ 3 Million € in small projects
=10,1 Million € = about 50% payed by the city

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Outlook
GreenBelt Frankfurt 2030

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GreenBelt Frankfurt 2030
Study made by Projektbüro Friedrich von Borries, Berlin
Available as pdf in www.grüngürtel.de
Guidelines for the next years
 Linking
 Accenturating
 Activating

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Linking
 Thinking of Frankfurt’s city
development from the
GreenBelt
 Quality of open spaces,
open spaces as an
important resource
 Linking the GreenBelt to
the city and region
First Step:
“Speichenplan”
Plan with link-spaces to
first green belt and region

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Accenturating
 Target emphasis of
individual areas
 Developing the dissection
of the GreenBelt into a
programmatic strength
 Reinforcing the qualities of
the GreenBelt as an
aesthetic area of recreation
and discovery

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Activating
 As a social compensation
area, GreenBelt is opened
up to new forms and use
and adoption.
 Environmental justice

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www.gruenguertel.de
Thank you !

118. Other Mega-Cities.
Madrid, Spain, 3,2 Mio.
Amman, Jordan, 2,4 Mio.
Dehli, India, 21 Mio.

119. Madrid, Spain.
3,2 Mio inhabitants.
Carolina Zarbas. Master-Student 2013/2014

123. Amman, Jordan.
2,4 Mio inhabitants.
Rola Sayaydeh. Master-Student 2013/2014

127. Dehli, India.
21 Mio inhabitants.
Irungbam Rajiv Singh. Master-Student 2013/2014

131. Isfahan, Iran.
1,9 Mio inhabitants. 2.500 years old!!
Mina Mansourian, Master-Student 2013/2014

135. Forecast Cali
perfect frame conditions!!!

136. Domestic forest „Guadual“ with SUPER-photosyntesis and TOP CO2-Killer!

137. Vast amount of water! Rivers, springs, rain. Most are fast and tangy!

138. main wind direction
directionofflow
RioCauca
slope wind
slope wind
Excellent-topography for cold-air-movement following main-wind-direction!
Main-wind-direction brings cold wind from ocean!

139. Open valley with strong river-movement.

140. Excellent fertility, plants are growing quick and easily!

141. 7 rivers following topograhy!

143. Proposal 1. „2 cinturónes por Siloé“
Design by Ulla Schuch und Eva Bender, Landscapearchitects.
Cooperation with NGO Fanalca & SIDOC Cali

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Salvaje rura
Parques
Rentention
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Siloe. Como es. 2010.

145. Cinturón urbano
Cinturón natural
Metaestructura

147. Proposal 2: Park „El Embalse“ Siloé.
Diploma thesis Dipl. Ing. Eva Bender, Landscapearchitect.
Also: Volunteer „weltwärts“ with Schule fürs Leben

148. Status quo:
fallow land as rentention-area
Idear:
„Guaduales“
as natural reservoir
Vision:
recreation park

149. Proposal 3: International meeting
International Workshop in September 2014 in Bogota.
3-days-excursion to Cali. Profs and students from around the world.

150. Don‘t hesitate to ask for further information and teamwork.
It would be a pleasure to share competence, experience and n
ulla.schuch@lebenbauen.de
Thank You!