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Conference Paper: The Meaning of Wetlands - Stories from the Hong Kong Wetland Park
| Title | The Meaning of Wetlands - Stories from the Hong Kong Wetland Park |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Issue Date | 2020 |
| Publisher | Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong. |
| Citation | Nature and the City , What is a wetland in the planetary urbanism? International Webinar, Virtual Seminar, Hong Kong, 22 May 2020 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Hong Kong Wetland Park, was planned and constructed (1998-2006) as an ecological mitigation area in compensation for wetland areas that had been lost during the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town. It is often cited as one of the most successful restoration projects undertaken in Hong Kong. The 61-hectare wetlands comprise both freshwater and brackish habitats, supporting an intentionally diverse range of faunal and floral lifeforms. The park continues to flourish, attracting some 460,000 visitors every year and almost every child in Hong Kong visits the wetlands during their school years. But all is not as it seems. In this presentation, Mathew Pryor, recalls some of the stories from the initial planning, design and construction of the park, to illustrate some of the fallacies that are commonly embedded in the concept of ecological mitigation. |
| Description | Organizers: Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong and Urban China Magazine |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309962 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Pryor, MR | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-18T06:14:19Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-18T06:14:19Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nature and the City , What is a wetland in the planetary urbanism? International Webinar, Virtual Seminar, Hong Kong, 22 May 2020 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/309962 | - |
| dc.description | Organizers: Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong and Urban China Magazine | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Hong Kong Wetland Park, was planned and constructed (1998-2006) as an ecological mitigation area in compensation for wetland areas that had been lost during the development of Tin Shui Wai New Town. It is often cited as one of the most successful restoration projects undertaken in Hong Kong. The 61-hectare wetlands comprise both freshwater and brackish habitats, supporting an intentionally diverse range of faunal and floral lifeforms. The park continues to flourish, attracting some 460,000 visitors every year and almost every child in Hong Kong visits the wetlands during their school years. But all is not as it seems. In this presentation, Mathew Pryor, recalls some of the stories from the initial planning, design and construction of the park, to illustrate some of the fallacies that are commonly embedded in the concept of ecological mitigation. | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong. | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Nature and the City , What is a wetland in the planetary urbanism? International Webinar | - |
| dc.title | The Meaning of Wetlands - Stories from the Hong Kong Wetland Park | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.identifier.email | Pryor, MR: matthew.pryor@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Pryor, MR=rp01019 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 314089 | - |