Nowadays, due to a growing understanding of human interaction with nature, it is widely accepted by the scientific community that consuming energy from nonrenewable sources has caused serious environmental damage. The old model of large-scale power plants located far from city centers is adapting to a new model of distributed energy resources. The cities of the 2030s will generate a significant amount of their energy through solar and wind resources located within or near city centers because bringing power production closer to where power is used can save capital, conserve natural landscapes, reduce the need for transmission lines, and deliver more resilient, reliable, and equitable electricity. It is already challenging to get approval for renewable energy developments, with most proposed solar projects never reaching commercial operation. With so much pushback and objection to the aesthetic and perceived impacts of renewable energy landscapes, we must begin to plan these new installations with intention, being mindful of their relationship to nature, place, and people. It can be challenging to imagine what renewable energy might look like in the city beyond rooftop solar, but a clean energy future will most certainly require more creative thinking. The more solar generation that, can bring into our cities the less we interact on rural landscapes. Solar installations in the town can take opportunities to provide co-benefits to the built environment, reducing heat island effects, providing greater resilience and energy independence, co-existing with community gardens, and providing opportunities for cooperative investment. The aim of this project in large scale is to dismantle the large barracks areas in Mannheim - Germany and connect them to the northeast continuous green corridor, which extends from Luisenpark across the Neckar to the Vogelstangseen for improving the microclimate and the fresh air supply in the surrounding districts in the long term. Furthermore, we are going to zoom in on the U.S. Military’s Spinelli Barracks, recently made available in the city of Mannheim. Primarily the aim is to design a public park as a gateway to the Rhein-Neckar Green Corridor and incorporate a productive energy landscape that can significantly contribute to Mannheim’s renewable energy generation capacity.
Al giorno d'oggi, a causa di una crescente comprensione dell'interazione umana con la natura, è ampiamente accettato dalla comunità scientifica che il consumo di energia da fonti non rinnovabili abbia causato gravi danni ambientali. Il vecchio modello delle centrali elettriche di grandi dimensioni situate lontano dai centri urbani si sta adattando a un nuovo modello di risorse energetiche distribuite. Le città del 2030 genereranno una quantità significativa della loro energia attraverso risorse solari ed eoliche situate all'interno o vicino ai centri urbani, perché portare la produzione di energia più vicino a dove viene utilizzata l'energia può risparmiare capitale, preservare paesaggi naturali, ridurre la necessità di linee di trasmissione e fornire elettricità più resiliente, affidabile ed equa. È già difficile ottenere l'approvazione per gli sviluppi delle energie rinnovabili, con la maggior parte dei progetti solari proposti che non raggiungono mai il funzionamento commerciale. Con così tanto respingimento e obiezione agli impatti estetici e percepiti dei paesaggi di energia rinnovabile, è essenziale che iniziamo a pianificare queste nuove installazioni con intenzione, essendo consapevoli del loro rapporto con la natura, il luogo e le persone. Può essere difficile immaginare come potrebbe essere l'energia rinnovabile in città al di là del solare sui tetti, ma un futuro di energia pulita richiederà sicuramente un pensiero più creativo. Più generazione solare può portare nelle nostre città, meno interagiamo con i paesaggi rurali. Le installazioni solari in città possono cogliere le opportunità per fornire co-benefici all'ambiente costruito, riducendo gli effetti dell'isola di calore, fornendo maggiore resilienza e indipendenza energetica, coesistendo con gli orti comunitari e offrendo opportunità di investimento cooperativo. Lo scopo di questo progetto su larga scala è smantellare le grandi aree delle caserme a Mannheim - Germania e collegarle al corridoio verde continuo nord-est, che si estende dal Luisenpark attraverso il Neckar fino al Vogelstangseen per migliorare il microclima e la fornitura di aria fresca nell'area circostante distretti a lungo termine. Inoltre, ingrandiamo la Caserma Spinelli dell'esercito americano che, recentemente messa a disposizione nella città di Mannheim. Principalmente l'obiettivo è progettare un parco pubblico come porta d'accesso al Corridoio Verde Reno-Neckar e incorporare un paesaggio energetico produttivo che possa contribuire in modo significativo alla capacità di generazione di energia rinnovabile di Mannheim.
Sustainable renewable energy cultivation within the urban landscape of Mannheim, Germany
Abbasi Aghdam, Mohammadreza;UMAR, MOHAMMAD HAROON
2022/2023
Abstract
Nowadays, due to a growing understanding of human interaction with nature, it is widely accepted by the scientific community that consuming energy from nonrenewable sources has caused serious environmental damage. The old model of large-scale power plants located far from city centers is adapting to a new model of distributed energy resources. The cities of the 2030s will generate a significant amount of their energy through solar and wind resources located within or near city centers because bringing power production closer to where power is used can save capital, conserve natural landscapes, reduce the need for transmission lines, and deliver more resilient, reliable, and equitable electricity. It is already challenging to get approval for renewable energy developments, with most proposed solar projects never reaching commercial operation. With so much pushback and objection to the aesthetic and perceived impacts of renewable energy landscapes, we must begin to plan these new installations with intention, being mindful of their relationship to nature, place, and people. It can be challenging to imagine what renewable energy might look like in the city beyond rooftop solar, but a clean energy future will most certainly require more creative thinking. The more solar generation that, can bring into our cities the less we interact on rural landscapes. Solar installations in the town can take opportunities to provide co-benefits to the built environment, reducing heat island effects, providing greater resilience and energy independence, co-existing with community gardens, and providing opportunities for cooperative investment. The aim of this project in large scale is to dismantle the large barracks areas in Mannheim - Germany and connect them to the northeast continuous green corridor, which extends from Luisenpark across the Neckar to the Vogelstangseen for improving the microclimate and the fresh air supply in the surrounding districts in the long term. Furthermore, we are going to zoom in on the U.S. Military’s Spinelli Barracks, recently made available in the city of Mannheim. Primarily the aim is to design a public park as a gateway to the Rhein-Neckar Green Corridor and incorporate a productive energy landscape that can significantly contribute to Mannheim’s renewable energy generation capacity.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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