INHERITANCE AND INNOVATION IN ECOLOGICAL PRACTICE — REPORT ON THE FORUM OF THE COMMITTEE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, CHINESE SOCIETY FOR URBAN STUDIES

Abstract

On January 21, 2018, the Forum of the Committee of Landscape Architecture, Chinese Society for Urban Studies was held at the College of Architecture and Landscape in Peking University. More than 30 participants from the fields of landscape, ecology, water management, and planning exchanged ideas on the current Beautiful China and Ecological Civilization Construction movements, as well as the development of Landscape Architecture and interdisciplinary and multi-professional collaborations. A consensus on the urgency and necessity of collaborative ecological practices, while an acknowledgement on the difficulties of such work, was reached. Specifically, problems of competitiveness and responsibility remain in the interdisciplinary practice; and the discipline of Landscape Architecture currently fails to identify its strengths. Thus, Landscape Architecture needs to actively promote disciplinary and industrial integration to meet contemporary needs.

Keywords

Landscape Architecture / Beautiful China / Ecological Civilization Construction / Interdisciplinary Collaboration / Cross-industry Collaboration

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2018 Higher Education Press