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vides resilient solutions in responding to unanticipated catastrophes which could
very well directly affect them soon. The “grey” approach is one practical answer to
such demand.
4.2.2 Landscape Patterns in Three City Regions
To clarify the differences in landscape patterns of city regions in the West and East,
we examine three major cities and their suburbs: New York City, Paris, and Tokyo.
Some 15 km northwest from the center of New York City, Central Park on
Manhattan Island, is a place called East Rutherford, New Jersey (population:
10,000; 10 km
2
). What you find in this quaint town is a typical American suburban
landscape mostly comprised of detached houses, free-standing structures one or
two stories high surrounded by wide open lawn (Fig. 4.5). Some 15 km northwest
from the center of Paris, Cite Island, brings you to Argenteuil, Ille de France (population: 100,000+; 17 km
2
).
Fig. 4.3 London green belt by P. Abercombie
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vides resilient solutions in responding to unanticipated catastrophes which could
very well directly affect them soon. The “grey” approach is one practical answer to
such demand.
4.2.2 Landscape Patterns in Three City Regions
To clarify the differences in landscape patterns of city regions in the West and East,
we examine three major cities and their suburbs: New York City, Paris, and Tokyo.
Some 15 km northwest from the center of New York City, Central Park on
Manhattan Island, is a place called East Rutherford, New Jersey (population:
10,000; 10 km
2
). What you find in this quaint town is a typical American suburban
landscape mostly comprised of detached houses, free-standing structures one or
two stories high surrounded by wide open lawn (Fig. 4.5). Some 15 km northwest
from the center of Paris, Cite Island, brings you to Argenteuil, Ille de France (population: 100,000+; 17 km
2
).
Fig. 4.3 London green belt by P. Abercombie
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