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Fig. 1.1
A birds-eye view of the current setting. The
hatched area
refers to the 1st phase of the
first
shrinkage
stage
process, the Naturpark in Zurich represents an ecological strategy of environmental
reclamation at both natural and social level.
There are four general phases to complete the whole master plan. In the first
phase, SHAGAL
iodaa plan to shrink the east runway, creating a Naturpark which
opens a natural reservoir to the public as a learning venue of flora and fauna. Unlike
green spaces of earlier generations, today's facilities should not be passive land
intended for communing with nature only. This Naturpark seeks to engage peo-
ple, intellectually and physically. Additionally, this design concept could [re]store
the Kloten areas' biodiversity, replenish ecological habitats, boost tourism and job
creation and protect drinking water supply catchments instead of polluting drink-
ing water and sending many more species into extinction and negatively affecting
tourism. SHAGAL
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iodaa's design for the Zurich airport area shows how one region
could reconsider the value of its natural capital to benefit both the local economy
and the global community by adapting
shrinkage
values.
Its most powerful contribution, however, may be that it recalls nature's restora-
tive cycles and puts them back to work in the city and beyond. The real winner of
this
shrinkage
proposal would be the environment: a treasure trove of natural wealth
will be accessible as a pedagogical medium - in changing user behaviour through
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