AbstractsRecreation

Aim of thesis In this thesis, a regional park design is used as a strategy for the development of leftover open space at IJsselmonde, as a solution to the spatial and indentity problems at IJsselmonde. Findings/conclusion Using a landscape approach, regional park IJsselmonde is a park that is designed to recover the relationship between the city and the landscape, at a location where this relation has been completely lost due to rapid urban expansion and fragmentation by infrastructure. By clearly dividing the three existing landscapes (urban garden, cultural landscape, wilderness) at the island, but at the same time recognising the complex coherence between the three, a new relation between the city and the countryside is made. The image of the wilderness for the waterfront creates an attraction for visitors. The park is made better accessible, both by public transport and by bike and program is added that complies with the different characters of the open space. By doing this, the open areas are protected from unwanted urban developments since all new developments should be measured against the image set for the area.