Phytoplankton as biomonitors: A study of Museum Lake in Government Botanical Garden and Museum,Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India

An assessment of the pollution status of Museum Lake in the Thiruvananthapuram Botanical Garden and Museum was conducted. Analysis of different community structures of the planktonic taxa in the lake revealed it is organically polluted, attributable to the organic litter from riparian vegetation. A total of 30 most pollution‐tolerant phytoplankton genera and 24 pollution‐tolerant species were identified. Pollution‐tolerant phytoplankton genera in the lake included Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae and Euglenophyceae. Scenedesmus, Pinnularia, Euglena, Ankistrodesmus, Closterium, Crucigenia, Kirchneriella, Merismopedia and Oscillatoria were some of the phytoplankton pollution tolerant genera whereas, Nitzschia palea, Synedra acus, Scenedesmus quadricauda, Pandorina morum and Trachelomonas volvocina were some of the pollution tolerant species noted. Excessive nutrient loading from the surrounding area is definitely degrading the quality of this urban lake ecosystem. Detailed information regarding the pollution status of a waterbody is very important in this regard, noting it ultimately assists in undertaking proper management of a waterbody. The Palmer Algal Index score for Museum Lake was 37, indicating it is highly organic enriched. The results of different algal indices (e.g. Chlorophycean Index; Nygaard Index) indicated a eutrophic condition for Museum Lake, being attributed to its increased organic enrichment. Canonical correspondence analysis between environmental variables and the microalgal bioindicators also highlighted the influence of the physical and chemical parameters on phytoplankton abundance and distribution in Museum Lake.     

中国古典园林艺术创作对现代园林景观设计的启示

我国古典园林艺术。有着悠久的历史渊源与深厚的文化底蕴,并被赋予了丰富的内涵和寓意,在整个世界园林艺术中,有着独特的魅力和重要的地位。文章通过阐述中国古典园林艺术的创作特色,借助部分范例,进行简单剖析,体现其在园林景观设计中的重要性．以及对我国现代园林景观设计的启示。     

岭南园林和江南园林美学特征的比较

本文从环境、功用、性格、艺术、文化五个方面,对岭南园林和江南园林美学特征进行了比较,提炼出二者不同的个性特点,提出了园林是文化的载体。     

北宋洛阳园林题名的文人特色研究

以《洛阳名园记》为基础,从景题的文人特色角度,以北宋洛阳名园中富有代表性的富郑公园和独乐园为对象进行研究.综合运用文学修辞、园林造景手法,对景题创作背景、内容、风格、艺术手法、表达情趣等对比分析,指出北宋洛阳园林景题的文化特色-文采斐然、意境高妙的浪漫情趣与质朴简约淡然审慎的理性情绪的结合,即理性与趣味的结合.这一时期的园林景题体现出隐逸和出仕的矛盾之情的思想特色.     

浅谈从生态园林到生态城市

建设生态园林、生态城市首先要转变观念,要加强边缘科学研究,城与乡要拆墙,实现一体化;要把园林建设看作投资自然资本,为地球增加绿色,改善生存环境。     

The Winding Gallery in the Lingering Garden

廊是园林中常见的建筑物,是具有明晰的几何关系的线型空间。留园中的廊,不论从它所传达出的文化内涵和意境来看,还是从它所体现的设计过程和手法来看,都具有极好的研究价值。通过对留园廊的研究,不仅能更好地感悟留园的布局、建筑空间等,还能对苏州古典园林中廊的设计特点和艺术效果获得更多、更好的了解。     

历史城市的中华文化传统的传承——南海神庙、老住宅和扬州的私家小园

中国传统城市长期受儒教文化的浸润,充溢了中国传统文化的外形和内涵,在现代城市建设中,人们只顾现代化建设而废祖忘典,如广州的南海神庙就把神圣的空间环境破坏了 中国的各地民居创造了传统家庭阖家团聚的礼仪空间格局和营造了温馨的家庭氛围.扬州古城里有许多老民居重建古典私家小园和重建老宅,用自己的行动在找回乡愁.     

Reprint of “Emergent public space: Sustaining Chicano culture in North Denver”

Vacant land located in deteriorating neighborhoods collects physical detritus and social malaise; overt signifiers of urban blight, these spaces often become gathering places for garbage instead of people, illicit activity instead of civility. This essay deconstructs what happens when community activists appropriate, develop, and continually manage vacant land in manners that align with and express their community’s culture. Moreover, it deconstructs the metamorphosis of vacant land into public space. Part of a larger research project exploring the roles public space plays in neighborhood change, this ethnography centers in Sunnyside, a gentrifying neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Combining ethnographic and archival methods, I explore how the physical, regulatory, and cultural facets interrelate to form something rather remarkable—public space on private property. The “Troy” Chavez Memorial Peace Garden is at once a community garden, a pedagogical space, and a memorial to the 108 youths who died in Denver’s 1993 “summer of violence”. Twenty years later it is still cherished as a garden and a memorial, as a living artifact of Aztec culture, and as a publicly accessible space that contributes to the cooperation between neighborhood old-timers and newcomers. Turning scholarly discourse of the privatization of public space on its head, I unpack the processes contributing to the publicizing private space.     

An Examination of Tabriz Gardens in Iranian Garden Art

This study was conducted to determine the place of historic gardens in the city of Tabriz vis-a-vis Iranian garden arts. It provides information on the historic gardens of Tabriz, which are no longer in existence, for example, ‘Saheb Abad’ Garden, ‘North’ Garden, ‘Sefa’ Garden, ‘Amir Kabir’ Garden, ‘Saheb Divan’Garden and ‘Fath Abad’ Garden, as well as four historical maps belonging to the Qajar era in the city of Tabriz. In this research, the factors influencing the design of El-Goli Garden were studied, which can be grouped into three major categories: physical, biological and cultural. After a brief study of the above factors in the city of Tabriz and its different microclimates, the types of similarities that exist relating to Iranian garden art were determined.     

Newer Plant Displays in Botanical Gardens: The Role of Design in Environmental Interpretation

New design approaches can be observed in an increasing number of botanical gardens due to a desire to improve the effectiveness of environmental interpretation. This paper presents a review of these recent trends in the display of plants based on a search of botanical gardens around the world and on both theory and previous research findings that have focused on understanding people's experience in botanical gardens and other environmental interpretation settings. Four design strategies of plant display were identified, which are referred to here as familiar frames, icons, imitations and manipulations of nature. These typological categories represent recent design approaches useful for establishing stronger relationships between people, plants and associated environmental issues. Further, the potential of such displays as environmental interpretation tools is discussed based on how people perceive them.