6. International Resilience Congress Sustainable Resilient Future
Green Transformation of Cities in the New European Bauhaus Framework and the Role of Landscape Architecture
This study examines the role of the European Union's 'New European Bauhaus' (NEB) initiative in fostering the development of sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, inclusive and resilient cities, with particular reference to its relationship with landscape architecture. The New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, a European Union initiative, encourages the implementation of creative solutions to environmental crises, with a particular emphasis on the integration of sustainability and aesthetics. In particular, this initiative brings together a number of disciplines, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, art and urban planning, with the objective of enabling societies to adopt sustainable lifestyles. The NEB initiative provides guidance for landscape architects seeking to create sustainable environments, facilitating the development of innovative solutions in this field. The objective of this study is to identify the existing gaps by analysing the integration of NEB into urban planning and landscape architecture, and to examine how the relations between these two fields are addressed in the existing literature. In this context, the objective was to investigate the potential contribution of landscape architecture to NEB and to identify the specific issues on which it is effective. A comprehensive literature review was conducted using the Web of Science (WoS) database. This literature review examines the principal themes associated with NEB, including Ecological Design, Green Infrastructure, Sustainable Urban Development, Climate Adaptation, Aesthetic & Cultural Landscapes, and the role of landscape architecture in this context. A total of 821 articles were subjected to review. Duplicate and irrelevant studies were excluded, and the top 50 most cited studies were subjected to detailed analysis. The studies were selected from WoS indices such as SCI-EXPANDED, ESCI and A&HCI and were drawn from a range of multidisciplinary fields, including environmental sciences, construction technology, agricultural sciences and urban studies. The findings of the study demonstrate that within the framework of NEB, landscape architecture plays a pivotal role in enhancing ecological and climatic resilience in urban regeneration. Among the 50 most highly cited studies, 38% addressed ecological design and biodiversity themes, while 12% focused on climate change resilience. Green infrastructure and sustainable urban development were cited by 8 per cent, while studies on aesthetic and cultural landscapes were limited to only 2 per cent. These results demonstrate that landscape architecture plays a significant role in achieving environmental sustainability and social benefits in urban areas in line with NEB principles.