Hanging Garden Concept
Abstract Presently, rapid urban development in Singapore has caused the problem of the lack of green spaces in urban settings. Consequently, the lack of green spaces in urban areas has contributed to the problem and issues related to unsustainable development such as urban pollution, heat island, erosion and flood. The idea of Garden City emphasizes the allocation and function of greenbelt as a major component in land use planning. Green space has played an important role in the environmental health of urban dwellers. Benefits By implementing the hanging garden concept, it will address the issue of the lack of land to be developed into green areas directly. By having the hanging garden, the environmental health in traditional urban setting can be better preserved as well as the garden city will be essentially utilizing existing spaces. This will be particularly apt in the context of Singapore as besides being able to solve the issue of land scarcity the issue of aesthetic appeal can also be enhanced through the hanging garden concept.
A Case Study of Optima Camelview Village Small scale projects of hanging garden has already been established. One of such projects include the Optima Camelview Village in Scotsdale, America. On its terrace and rooftops, vegetations are being planted complete with its own water management system. Among the benefits gained were:
As such it is indeed feasible to implement the Hanging Garden at Singapore given the tec |  Source: The EDITT Tower proposed to be built in SIngapore   Source: The Dragonfly, a Metabolic Farm for Urban Agriculture |
