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Ukiyo Sustainability Actions

Urban ecological restoration

The era of the "concrete jungle" is ending. We often see urban voids, parking lots, neglected plazas, and grey infrastructure as empty space. But these are actually our greatest opportunities for ecological restoration. Imagine a city that doesn't just "sustain" itself, but actively heals. By integrating native biodiversity and nature-based solutions into the very fabric of our urban design, we turn passive landscapes into active, living assets.

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Climate-resilient design

What we bring to the table: Climate-Resilient Design: Utilizing Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to manage water naturally. Biodiverse Food Forests: Designing multi-layered ecosystems that provide shade, food, and habitat. Ecosystem Services: Turning every square meter into a functional part of the local environment.

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Second nature landscapes

The article argues that traditional approaches to integrating nature into cities—especially the 19th-century model of parks—are no longer sufficient for today’s highly urbanized world. Instead of treating nature as an afterthought or decorative element, it proposes a more advanced and strategic relationship between urban development and ecological systems. By transforming abandoned or degraded lands (industrial sites, infrastructure corridors, etc.) into new ecological systems, cities can create flexible, evolving landscapes that support biodiversity, climate resilience, and human use.

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Waterfront mixed-use development

At the neighboring site, "Urban Dock Park City Toyosu", a joint residential development project by IHI and Mitsui Fudosan (total of 1,481 housing units) is underway, placing "landscape, environment, anti-crime, anti-disaster and child-care" as keywords. The residents will be entitled to exclusive use of shopping carts, lounge, and underground passageway in tie-ups with the shopping center "Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu". The "Urban Dock" community is a creation of added-value urban development with integration of commercial and residential functions.

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