期刊名称：Trail Six: An Undergraduate Journal of Geography
印刷版ISSN：1916-0747
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：1
语种：English
出版社：Geography Students' Association
摘要：Stream daylighting is the process by which a concealed stream is deliberately exposed to once again flow on the Earth’s surface (Pinkham "New Life for Buried Streams"; O’Neil and Buchli). Since the first daylighting project in Napa in the 1970s, stream daylighting has become an increasingly popular trend in urban centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. The discussion in this report focuses on stream daylighting as a means for understanding urban attitudes and values of nature—what can the recent desire among urban citizens to unearth hidden streams tell us about the urban relationship with nature? Using observations from various stream daylighting studies, this report identifies environmental and social advantages/ successes and disadvantages/shortcomings of stream daylighting. Through these findings, it is concluded that stream daylighting can be understood as a process that provides several social benefits, but fails to create a measurable urban conservation area. This analysis was then used in a discussion to critique urban attitudes and values towards nature. Ultimately, this report concludes that stream daylighting reflects both a ‘human centric’ and an altruistic attitude towards nature. Urban conservation projects must be understood as they influence both local and global environments and attitudes. It is further suggested that additional research concerning stream daylighting should incorporate an assessment of the economic advantages and disadvantages of stream daylighting.
