From the Gray City to the Green City: Integrating Nature into Urban Design Through Architecture

Eduardo Zulueta Cueva C.; Arévalo García A.; Orlando La Rosa-Boggio D.; Amelia Torres-Samillán R.; Emmanuel Cubas Ramírez C. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2025) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2024.1.1.109

Resumen

The accelerated growth of cities has generated environmental and social challenges due to the predominance of gray infrastructure, which intensifies the heat island effect, pollution and fragmentation of urban ecosystems. In response, architecture and urbanism have adopted nature-based strategies to create more sustainable environments. This study reviews the integration of green infrastructure in urban design, addressing solutions such as green roofs and facades, ecological corridors and multifunctional parks, which contribute to thermal regulation, water management and social well-being. Using the PRISMA method, SCOPUS articles were analyzed to identify trends and challenges in its implementation. The results highlight the benefits of green infrastructure, although its adoption faces regulatory, economic and technical barriers. The need for an interdisciplinary approach in urban planning is emphasized, integrating ecology, architecture and citizen participation. Nature-based urban transformation is key to confronting climate change and improving quality of life, guaranteeing equity in access to green spaces and strengthening environmental resilience in the development of cities.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego; Universidad Nacional de Piura