The aesthetics of structures as environment enhancers Available to Purchase

The preservation of areas of environmental significance within city boundaries can only be done by taking the human dimension into consideration, including what this means in terms of enrichment, breadth of approaches and allowances for interrelations and mutual effects. Specifically, when access by people to an essentially linear environment is proposed, as in the case of the riparian environment, the desirability of crossings must be considered in terms of the permeability of the river channel and the construction of structures that could make such crossings possible. This paper argues that the design of these structures must be approached in such a way that it adds value to the configuration of the landscape and environment where the structures are built and, in particular, that the design enhances social and geographic aspects and that the integration of such new elements does not detract from the landscape where they are placed.