Regenerative Urban Design and Ecosystem Biomimicry

ISBN-13: 9781138079489 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 260 str.

Maibritt Pedersen Zari

Opis

This book examines and defines the field of biomimicry for sustainable design and goes on to translate ecological knowledge into practical methodologies for architectural and urban design that can proactively respond to climate change and biodiversity loss.

Spis treści

1. A shift in architectural and urban design: cities as a medium of change  2. Incorporating biomimicry into regenerative design 3. Can built environment biomimicry address climate change? 4. Translating ecosystem processes into built environment design  5. Emulating ecosystem services in architectural and urban design: Ecosystem Services Analysis 6. Applying Ecosystem Services biomimicry to urban contexts: City Case studies (Wellington, Havana, Curitiba)  7. A wider context, reflection and evolution

O autorze

Maibritt Pedersen Zari is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture and Interior Architecture at Victoria University’s School of Architecture, New Zealand. Her areas of expertise are biomimicry, biophilia, regenerative design and the practical intersection of ecology, climate change, and biodiversity loss with urban and architectural design.