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Making Urban Ecology a key element in Urban Development and Planning
The Role of Ecosystem Services in Contemporary Design
Beyond Urban Legends: An Emerging Framework of Urban Ecology, as Illustrated by the Baltimore Ecosystem Study
Towards and Inclusive Concept of Infrastructure
Ecology's New Paradigm: What Does It offer Designers and Planners
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This emerging field sees no necessary conceptual distinction between cities and the wider landscape processes in which they are enmeshed.
What is Landscape Urbanism
100
Private gardens, community gardens, golf courses, cemeteries and lawns are examples of these type of ecosystems.
What are semi-natural ecosystems.
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Since cities are home to an increase fraction of humanity most peoples experience of nature is this.
What is urban
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The article discussed case studies of successful collaborations between the design profession in these three cities: Seattle, Portland, and this city.
What is Phoenix, Az
100
Ecology has recently shift paradigms from an equilibrium point of view to a disequilibrium point of view, and a shift from independent-closed systems to dependent-open systems characterize by the flux of "these" across system borders.
What are materials and individuals
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This is the boundary between mass and void, between buildings and the space they enclose.
What is an ecotone
200
According to the author, the two most prevalent strategies proposed to combat urban sprawl are these.
What are smart-growth and green infrastructure planning.
200
Though it is assumed that urban soils would be uniformly artificial, or disturbed, some soils actually show only slightly modified profiles and this characteristic
What is heterogeneity
200
Just as we have segregated ourselves from beneficial natural forces, so have we segregate these.
What is disciplines or professions
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In contrast to theory that focuses on species and population, this theory emphasize the transfer and processing of mater and energy.
What is ecosystem ecology (theory)
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This notion proposed by both Lynch and Forman underpins visual and ecological health of the city or ecosystem.
What is connectivity
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Four categories of these outlined within the article are (1) provisioning services, (2) regulating services, (3) cultural services and (4) supporting services.
What are ecosystem services.
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this type of coupling between social process and environmental structures have been demonstrated to shape the urban ecosystems.
What is natural-human coupling
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These are defined in their ability to make use of natural processes, such as water flow or sand filtration, in such a way that the resource they manipulate is both conserved and used to create multiple benefits.
What are natural technologies
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If a designer asks, "How important are flows into and out of the landscape in relation to within-system dynamics" this is what are they referring to. This has important ramifications for landscape dynamics and is not easily measured.
What is ecosystem autonomy
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This landscape design by James Corner employ these concept (1) accepting complex circumstances of the site (2) address issues of large scale spatial organization (3) dealing with time open-endedly
What is Freshkills Landfill, NJ
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These are three patterns of island biogeography that influence green infrastructure.
What are (1) large island support more species, (2) remote island support fewer species (3) newcomers replace extinct species.
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The Baltimore Ecosystem Study (BES) is part of this kind of research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
What is Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)
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Five steps designers can take to recognize opportunities in urban systems include (1) look for design opportunities within urban infrastructure, (2) engage allies and capitalize on the needs and desires of citizens, (3) do not ignore political or administrative realities, (4) use natural systems in the context of solving urban problems, and (5) this step.
What is Finding Inherent Beauty in the Ordinary
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Now most ecologist understand that if there work is to be relevant to real world problems and issues, they need to focus some, if not most, research on this type of landscape.
What is human-dominated landscape
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Landscape Ecology as a discipline emerged from this theory.
What is Island Biogeography
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This psychological condition is characterized by apathy towards necessary environmental efforts in society caused by a lack of early and regular interaction with ecosystems and nature.
What is environmental generational amnesia.
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This theory suggest that urban ecosystems are complex dynamic biological-physical-social entities, in which spatial heterogeneity and spatially localized feedbacks play large roles.
What is the theory of urban ecosystems
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Concepts of Wilderness and Nature are examples of "these" which effect how we evaluate and design landscapes.
What are cultural constructs
500
Although they may not have referred to it as "this," numerous authors have documented ways in which the present day condition of ecosystems and landscapes reflect the past.
What is landscape memory