Principles and practice of ecological design

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Shu-Yang ◽  
Bill Freedman ◽  
Raymond Cote
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Ecological Design ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Industrial Parks ◽  
Managed Ecosystems ◽  
And Function

The history of development of the concept of ecological design (or eco-design) is described, and key influences and antecedents are introduced. Seven principles of ecological design are advanced: (1) the need to meet the inherent needs of humans and their economy; (2) the requirement to sustain the integrity of the structure and function of both natural and managed ecosystems; (3) the appropriateness of emulating the inherent designs of nature in anthropogenic management systems; (4) the need to make progress to a sustainable economy through greater reliance on renewable resources and more focus on recycling, reusing, and efficient use of materials and energy; (5) the use of ecological economics (or full-cost accounting) to comprehensively take resource depletion and environmental damage into consideration and thereby address issues of natural debt; (6) the need to conserve natural ecosystems and indigenous biodiversity at viable levels; and (7) the desirability of increasing environmental literacy to build social support for sustainable development, resource conservation, and protection of the natural world. Examples are presented of the recent application of the principles of eco-design to the planning and management of human communities, industrial parks and networks, architectural practice, and products. The principles and practices of eco-design have much to contribute to the urgent need to make rapid and tangible progress towards a sustainable human economy. Key words: ecological design, eco-design, sustainable development, community planning, architecture, industrial park, green products, biological conservation.

Nature as a theme in Canadian literature

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Turner ◽  
Bill Freedman
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Canadian Literature ◽  
Literary Expression ◽  
Nature Literature ◽  
Century Poetry ◽  
Literature Culture

The relationships of people with the natural world are expressed in diverse ways, including painting, photographs, sculpture, song, video, and literature. In this document, we review historical and contemporary portrayals of nature as a theme in Canadian literature. Our assessment is intended to explore how Canadians have articulated their feelings about nature through literary expression, and to thereby gain insight into their empathy for natural ecosystems and native species, and their concern about damage caused to those values. We begin with a broad overview of nature as a theme in cultural expression, including overarching ones in Canadian literature, and discuss the influential literary views of Northrop Frye, Margaret Atwood, and their critics. We then examine the expression of nature within seven focal areas: early aboriginal expression, narratives of explorers, stories of settlers, the genre of animal stories, 20th-century poetry, recent aboriginal literature, and environmental ideas in contemporary prose. We identify six dominant themes of the expression of nature in Canadian literature: (1) humans as a part of nature; (2) a bounty of natural resources; (3) fear of an adversarial wilderness; (4) improvement of nature; (5) regret of environmental damage and perhaps despair of the future; and (6) love and respect of species and natural landscapes. Finally, we discuss how nature as a theme embedded in Canadian literature can be harnessed to further the compelling objectives of environmental literacy by providing sympathetic insights into the relationships of people and society with the species and ecosystems with which they share Canada.Key words: nature, literature, culture, Canada, environmental literacy.

scholarly journals Integration of Environmental and Economic Aspects in Green GRDP Calculation on the Industrial Sector in West Bandung District, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 152
Author(s):  
Faroby Falatehan ◽  
Rizal Bahtiar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Industrial Waste ◽  
Resource Depletion ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
The Other ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Large Share

West Bandung Regency is a developing district in West Java, Indonesia.  As a developing city, the industrial sector is one sector that has a large share of Regional GDP in this district, which is 39%. On the other hand, based on the concept of sustainable development, the calculation of Regional GDP or Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) has not paid attention to aspects of resources depletion and environmental degradation. Therefore, Regional GDP is difficult to measure the business benefits of the industrial sector in the concept of sustainable development. This paper introduces concept of green Regional GDP and its contribution to regional income. This paper analyzes the value of depleted resources and degraded environments in the region, from 2015 to 2017. Resource depletion is focused on depletion of water resources. Whereas the degradation that occurs is focused on congestion and damage to water resources due to industrial waste. The industrial sector Green Regional GDP has resulted in a reduction in Regional GDP of 1.17% in 2015, 1.12% in 2016 and 1.06% in 2017. Therefore, an appropriate policy is needed in overcoming this problem, especially reducing environmental damage, namely reducing congestion and reducing environmental pollution in order to achieve sustainable development. Keywords: Sustainable development, Depletion, Degradation, Water, Congestion, Damage

Sustainability and adaptability of regional development in the conditions of digitalization

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1550-1613
Author(s):  
O.E. Akimova ◽  
S.K. Volkov ◽  
E.A. Gladkaya ◽  
I.M. Kuzlaeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Economic Behavior ◽  
Regional Inequality ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Human Welfare ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Smart Technologies

Subject. The article discusses the sustainability of regional economy development, its definition, and the substance of sustainable development. Objectives. We aim at performing a comprehensive analysis of indicators of sustainability and adaptability of regional development in the context of digitalization, formulating a strategy for economic behavior that takes into account the multidimensional nature of regional inequality and is focused on boosting the economic potential of regions. Methods. The study draws on dialectic and systems approaches, general scientific methods of retrospective, situational, economic and statistical, and comparative analysis. Results. The sustainability of the region focuses on improving the human welfare over long time horizon. This happens in three areas, i.e. maximizing the efficiency of resource use; ensuring justice and democracy; minimizing resource consumption and environmental damage. The stability of the region can be assessed by using one parameter, or by combining the parameters in accordance with the type of region and expected results. Conclusions. The adaptation of a region to changing conditions depends on its type (‘adapted’, ‘adaptive’, and ‘non-adapted’). Regional inequality has two main components: difference in economic potential and social satisfaction of residents. Another component, affecting the stability and adaptability of regions, is the level of their digitalization. However, some regions have only formally embarked on the path of digitalization. Moreover, a focus on smart technologies, solutions and digitalization often leads to ignoring the goals of sustainable development. Smart technologies should be aimed at ensuring sustainability within the framework of the smart sustainable city concept.

scholarly journals Relationship between the Geotourism Potential and Function in the Polish Part of the Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Teresa Brzezińska-Wójcik
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
The Other ◽  
Partial Indices ◽  
Function Index ◽  
Intensive Exploitation ◽  
Potential Indicator ◽  
Current Product ◽  
And Function ◽  
Further Development

The Polish part of the Roztocze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve area is characterized by diversified geotourism resources with relatively high value. However, their potential seems not to be fully used in the current product offer. The aim of the study was therefore to assess the spatial variability of the geotourism potential and function and to determine their interrelations in view of further development of geotourism in the Roztocze TBR and the perspective of creation of the “Kamienny Las na Roztoczu” geopark. The study was carried out with the use of the taxonomic method of multidimensional comparative analysis consisting of calculation and analysis of general, total, and partial indices of the geotourism potential and function in 22 communes. The results showed the highest total indicator of geotourism potential in two communes, i.e. Józefów and Krasnobród, and the highest value of the total geotourism function index in Krasnobród. The results of the analysis of the relationships between the geotourism potential and function indicate that the geotourism resources and products are fully used in terms of the development of the function only in Krasnobród commune. In turn, the value of the total geotourism function index in the Zwierzyniec commune exceeds the geotourism potential indicator, which implies that this area is overloaded by tourist movement. The total indicators of geotourism potential in the other communes, especially Józefów, Krasnobród, Lubycza Królewska, and Susiec, indicate the possibility of more intensive exploitation of geotourism resources in preparation of interesting products in compliance with the principles of sustainable development and, consequently, the development of the geotourism function.

scholarly journals Construction of an Environmentally Sustainable Development on a Modified Coastal Sand Mined and Landfill Site—Part 2. Re-Establishing the Natural Ecosystems on the Reconstructed Beach Dunes

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 717-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
AnneMarie Clements ◽  
Appollonia Simmonds ◽  
Pamela Hazelton ◽  
Catherine Inwood ◽  
Christy Woolcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Landfill Site ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Coastal Sand

Rehabilitating Nature and Making Nature Habitable

1994 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Attfield
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
Value Of Nature

Can nature be reconstituted, recreated or rehabilitated? And would the goal of doing so be a desirable one? There again, is wild nature intrinsically valuable, or are parks, gardens and farms sometimes preferable or of greater value? This cluster of questions arises from recent debates about preservation, restoration, wilderness and sustainable development. In discussing them I hope to throw some light on both the concept and the value of nature, and in due course on the attitudes which people should have towards it, the policies which should guide their practice, and thus on the proper role of humanity with regard to the natural world.

Tending this Fragile Earth, Our Island Home: The Pope's Encyclical in Dialogue with Ecomimesis, a Design Model for Conservation Stewardship

2018 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-766
Author(s):  
Lillian C. Woo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Pollution ◽  
Anthropogenic Impact ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
World Population ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World

In the last fifty years, empirical evidence has shown that climate change and environmental degradation are largely the results of increased world population, economic development, and changes in cultural and social norms. Thus far we have been unable to slow or reverse the practices that continue to produce more air and water pollution, soil and ocean degradation, and ecosystem decline. This paper analyzes the negative anthropogenic impact on the ecosystem and proposes a new design solution: ecomimesis, which uses the natural ecosystem as its template to conserve, restore, and improve existing ecosystems. Through its nonintrusive strategies and designs, and its goal of preserving natural ecosystems and the earth, ecomimesis can become an integral part of stabilizing and rehabilitating our natural world at the same time that it addresses the needs of growing economies and populations around the world.

The Relationship between Ecosystem Health and Ecological Safety

2012 ◽  
Vol 260-261 ◽  
pp. 781-785
Author(s):  
Ying Song ◽  
Rui Ying Chang ◽  
Zheng Da Yu ◽  
Ren Qing Wang ◽  
Jian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Ecological Safety ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Relationship

With the rapid economic development and the highlighting environmental issues, more attention has been paid to ecosystem health and ecological safety. Along with the development of the concept of sustainable development, people gradually realized the importance of natural ecosystems. Ecological safety is the basis of sustainable development. It is a necessary condition to build a harmonious and environment friendly society. A healthy ecosystem is the basic guarantee of the realization of human social and economic development. This paper analyzes the relationship between ecosystem health and ecological safety, and finds that there are many connections and differences between them.According to the comparison of indices in the same evaluation model, the differences are analyzed. The paper helps to avoid the confusion between this two terms, and aims to make the goal of environmental management clear.

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