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Ecological design as the seamless and
benign biointegration of technology
and built environment with nature
All of our endeavours that impact adversely on the planet’s
systems, and most especially our endeavours in designing,
making, using, and recovering, need to be fully guided and
informed by the science of ecology to meet our
needs while allowing nature simultaneously to recover and
thrive. Ecology must play an undeniable central role in every
instance while carrying out these tasks.
Ecology is the study of the interactions between the biotic
constituents in all of its lifeforms and organisms, and their
abiotic physical environments, acting together as whole
systems.
Ecological design is defined as design that is informed by
ecology so as to conserve, protect, and benefit ecosystems
and habitats in the presence of human activities, the human-
made world, and the built environment. It is an approach
that puts nature at the centre of all design thinking. This
approach is referred to here as ‘ecocentricity’, a central
principle in ecological design.
In the built
environment
Constructed habitats
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Contents
Foreword by Dr. Nirmal Kishnani x–xi
Introduction xii–xxi
1: Commercial Developments 1–99
2: Residential Developments 100–147
3: Canopy Projects 148–157
4: Masterplan Projects 158–211
5: Green Technology Concepts 212–225
6: On Green Design 226–236
Index 237–238
C O N T E N T S
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Ecomasterplanning strategy
Habitats
