LD ARCH 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Urban Sprawl, Land Ethic, Sustainable Design
26 Aug 2016
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The study of different parts in ecosystem, biosphere. An investigation of natural factors of landscape as they relate to decision making in landscape design and land use planning joe r. mcbride. This course will be based on the principles of ecology and dedication to stewardship of the land. Ethics are rooted in recognizing other people as part of the same community. Leopold believes ethics should also influence our relationship with the land around us, transforming our roles from conquerors to members and citizens of the land community. 7 factors to focus on: geology, climate, soil, hydrology, vegetation, fauna. We will discuss interactions between all factors on different scales (ecosystem, city, landscape, etc) A response to the urban sprawl of houston. Goal: most sustainable city planning, preserve surrounding woodlands. Ecology study of relationships of organisms to the environment (ernst haeckel, 1866) Ecosystem discrete unit of nature, living and non-living parts interacting to form a stable system (arthur tansley, 1935)
