Sentences with phrase «urban ecological system»

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Ashwani Vasishth (USA) is an Associate Professor in Environmental Planning, and directs the Master of Arts in Sustainability Studies at Ramapo College and is also engaged with urban ecology projects from within a social - ecological - systems perspective, at http://sustainablejc.org.

Princen has also been known to reference scientific measuring systems, mapping, and amateur anthropology in his work, and his artistic practice has involved plotting ecological changes — water currents, wind patterns, and soil erosion, as well as the impacts of urban developments on the Dutch landscape.

The goals of the NYC Urban Field Station's Arts and Humanities Residency Program are to bring perspectives from the arts and humanities to urban social - ecological systems and to incubate new relationships with artists and writers to inform our research and land manageUrban Field Station's Arts and Humanities Residency Program are to bring perspectives from the arts and humanities to urban social - ecological systems and to incubate new relationships with artists and writers to inform our research and land manageurban social - ecological systems and to incubate new relationships with artists and writers to inform our research and land management.

From an urban planning perspective, that means seeing each site as a unique ecological system; responding creatively to its natural and cultural landscapes; and enhancing the natural flows of nutrients, water, and clean energy that support life and regenerative growth.

The most striking feature of urban agriculture, which distinguishes it from rural agriculture, is that it is integrated into the urban economic and ecological system: urban agriculture is embedded in - and interacting with - the urban ecosystem.

Ways to reduce fossil fuel inputs to food systems include the use of farm machinery powered by renewable electricity or farm - produced biofuels; the localization of food systems to reduce transport (perhaps entailing vertical urban agriculture); the adoption of organic and ecological production practices to reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides; and an overall reduction in the consumption of highly processed foods.

Creating more urban farms and more food production centers closer to where the market is, whether they are traditional outdoor growing areas, rooftop farms, indoor hydroponic and aquaponics systems, vertical farms, or vacant lot gardens, can go a long way toward building a more resilient local food system and reducing the ecological footprint of our diets.