bio diversity and landscape

T H E C O N C I S E D E S I N E S

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G R E E N B U I L D I N G C O N G R E S S 2 0 1 4

HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER HYDERABAD

BIO DIVERSITY

T H E S U S T A I N A B L E Q U O T I E N T I N L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E P L A N N I N G

BIO DIVERSITY THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING

OPENING THOUGHT

BIO SWALE +

WETLAND +

NATIVE LANDSCAPE +

BEE /BUTTERFLY/FROG HABITAT +

MANMADE LAKE /AQUATIC HABITAT +

HIGH DENSITY COMPANION PLANTING .

BIODIVERSITY BY VIRTUE OF NATURE AND CHARACTER –LIVING IN DIVERSITY ASSUMES KEY POSITION IN STRENGTHINING THE ELANDSCAPE

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.

COMPREHENSIVE BIODIVERSITY ATTRIBUTES HAS ALWAYS PLAYED SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RISING

LANDSCAPE VALUES IN URBAN SOCIAL CONTEXT.

ADOPTION OF BIODIVERSITY TOOLS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING HELPS IN MITIGATING

GROWING CHOIATIC URBAN SETTLEMENT.

THE HARMONIOUS BLEND OF ALL BD MEASURES CREATES BALANCED ECOSYSTEM BENIFITTING ALL

LIVING FORMS


O P E N I N G T H O U G H T


BIO SWALE BIO SWALE ASSUMES KEY POSITION IN BIO

DIVERSITY PLATFORM IN BENIFICIAL TRAINING OF SURFACE RUN OFF TO

DESIGNATED BASIN

SWALES ARE GRADUAL GRADIENT SURFACE COVERED WITH LOW GROUND

COVERS,NATVE GRASS AND OTHER LOW VEGETATION.

IN ADDITION IT PROMOTES INFILTRATION LEADING TO EFFECTIVE GROUND WATER

RECHARGE

ADOPTION OF THIS ATTRIBUTE IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING HELPS IN EFFICIENT

CONSERVATION OF WATER AS AGAINST CONVENTIONAL STORMWATER CHANNEL.


WET LAND

WET LAND IS ONE OF THE STRONG COMPONENT OF ECOSYSTEM

LARGELY CONTAINING WATER WITH PARTIAL LAND FORM SUPPORTING RICH NATIVE FLORA AND FUANA ALONG WITH

THRIVING AQUATIC HABITAT

THE KEY BENEFITS OF WET LAND TO ECOSYSTEM AND MAN KIND IS IN THE

CONTROL OF FLOODS AND TIDAL FORCES LIMITING NATURAL DISASTER

WET LANDS INCLUDES MANGROVES,

SWAMPS AND MARSHES, RIVERS, LAKES, FLOODPLAINS AND FLOODED FORESTS,


NATIVE LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES

ADOPTION OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND REGIONAL HORTICULTURE METHODS IN CULTIVATION.

IT OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDSCAPE

DESIGNS.

PRIMARILY PROMOTED AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE AIR, SOIL AND WATER, HELP TO PREVENT

FLOODING, CONTROL EROSION, AND ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY.

NATIVE LANDSCAPING IS ALSO SEEN AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AS A MEANS FOR

REINTRODUCING THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF AN AREA, AND AS A VEHICLE FOR CONNECTING URBAN RESIDENTS TO THE

NATURAL WORLD AND PROMOTING A CONSERVATION CULTURE.


BEE /BUTTERFLY AND FROG HABITAT PROMOTION

BEES COULD BE REGARDED AS STEWARD OF GARDEN FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION IN

SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES .

BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS FORMS PRIMARY

FOOD CHAIN MANAGING HEALTHY ECO SYSTEM. WIDELY USED BY ECOLOGIST AS MODEL ORGANISIM TO EVALUATE THE HABITAT LOSS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

FACTORS.

FROGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ECOSYSTEMS IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THEY

CONTROL BUGS ,ALGAE GROWTH AND HELP THE ECOSYSTEM TO EXIST IN BALANCE.


MAN MADE LAKES /RESTORATION OF NATURAL RESERVOIR /AQUATIHABITAT PROMOTION

RESTORATION OF NATURAL PONDS, LAKES, PROMOTION OF MAN MADE LAKES FORMS PART

OF WATER AND AQUATIC HABITAT CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES IN URBAN LANDSCAPE PLANNING.

THIS ATTRIBUTE HAS HELPED TO SUPPORT VARIOUS AQUATIC HABITATS SUCCESSFULLY

GREATEST BENEFIT IS THE WITNESS OF

MIGRATORY BIRDS AND INTERACTION OF HUMAN BEINGS WITH NATURE WHILE ACTING AS VALUED

RECREATION SPOT


HIGH DENSITY COMPANION PLANTING CONCEPT

HIGH DENSITY PLANTING IN COMPANION WITH DIVERSE SPECIES HAS PLAYED VITAL ROLE IN

MANAGING BALANCED ECOSYSTEM.

THE MIX OF WIDE CANOPY ,COLUMNAR,TALL TREES PROMOTES HEALTHY PLANT LIFE CYCLE

CHAIN CONTRIBUTING HEALTHY LIVING TO VARIOUS DEPENDED LIVING FORMS.

THE LIVING FORMS IN TURNS PROMOTES HEALTHY

REPRODUCTION OF SPECIES BY SUCCESSFUL POLLINATION METHODS.


DESIGN REFLECTIONS


THE WAY FORWARD.

FORMULATE A POLICY BENIFITTING ALL STAKE HOLDERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY EXTENDING

SUITABLE AND PROFITABLE INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN BIO DIVERSITY MEASURES.

PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARDED FOR ADOPTING

PRINCIPLES LIKE SELF ENERGY GENERATION,ADOPTION OF WET

LAND,ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIVE SPECIES PLANTING ETC…….

THIS SYSTEM HAS YIELDED DEFINITE RESULTS IN

COUNTRIES LIKE US AND SINGAPORE.


THE FUTURE

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING HAS ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE

CURRENT DEFICIT URBAN ECOSYSTEM TO CLEANER ,HEALTHIER AND PROFITABLE

CONTINENT.

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