Ecological Networks Rethinking Sustainable linkages between nature and cities

International Journal of Civil Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJCE Journal

Volume 7 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Neetha S N, DR. Mamatha P Raj, Rachana D R

10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V7I6P104

How to Cite?

Neetha S N, DR. Mamatha P Raj, Rachana D R, "Ecological Networks Rethinking Sustainable linkages between nature and cities," SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 6, pp. 36-40, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488352/IJCE-V7I6P104

Abstract:

Nature is embedded within the city and in each one of us. Cities have evolved from nature and each city is a combined artifact of nature and culture. After the Industrial revolution cities have moved away from nature and adopted a modern outlook that nature exists only in the countryside. As said by Gregory Bateson, “When an organism destroys its environment, it destroys itself”, cities that are moving away from nature are facing many challenges like urban floods, water crisis, pollution, climate change, etc. This paper aims to study various traditional and modern examples from Asian and European cities to know how nature and cities are interlinked and how they can sustain each other to get further benefits such as public health, urban aesthetics, etc. It tries to explain how cities form an ecosystem of their environment and people. Nature exists in different forms in the urban environment like urban parks, lakes, trees, etc. This paper tries to investigate how to integrate different forms of nature into urban development and learn nature-based solutions to fight the biggest challenges. One of the best ways to integrate nature into urban development is to identify and protect existing ecologically sensitive areas and corridors or by proposing linkages between fragmented ecologically sensitive areas. These ecological networks not only help to protect biodiversity in the urban environment but also provide health and recreation benefits to the public. These networks if defined and designed well, have aesthetical benefits to the city by becoming part of the urban landscape. Through various examples, case studies, and research, this paper tries to analyze the benefits of ecological networks and green corridors to the cities.

Keywords:

Ecological balance, nature, green networks, urban landscape, sustainable.

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