Lexicon – ˈlek·sɪˌkɑn/
Balance – the equal and proportionate distribution of elements to ensure the whole remains upright.
Balance – the equal and proportionate distribution of elements to ensure the whole remains upright.
Ecosystem services – the direct and indirect contribution of natural ecosystems to human well-being
Ecosystem services – the direct and indirect contribution of natural ecosystems to human well-being
Urban development – the planning and growth management of urban environments to ensure their liveability.
Urban development – the planning and growth management of urban environments to ensure their liveability.
Ecology - the study or organisms and their interactions with their surrounding environment.
Ecology - the study or organisms and their interactions with their surrounding environment.
Urban metabolism – As a complex, living organism, all energy and material flows in the city are accounted for and the dumping of waste is the last resort of a healthy, circular, interdependent system.
Urban metabolism – As a complex, living organism, all energy and material flows in the city are accounted for and the dumping of waste is the last resort of a healthy, circular, interdependent system.
Inheritance- the succession of physical and/or mental ‘responsibility’ of something received from your ancestors, the previous owners.
Inheritance- the succession of physical and/or mental ‘responsibility’ of something received from your ancestors, the previous owners.
Stewardship – careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care
Stewardship – careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care
One Health- is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the environment. It emphasizes the idea that the health of these three components is interdependent and that the well-being of one directly affects the others. systems ecology
One Health- is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of the health of humans, animals, and the environment. It emphasizes the idea that the health of these three components is interdependent and that the well-being of one directly affects the others. systems ecology
Urban design - a multiscale approach and outcome to designing a sense of place that local inhabitants can live, operate in, and enjoy.
Urban design - a multiscale approach and outcome to designing a sense of place that local inhabitants can live, operate in, and enjoy.
artefact – man-made object not existing in nature.
artefact – man-made object not existing in nature.
Ecological urbanism – the notion that urban interventions should be created and defined by the natural capacities and qualities of the natural resources they use.
Ecological urbanism – the notion that urban interventions should be created and defined by the natural capacities and qualities of the natural resources they use.
Landscape urbanism – the city as a landscape ecosystem, organised, interdependent and connected rather than a collection of buildings as objects.
Landscape urbanism – the city as a landscape ecosystem, organised, interdependent and connected rather than a collection of buildings as objects.
Systems thinking- holistic problem solving by zooming out and identifying relationships between components.
Systems thinking- holistic problem solving by zooming out and identifying relationships between components.
Design thinking – An iterative, non-linear design development and testing process.
Design thinking – An iterative, non-linear design development and testing process.
Participatory action research - practical inclusive, community-led research.
Participatory action research - practical inclusive, community-led research.
Embodied energy – the total energy consumed in the process of creating an object or building.
Embodied energy – the total energy consumed in the process of creating an object or building.
Circular economy – the sustained regeneration of resources and the elimination of waste.
Circular economy – the sustained regeneration of resources and the elimination of waste.
Blue-Green infrastructure – the solutions of living, breathing, natural and engineered ecological systems.
Blue-Green infrastructure – the solutions of living, breathing, natural and engineered ecological systems.
Culture - the believe, ideas and social customs of a people.
Culture - the believe, ideas and social customs of a people.
Industrial ecology – the study of material and energy flows within industrial systems
Industrial ecology – the study of material and energy flows within industrial systems
True cost accounting - the measured, real cost of ‘thing’s’ inclusive of their embodied energy and opportunity cost
True cost accounting - the measured, real cost of ‘thing’s’ inclusive of their embodied energy and opportunity cost