New York Magazine has a feature piece by our good friend, Robert Sullivan on the new “ecological hot-spot” that is New York City. Essentially, it is a review of the work that has been done, and is being done to understand the ecology of the Big Apple, with all its disturbances, responses, and resilience. He [...]
A little bit of light-hearted, but never the less important stuff. We are starting to learn that the aesthetics of urban ecology are utilitarian as well as pretty. It is possible that people function better in green space. I say “possible” because of course more research is needed, but the evidence thus far is compelling. [...]
These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about cities and synergies. I believe that the very basic components of urban sustainability–and education about it–must be grounded in showing linkages between concurrent, parallel,and symbiotic processes. We can not talk about anything ecological without discussing the economic or equity component to it. Clearly I’m not [...]
So don’t deny it of that, please. More and more research is leading scientists to believe (and engage in further research) that we humans function much better when there is some piece of nature around us. Even if it is just a small patch of grass or a glimpse of a tree, we seem to [...]
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