The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities. Half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050 two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But in cities two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation. Poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy consumption are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. Cities have clearly played a major role in the creation of the problem of anthropogenic climate change and they will form a central part of any response. My research goal is to restore biodiversity back to the city. The design approach should deal with the current urban issues and future world's population. As world's population is growing rapidly and space is very limited, I think we have to invent a new design approach to our architecture. By implementing both biodiversity and architecture together, we could form a man-made ecosystem. The man-made ecosystem should allow us to live like normal and repair the climate at the same time. According to "biodiv.org", at least 40% of the world's economy and 80% of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. In addition, the richer the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for medical discoveries, economic development, and adaptive responses to such new challenges as climate change.
architecture,
Yeo, Khee Liang
Supervisors: Holloway, A
Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment
Year: 2017
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