Biophilic Environments in a Changing Climate Joseph Clancy MA LA, BA LA, BSc. Hort.
Biophilic Environments in a Changing Climate
JOSEPH CLANCY
MA LA, BA LA, BSC. HORT.
JosephClancyMALA,BALA,BSc.Hort.
What is Biophilia?
“E.O.Wilsoncallsit"biophilia,"AlbertSchweitzercalledit"reverence,"RachelCarsoncalledit"asenseofwonder."ButbyanynameitisthesenseofbelonginginnatureandparDcularlyinone'splace.Ithinkeveryonehasthatfeelingtoonedegreeoranother.Butitrequiresopportunityandtherightcircumstancestoflourish....”-DavidW.Orr
Benefits of Biophilic Environments
Thereisnowcompellingevidencetoshowthatcontactwithnatureandtheoutdoorsimprovesphysicalhealthandmentalwellbeing".-AlanLaw,ChiefStrategy&ReformOfficer,NaturalEngland(February2015)
"...wenowhaveclearerscienDficevidencethatnatureissobeneficialforourmindsandoursenseofself".-RoryStewart,EnvironmentMinister(February2015)
Why Do We Need Biophilic Environments?
• MentalfaMgue
• DecreasedcogniMvefuncMon
• IrritaMon• Increasedbloodpressure,heartrateandstresshormonelevels
• Lowermood
The Challenge of Climate Change
• Speciesdisplacement&habitatloss• Lossofcharacterandsenseofplace• UrbanHeatIsland• Increasedlandpressures• IncreasedhumanmigraMon• EnvironmentalGeneraMonalAmnesia• Efficacyofbiophilicenvironments?
Resilient Biophilic Environments
• ClimateadapMveplantspecies&materials
• Monitoring&managementprogrammes
• Inclusivebiophilicdesign
• MircorestoraMvegreenspacenetworks
• Integrated(GI)• Dynamiclayering
The Missing Link in Sustainability?
“Wecannotwinthisba8letosavespeciesandenvironmentswithoutforginganemoAonalbondbetweenourselvesandnatureaswell–forwewillnotfighttosavewhatwedonotlove”–StephenJayGould
Thank You Contact:• [email protected]
FurtherInformaMon:
• hZp://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/report/14-paZerns/
• hZp://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/report/biophilic-design-case-studies/
• hZp://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/report/ijar-complexity-paZerns-biophilia/
• hZp://journal.hep.com.cn/laf/EN/10.1007/slaf-0054-0301-xx