EBBT: Local Context
Contents
Factors
Linkages
Ecosystem links tend to involve species and organisms in close proximity. ((Allenby, Cooper; Understanding industrial ecology from a biological systems perspective, Total Quality Environmental Management, Spring 1994, 343-354) (Korhonen; Four ecosystem principles for an industrial ecosystem, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2001, 9, 253-259)
Resource Range
Organisms have a limited range of influence from which they utilize resources. (Reap, Baumeister, Bras, Holism, biomimicry and sustainable engineering, 2005)
Local Adaptation
Species "tend to be well adapted to their specific microclimatic conditions." (Reap, Baumeister, Bras, Holism, biomimicry and sustainable engineering, 2005)
Gaia Hypothesis
Lovelock hypothesized that living communities are both influenced by and influence the local environment. (Harding, Complexity and stability in a Gaian ecosystem model, 2001)
Ecosystem Adaptations
"The ecosystem as a whole is able to be responsive to local conditions through extensive feedback loops created by the relationships between these organisms." (Benyus, Biomimicry - innovation inspired by nature, 1997
Applications
Importance of Place
" ... a thorough understanding of a particular place would be required of the design team and that local characteristics of ecology and culture would be seen as drivers and opportunities in the creation of place."
