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| − | The '''“ecological” perspective''' refers to the question of what happens socially as a consequence of the exposure of people to built environments<ref>W. Michelson: Influence of sociology on urban design. In: T. Banerjee/A. Loukaitou-Sideris(eds.): Companion to Urban Design. London/New York: Routledge, 2011, pp. 125-136. </ref>. |
+ | The '''“ecological” perspective''' refers to the question of what happens socially as a consequence of the exposure of people to built environments<ref>W. Michelson: Influence of sociology on urban design. In: T. Banerjee/A. Loukaitou-Sideris(eds.): Companion to Urban Design. London/New York: Routledge, 2011, pp. 125-136. </ref>. Ecosystems including humans living in cities and urban environments are characterized by specific interactions. ”Urban ecology” describes the relationships between human and ecological processes and how they can co-exist. Societies and urban planners are increasingly challenged to put additional efforts in developing sustainable, resource-friendly and less resource-dependent systems to ensure long-term functioning of the urban ecosystems. |
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Ecological perspective
The “ecological” perspective refers to the question of what happens socially as a consequence of the exposure of people to built environments[1]. Ecosystems including humans living in cities and urban environments are characterized by specific interactions. ”Urban ecology” describes the relationships between human and ecological processes and how they can co-exist. Societies and urban planners are increasingly challenged to put additional efforts in developing sustainable, resource-friendly and less resource-dependent systems to ensure long-term functioning of the urban ecosystems.
This can involve a variety of security-related aspects, such as exclusion of specific social groups (cultural criminology; "designing out" approach);
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Footnotes and references
- ↑ W. Michelson: Influence of sociology on urban design. In: T. Banerjee/A. Loukaitou-Sideris(eds.): Companion to Urban Design. London/New York: Routledge, 2011, pp. 125-136.
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