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New suburbs can be designed to have ecological values as well as provide for human needs. It’s called Biodiversity-Sensitive Urban Design (BSUD) and you can read more about it here: https://theconversation.com/heres-how-to-design-cities-where-people-and-nature-can-both-flourish-102849
An impression of biodiversity sensitive urban design (BSUD). Photo credit: Sarah Bekessy - Professor, RMIT University
BSUD principles applied at the scale of an individual house. Photo credit: Sarah Bekessy - Professor, RMIT University
Instructions
- Identify up to 5 threatened species living in your area using https://www.ala.org.au/ and list them below.
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Redesign your suburb around these species to provide more habitat and food for them, as well as providing more green spaces for humans to feel happier with less anxiety, and be more productive.
- To inform your designs, research the following:
- the species of trees your species interacts with
- the species’ natural habitat
- threats to each species
- ways of managing these threats so your species can co-exist in your suburb
- Record your research findings (including a bibliography).
Get designing!
- Draw a draft design of your suburb. Remember to construct an aerial view of your suburb and label all evidence of BSUD.
- Complete a final rendering of your suburb in a medium of your choice. Below as some suggestions:
- Pencil & paper (extension: you might want to collect natural materials from the school grounds to incorporate into your presentation)
- Image editing or 3D design software
- Minecraft: Educational Edition