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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
- | Plants are the centre of the web of life. The growth of urban centres around the globe has had a critical impact on ecology. Some of the questions at the core of this research are: | + | The growth of urban centres around the globe has had a critical impact on ecology. Some of the questions at the core of this research are: |
* Is there an ecological limit to economic growth? | * Is there an ecological limit to economic growth? | ||
* Do we have the right to consider human beings as more valuable than other life forms? | * Do we have the right to consider human beings as more valuable than other life forms? | ||
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Some of the reasons for this project are as follows: | Some of the reasons for this project are as follows: | ||
- | * Uncontrolled growth of cities has had a devastating impact on ecology. | ||
* By the end of 2008, half the world' | * By the end of 2008, half the world' | ||
* Cities are becoming increasingly polluted, unhealthy and disconnected with other life forms. | * Cities are becoming increasingly polluted, unhealthy and disconnected with other life forms. | ||
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* Finding appropriate ways and methods to bring ' | * Finding appropriate ways and methods to bring ' | ||
- | * Creating an **International Platform for Growth and Resilience**, | + | * Creating an **International Platform for Growth and Resilience**, |
* Creating tangible manifestations of human plant interaction to nudge it out of the speculative zone. How would a new relevant design practice emerge through observation of and cooperation with natural systems? The researcher envisions the emergence of a new field of research which merges aspects of urban ecology, design ethnography, | * Creating tangible manifestations of human plant interaction to nudge it out of the speculative zone. How would a new relevant design practice emerge through observation of and cooperation with natural systems? The researcher envisions the emergence of a new field of research which merges aspects of urban ecology, design ethnography, | ||
- | * Ultimately thinking of ways in which we can create conditions that make independent | + | * Ultimately thinking of ways in which we can create conditions that make independent |
====References==== | ====References==== |