cities as healers iufa presentation
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Presentation in the Context of IUFA 2015Author: Silviu-Vlad PirvuTRANSCRIPT
CITIES AS HEALERSIUFA 2015 CONFERENCEBarcelona
Silviu-Vlad PîrvuUrban PlannerCenter of Excellence in Planning (CEP)Bucharest, Romania.
THE BIGCHALLENGE
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
FERTILITY RATE
CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE
GLOBAL SOIL FERTILITY
The Humans are the Main Agent of Harmfor their own health
BUT...WHAT IS THE ROOT OF ALL PROBLEMS LINKED OR CAUSED
BY OUR ACTIONS?
DECLINE OFNATURAL CAPITAL
WE OFTEN THINK THAT THE EXISTING URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS … PARASITICAL
The ironic fact is that even the parasites are decomposed quickly, feeding other organisms, returning their cells back in the natural cycle.
NATURE
EVOLVING:Natural selection, learning and adapting through continuous panarhic cycles.
SURVIVING:homeostasis and
immunity mechanisms
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TECHNOLOGY
EVOLVING:Human design, improving and adapting through the learning mechanism of trial and error.
SURVIVING:as long as it meets demand, constrained by resources.
designed by us…
… designing us.
the total clash between our cities and nature is unavoidable.
THE SOLUTION
SYNERGETIC SYMBIOSIS between technology and nature.
FUSION APPROACHbased on
collaboration & interoperability
finding synergies, the eco-friendly technologies and the right “nature” for symbiosis
ON SHORT…
As we build cities, we create natural capital and ecosystem services are enabled and enhanced
With:
1. NATURE as our inspiration2. TECHNOLOGY as the enabler3. PEOPLE as drivers for change.
SHIFTING THE PARADIGM
from CONSERVATION to WIN-WIN DEVELOPMENT.
GENERATING HUMAN PROSPERITY
ANDPRODUCING NATURAL CAPITAL FOR EVERYONE
from LOW NEGATIVE IMPACT to HIGH POZITIVE IMPACT
from MITIGATION to HARDENING
instead of LOW CONSUMPTION MASSIVE REGENERATION
Nature should be our inspiration
as it had more time to learn and evolve
With
Technology as our ally
ENHANCED BIOMIMICRY
REFLECTING OUR NEEDS
HARVESTING ENERGY
WITH THE RIGHT MIX
WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE THE DRIVERS OF CHANGE
Cities can heal.
Thank you.
CITIES AS HEALERSIUFA 2015 CONFERENCEBarcelona
Silviu-Vlad PîrvuUrban PlannerCenter of Excellence in Planning (CEP)Bucharest, Romania.