1.1. Sustainable Development
The idea of energy efficient, healthy buildings has been around for a long time, it is now that the concept of “green” or “sustainable” building has entered the mainstream and catching the global attention. There are probably several reasons; Global Warming, rising energy costs, the growing awareness, declining oil reserves, and concerns about our limited water supply. The list goes on, but whatever the reason or reasons; energy efficient building is a concept whose time has come.
In another words, sustainable design, also called green or environmental design, is a philosophy that yields physical products made purely of renewable resources. Depending on the setting, these resources could be solar, water or wind energy, but also include organic materials such as wood, leather, and plant life. While many of us experience sustainable issues on a daily basis simply looking around us and debating what if we recycle bags, made our carriers bags like ancestors in older times, what if we harvest solar for smaller house hold chores or harvested rain where ever we could. World has become so materialistic that every short mean to save time earns biggest points. But wont it would be nice to save our hard earned money if could harvest electricity or water through renewable source. There are big brands, companies, artists and designers out there who seek to implement sustainability into our daily practices. There is one quote which states “Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.” 2.1 Watershed “Watershed is a geohydrological unit draining at a common point by a system of streams. All land everywhere is part of some watershed. Essentially a watershed is all the land and water area which contributes runoff to a common point. It is a land area that captures rainfall and conveys the overland flow and run off to an outlet in the main flow channel. It is a topographically delineated area draining into a single channel.”- Brooks, 1985 The boundary of a watershed is defined by the highest elevations surrounding the stream. A drop of water falling outside of the boundary will drain to another watershed. Two contiguous watersheds, lying side by side, are different in detail; every watershed in the world is as unique as a finger print. A small watershed of a few hectares draining into a small stream may form larger watershed, which in turn may form part of a still larger watershed. All the combined watersheds may become a major river basin draining millions of square kilometers of land. The term watershed strictly refers to the divide separating one drainage …show more content…
Thus, a landscape is an area of land containing an interesting pattern that affects and is affected by an ecological process of interest that holds life or supports life. Landscape ecology, then, involves the study of these landscape patterns, the interactions among the elements of this pattern, and how these patterns and interactions change over time. Also, landscape ecology involves the study and the application of these well implied principles in the formulation and solving of real-world problems. As it well said “Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its …show more content…
This transition stimulates psychological wellness: “brain electrical activity results show that natural and urban scenes had different effects on cortical activity which provides strong evidence that the individuals felt more relaxed while viewing natural settings” This quote shows that greenery produces involuntary reactions in the brain, which in turn creates positive effects. Since plants are predominantly green, they generate “happiness and tranquillity” . On the whole, plants help people to feel more relaxed and content. A good consideration should be done on the selection of plants to produce this positive energy. Maintenance issues should be well thought before selecting plants. Low maintenance plants be used in order to cut back on cost and labour. Moreover, upon implementation in any indoor landscaping one person should have the primary responsibilities of maintenance and upkeep. This factor ensures the person becomes familiar with the needs of the plants and how they work together. Other considerations when incorporating plants are the types of pests and how they will be dealt with, especially with non-native plants, which could bring in invasive
The idea of energy efficient, healthy buildings has been around for a long time, it is now that the concept of “green” or “sustainable” building has entered the mainstream and catching the global attention. There are probably several reasons; Global Warming, rising energy costs, the growing awareness, declining oil reserves, and concerns about our limited water supply. The list goes on, but whatever the reason or reasons; energy efficient building is a concept whose time has come.
In another words, sustainable design, also called green or environmental design, is a philosophy that yields physical products made purely of renewable resources. Depending on the setting, these resources could be solar, water or wind energy, but also include organic materials such as wood, leather, and plant life. While many of us experience sustainable issues on a daily basis simply looking around us and debating what if we recycle bags, made our carriers bags like ancestors in older times, what if we harvest solar for smaller house hold chores or harvested rain where ever we could. World has become so materialistic that every short mean to save time earns biggest points. But wont it would be nice to save our hard earned money if could harvest electricity or water through renewable source. There are big brands, companies, artists and designers out there who seek to implement sustainability into our daily practices. There is one quote which states “Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.” 2.1 Watershed “Watershed is a geohydrological unit draining at a common point by a system of streams. All land everywhere is part of some watershed. Essentially a watershed is all the land and water area which contributes runoff to a common point. It is a land area that captures rainfall and conveys the overland flow and run off to an outlet in the main flow channel. It is a topographically delineated area draining into a single channel.”- Brooks, 1985 The boundary of a watershed is defined by the highest elevations surrounding the stream. A drop of water falling outside of the boundary will drain to another watershed. Two contiguous watersheds, lying side by side, are different in detail; every watershed in the world is as unique as a finger print. A small watershed of a few hectares draining into a small stream may form larger watershed, which in turn may form part of a still larger watershed. All the combined watersheds may become a major river basin draining millions of square kilometers of land. The term watershed strictly refers to the divide separating one drainage …show more content…
Thus, a landscape is an area of land containing an interesting pattern that affects and is affected by an ecological process of interest that holds life or supports life. Landscape ecology, then, involves the study of these landscape patterns, the interactions among the elements of this pattern, and how these patterns and interactions change over time. Also, landscape ecology involves the study and the application of these well implied principles in the formulation and solving of real-world problems. As it well said “Modern Society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its …show more content…
This transition stimulates psychological wellness: “brain electrical activity results show that natural and urban scenes had different effects on cortical activity which provides strong evidence that the individuals felt more relaxed while viewing natural settings” This quote shows that greenery produces involuntary reactions in the brain, which in turn creates positive effects. Since plants are predominantly green, they generate “happiness and tranquillity” . On the whole, plants help people to feel more relaxed and content. A good consideration should be done on the selection of plants to produce this positive energy. Maintenance issues should be well thought before selecting plants. Low maintenance plants be used in order to cut back on cost and labour. Moreover, upon implementation in any indoor landscaping one person should have the primary responsibilities of maintenance and upkeep. This factor ensures the person becomes familiar with the needs of the plants and how they work together. Other considerations when incorporating plants are the types of pests and how they will be dealt with, especially with non-native plants, which could bring in invasive