Sustainable Design/Conservation
Sustainable Design/Conservation
“Ultimately, the goal of sustainable landscapes is the transformation of culture – the taming of technology, the emergence of a new environmental ethic, a new measure of life quality, and a substantially broadened sense of community including not only humans, but all of life.” Robert Thayer (1994).
In a world experiencing unsupportable growth in population and extractive consumption, we share both ethical & economic incentives to live within our long-term means. Optimizing sustainability in design, construction and operation at home is the bookend to conserving the natural systems upon which we both take delight and depend. “Deep green design”, compared to simple materials technology and “LEED platinum certification”, puts “heart and community” back into green sensibility. Here we will present and discuss new ways of thinking about both sustainability and conservation.
How can zoo architecture and campus ecology support long-term food, water, and energy independence, while becoming the heart of our community of people, plants, and animals?
Solar Panels over parking at the Cincinnati Zoo, Ohio, support zoo electric usage as well as making shade for the cars.
Read more on Sustainable Design and Conservation
Coe, Jon C., 1989. “Exotic Wood or Tropical Forests: Can We Have Both?” in Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1989.
Coe, Jon, 2007. “Deep Green Design for Zoos and Aquariums” EAZA News, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, Vol 57, pp 16-17or on the EAZA website. Abstract
Coe, Jon, 2009. “Third Generation Conservation” 2009 ARAZPA Conference Proceedings, Australia. Abstract