Biomimicry in Architecture: A Review of Definitions, Case Studies, and Design Methods

N Verbrugghe, E Rubinacci, AZ Khan - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomimicry, as a field of science, is mainly defined as a solution for design problems
inspired by natural models, systems, and elements. For the built environment, using nature …

Cereal species mixtures: an ancient practice with potential for climate resilience. A review

AC McAlvay, A DiPaola, AC D'andrea… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Food security depends on the ability of staple crops to tolerate new abiotic and biotic
pressures. Wheat, barley, and other small grains face substantial yield losses under all …

An environmental justice perspective on ecosystem services

J Loos, F Benra, M Berbés-Blázquez, LL Bremer… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Mainstreaming of ecosystem service approaches has been proposed as one path toward
sustainable development. Meanwhile, critics of ecosystem services question if the approach …

Hawai 'i forest review: synthesizing the ecology, evolution, and conservation of a model system

KE Barton, A Westerband, R Ostertag, E Stacy… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the most remote archipelago in the world, the Hawaiian Islands are home to a highly
endemic and disharmonic biota that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Forests are the …

The anthropology of aquaculture

BA Costa-Pierce - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aquaculture is nothing new. It has a long, fascinating history that stretches from antiquity at
least 8,000 years ago. What is new is the evolution of aquaculture in modern times into …

Habitat, geophysical, and eco-social connectivity: benefits of resilient socio–ecological landscapes

EP Butler, LL Bliss-Ketchum, CE de Rivera… - Landscape …, 2022 - Springer
Context Connections among ecosystems and their components are critical to maintaining
ecological functions and benefits in human-modified landscapes, including urban areas …

Collaborative research to inform adaptive comanagement: a framework for the Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve

KB Winter, YM Rii, FAWL Reppun, KDL Hintzen… - 2020 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Globally, an increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based management
(EBM), Indigenous resource management (IRM), and Indigenous-led research and …

Governance of local food systems: Current research and future directions

H Kang, AM Roggio, LF Luna-Reyes - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Social, economic, and environmental concerns have boosted interest in local food systems
as well as alternative or transitional models of food production, distribution, and …

Empowering Indigenous agency through community-driven collaborative management to achieve effective conservation: Hawai 'i as an example

KB Winter, MB Vaughan, N Kurashima… - Pacific Conservation …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) around the world are increasingly
asserting 'Indigenous agency'to engage with government institutions and other partners to …

Indigenous stewardship through novel approaches to collaborative management in Hawaiʻi

K Winter, M Vaughan, N Kurashima, L Wann, E Cadiz… - 2023 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Indigenous stewardship of lands and waters has been suppressed around the world for
centuries by colonization, but it has nonetheless persisted. Specific places that are cared for …