Biomimetic design for climate change adaptation and mitigation

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-183

  Zari, Maibritt Pedersen ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Architecture; Biomimicry; Climate change; Ecosystem; Mitigation; Regenerative

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIO MIMICRIES; BIOMIMETIC DESIGN; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY; HUMAN COMMUNITIES; HUMAN DESIGN; LONG TERM; MITIGATION; NATURAL CARBONS; REGENERATIVE;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BIOMIMETICS; ECOSYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 77955607358     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2008.0065     Document Type: Article

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