1. T H E C O N C I S E D E S I N E S
l a n d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t u r e
p l a n n i n g s t u d i o
G R E E N B U I L D I N G C O N G R E S S 2 0 1 4
HYDERABAD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER
HYDERABAD
BIO DIVERSITY
T H E S U S T A I N A B L E Q U O T I E N T
I N
L A N D S C A P E A R C H I T E C T U R E P L A N N I N G
2. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
OPENING THOUGHT
BIO SWALE
+
WETLAND
+
NATIVE LANDSCAPE
+
BEE /BUTTERFLY/FROG HABITAT
+
MANMADE LAKE /AQUATIC HABITAT
+
HIGH DENSITY COMPANION PLANTING .
3. BIODIVERSITY BY VIRTUE OF NATURE AND
CHARACTER –LIVING IN DIVERSITY ASSUMES KEY
POSITION IN STRENGTHINING THE ELANDSCAPE
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY.
COMPREHENSIVE BIODIVERSITY ATTRIBUTES HAS
ALWAYS PLAYED SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN RISING
LANDSCAPE VALUES IN URBAN SOCIAL CONTEXT.
ADOPTION OF BIODIVERSITY TOOLS IN
LANDSCAPE PLANNING HELPS IN MITIGATING
GROWING CHOIATIC URBAN SETTLEMENT.
THE HARMONIOUS BLEND OF ALL BD MEASURES
CREATES BALANCED ECOSYSTEM BENIFITTING ALL
LIVING FORMS
BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
O P E N I N G T H O U G H T
4. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
BIO SWALE
BIO SWALE ASSUMES KEY POSITION IN BIO
DIVERSITY PLATFORM IN BENIFICIAL
TRAINING OF SURFACE RUN OFF TO
DESIGNATED BASIN
SWALES ARE GRADUAL GRADIENT SURFACE
COVERED WITH LOW GROUND
COVERS,NATVE GRASS AND OTHER LOW
VEGETATION.
IN ADDITION IT PROMOTES INFILTRATION
LEADING TO EFFECTIVE GROUND WATER
RECHARGE
ADOPTION OF THIS ATTRIBUTE IN
LANDSCAPE PLANNING HELPS IN EFFICIENT
CONSERVATION OF WATER AS AGAINST
CONVENTIONAL STORMWATER CHANNEL.
5. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
WET LAND
WET LAND IS ONE OF THE STRONG
COMPONENT OF ECOSYSTEM
LARGELY CONTAINING WATER WITH
PARTIAL LAND FORM SUPPORTING RICH
NATIVE FLORA AND FUANA ALONG WITH
THRIVING AQUATIC HABITAT
THE KEY BENEFITS OF WET LAND TO
ECOSYSTEM AND MAN KIND IS IN THE
CONTROL OF FLOODS AND TIDAL FORCES
LIMITING NATURAL DISASTER
WET LANDS INCLUDES MANGROVES,
SWAMPS AND MARSHES, RIVERS, LAKES,
FLOODPLAINS AND FLOODED FORESTS,
6. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
NATIVE LANDSCAPE PRINCIPLES
ADOPTION OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND REGIONAL
HORTICULTURE METHODS IN CULTIVATION.
IT OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
BENEFITS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDSCAPE
DESIGNS.
PRIMARILY PROMOTED AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF THE AIR, SOIL AND WATER, HELP TO PREVENT
FLOODING, CONTROL EROSION, AND ENHANCE
BIODIVERSITY.
NATIVE LANDSCAPING IS ALSO SEEN AS A TOOL FOR
SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AS A MEANS FOR
REINTRODUCING THE NATURAL HERITAGE OF AN AREA, AND
AS A VEHICLE FOR CONNECTING URBAN RESIDENTS TO THE
NATURAL WORLD AND PROMOTING A CONSERVATION
CULTURE.
7. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
BEE /BUTTERFLY AND FROG HABITAT PROMOTION
BEES COULD BE REGARDED AS STEWARD OF
GARDEN FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION IN
SUCCESSFUL REPRODUCTION OF NATIVE
PLANT SPECIES .
BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS FORMS PRIMARY
FOOD CHAIN MANAGING HEALTHY ECO
SYSTEM. WIDELY USED BY ECOLOGIST AS
MODEL ORGANISIM TO EVALUATE THE
HABITAT LOSS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
FACTORS.
FROGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE
ECOSYSTEMS IN WHICH THEY LIVE. THEY
CONTROL BUGS ,ALGAE GROWTH AND HELP
THE ECOSYSTEM TO EXIST IN BALANCE.
8. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
MAN MADE LAKES /RESTORATION OF NATURAL
RESERVOIR /AQUATIHABITAT PROMOTION
RESTORATION OF NATURAL PONDS, LAKES,
PROMOTION OF MAN MADE LAKES FORMS PART
OF WATER AND AQUATIC HABITAT CONSERVATION
PRINCIPLES IN URBAN LANDSCAPE PLANNING.
THIS ATTRIBUTE HAS HELPED TO SUPPORT
VARIOUS AQUATIC HABITATS SUCCESSFULLY
GREATEST BENEFIT IS THE WITNESS OF
MIGRATORY BIRDS AND INTERACTION OF HUMAN
BEINGS WITH NATURE WHILE ACTING AS VALUED
RECREATION SPOT
9. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
HIGH DENSITY COMPANION PLANTING CONCEPT
HIGH DENSITY PLANTING IN COMPANION WITH
DIVERSE SPECIES HAS PLAYED VITAL ROLE IN
MANAGING BALANCED ECOSYSTEM.
THE MIX OF WIDE CANOPY ,COLUMNAR,TALL
TREES PROMOTES HEALTHY PLANT LIFE CYCLE
CHAIN CONTRIBUTING HEALTHY LIVING TO
VARIOUS DEPENDED LIVING FORMS.
THE LIVING FORMS IN TURNS PROMOTES HEALTHY
REPRODUCTION OF SPECIES BY SUCCESSFUL
POLLINATION METHODS.
11. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
THE WAY FORWARD.
FORMULATE A POLICY BENIFITTING ALL STAKE
HOLDERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY EXTENDING
SUITABLE AND PROFITABLE INCENTIVES FOR
INVESTMENT IN BIO DIVERSITY MEASURES.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARDED FOR ADOPTING
PRINCIPLES LIKE SELF ENERGY
GENERATION,ADOPTION OF WET
LAND,ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIVE SPECIES
PLANTING ETC…….
THIS SYSTEM HAS YIELDED DEFINITE RESULTS IN
COUNTRIES LIKE US AND SINGAPORE.
12. BIO DIVERSITY
THE SUSTAINABLE QUOTIENT
IN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING
THE FUTURE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PLANNING HAS
ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THE
CURRENT DEFICIT URBAN ECOSYSTEM TO
CLEANER ,HEALTHIER AND PROFITABLE
CONTINENT.
