Environmental analysis and ecosystemic design. Survey, critical issues and application solutions

Fragmentation, environmental degradation, and habitat loss, due to urbanization andthe consequent development of infrastructure, put a great deal of pressure on biologicaldiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. In the coming decades, the ecological foot-print of urban areas is set to increase, exacerbating the effect of climate change. In thiscontext, urban development projects represent an excellent opportunity to experimentand implement new solutions which promote biodiversity. This work investigates, on theone hand, how aware designers are of solutions that aim to support biodiversity, and onthe other hand, how spatial analysis and the adoption of parametric procedures can op-timize cooperation between ecologists and designers from the early design stages.