Design for Biodiversity is an initiative established to provide guidance for developers, architects, landscape designers and planners and other interested parties on how ecologically sensitive designs and features can be integrated into new and existing developments.
London's role as a major world city puts it in a prime position to lead on sustainable development and regeneration. The future plans for development, housing, regeneration and the 2012 Olympic Games provide an immense opportunity to promote and include biodiversity and ecologically sensitive design to ensure the protection and enhancement of the capital's ecological resources.
This website:
New and holistic approaches to development are vital if the built realm of the city is to provide an environment that matches the ambition of London becoming an exemplary sustainable world city. Design for Biodiversity is an integral component of a new template for the city.
London's role as a major world city puts it in a prime position to lead on sustainable development and regeneration. The future plans for development, housing, regeneration and the 2012 Olympic Games provide an immense opportunity to promote and include biodiversity and ecologically sensitive design to ensure the protection and enhancement of the capital's ecological resources.
This website:
- Explains the policy that sets the context for the initiative, particularly on sustainable design and construction
- Makes the case for design that is ecologically sensitive
- Provides case studies which illustrate how to integrate biodiversity features into development
New and holistic approaches to development are vital if the built realm of the city is to provide an environment that matches the ambition of London becoming an exemplary sustainable world city. Design for Biodiversity is an integral component of a new template for the city.
