The art of imitating life
The potential contribution of biomimicry in shaping the future of our cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21248116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Taylor Buck (0000-0001-8948-5574, University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 120-140 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2399-8083 • E-ISSN: 2399-8091 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265813515611417 |
| OpenAlex | W2256052143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 55 |
This paper discusses the significance of biomimicry as a design methodology within the context of urban infrastructure planning and design. The application of biomimicry principles to urban infrastructure problems is examined by analysing case studies that used biomimicry inspired designs rather than ‘mainstream’ infrastructure approaches. Biomimicry is presented as an ontology of the city that fosters innovative and collaborative urban infrastructure design and management, supplements dominant future city paradigms like the ‘smart’ city and is worthy of further, detailed study
Architectural engineering · Biomimetics · Epistemology · Geography · Mainstream · Ontology · Political science · Architecture and Computational Design · Computer Science · Design Education and Practice · Engineering · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Artificial Intelligence
From Maggots to Millions
Reconnecting neighbourhoods with ecosystem functioning
Biomimicry as a Meta-Resource and Megaproject
Learning from nature – Biomimicry innovation to support infrastructure sustainability and resilience
Le Projet urbain régénératif
The urban bioeconomy
The smart city model
Future cities
Sustainable development through biomimicry
Improving thermal comfort using biomimicry in the urban residential districts in New Aswan city, Egypt
Concrete and Clay
Social Power and the Urbanization of Water
Splintering Urbanism
Biophilia
In the Nature of Cities
Smart cities of the future
Last child in the woods – saving our children from nature‐deficit disorder
Atmospheric homeostasis by and for the biosphere
The Corporate Interview as a Research Method in Economic Geography∗
Justice, nature, and the geography of difference
Towards a Deeper Philosophy of Biomimicry
The Scalar Production of Injustice within the Urban Forest
Competitive urbanism and the limits to smart city innovation
Planning Policy and Retail Property Investment in the UK
Hybrid Geographies
The Nature Relatedness Scale
Environmental issues
| Citations per year | 1.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |