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/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by David Behar PerahiaIn order to understand the phenomena of commoning, one has to go back to the era of hunter-gatherers and to the rise of agriculture. As The hunter-gatherers were mostly nomadic in character and their motivation was to move around the seasons in order to reach and foraging food supply, the rise of agriculture signifies the […]
Aeronautik, Bäume, Gletscher und Unbekanntes – ein biosphärischer Blick auf Tegel
/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by Sina RibakAls Berliner Stadtbewohnerin, geht morgens mein Blick zuerst aus dem Fenster zum Hof. Ich schaue nach nichts Bestimmtem. Vielmehr suche ich nach Bestätigung, dass alles noch beim Alten ist. Heute allerdings steht vor meinem Wohnungsfenster ein Flugobjekt in der Luft (Flughöhe circa 20 Meter ü NN). Es steht nicht still, sondern dreht sich in einer […]
To Make A Garden Wilder Than The Wild
/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by Dan FarberoffGermans are credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it, in the 16th century when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. This midwinter ritual that has its roots in older forms of nature veneration — a celebration of evergreen vegetation that has morphed into an idolisation of the evergreen growth economy — is a good starting point for an exploration of humans and trees, cities and forests.
Biosphäre – Terminologie | Biosphere – Terminology
/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by Common ViewsWas verstehen wir unter Biosphäre und was ist eine “sozial-ökologische” Perspektive? Und was ist eine “urbane Biosphäre”? Was genau ist “Commoning” und wie nutzen wir es? | What do we mean by biosphere and what is a “social-ecological” perspective? What is an “urban biosphere”, what exactly is “commoning” and how do we use it?
Urban Biosphere and Public Participation
/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by David Behar PerahiaThe Challenge of Mediating the Complexity (and Messiness) of the Urban Biosphere Vision. Establishing the conditions for a growing biodiversity in urban areas is a challenging process that requires mediation and an expansion of active collaboration by the public. The main challenge here is a shift in perception, which needs to be expressed and mediated, […]
Fences in the Urban Context – an Animal Aided Design Challenge?
/in The Urban Biosphere Handbook/by David Behar PerahiaFlaneuring in the Tegel neighborhood, one can easily identify the presence of fences everywhere: in front of the residential houses, surrounding public and private edifices, along the paths in the parks and natural areas. Putting forward a more than human mindset, one can ask what are the benefits for all species, and whether these support […]