Tuesdays at APA: Planning for and with Ecosystem Services

Planning for and with Ecosystem Services
January 24, 2012


Because all communities benefit from resources and processes
supplied by natural ecosystems, ecology can be an important lens
for viewing planning and site design. While many planners support
and philosophically align with LEED, SITES, and the growing
ecological design culture, they may feel ill-equipped to apply
scientific findings to planning projects.


Jacob Blue from Applied Ecological Services explored how science
can inform planning decisions from the planner's and scientist's
perspectives and provided planners with basic, practical tools
for incorporating ecological decisions into their work.