Ecology of Design Part II: Method and Application

SPEAKER: Michael Iversen, University of Illinois at Chicago

Part II of a two-part series, presents a methodology, Urbanized Ecosystems™ (UrbEcoSys™), which models specific urbanized areas as complex, dynamical ecosystems, based on scoping, inventorying, and assessing its critical variables and relationships as represented by the flux and cyclic processes of energy, materials, costs, and information. Such an approach is scalable and transferable to neighborhoods, communities and regional applications. A proof-of-concept application will be featured as a case study. This class is recommended for people seeking a Green Tech U Certificate