Landscape architecture and novel ecosystems:ecological restoration in an expanded field  

作　　者：Catharina Sack 

机构地区：[1]Faculty of Architecture,Landscape and Visual Arts,University of Western Australia,M433,35 Stirling Highway,Crawley,WA 6009,Australia

出　　处：《Ecological Processes》2013年第1期393-401,共9页生态过程（英文）

基　　金：This title pays homage to Rosalind Krauss’seminal essay‘Sculpture in an Expanded Field’(Krauss 1979).As sculpture moved away from being solely three-dimensional works in a gallery,Krauss expressed the expanded field as lying between–‘not landscape’and‘not architecture’.I would like to acknowledge the open and generous discourse of the editors of this journal,Patrick Audet and Michael Perring.What merits they have found in this cross-disciplinary strategy,they have graciously underpinned with scientific enthusiasm and precision.

摘　　要：Within the continuum of natural-to-novel ecosystems−i.e.,from the‘pristine’to the greatly intervened−this paper emphasizes the role of design within highly modified ecosystems in areas of urbanization.It is argued that,as certain landscapes(particularly urbanized ones)can never be restored to original levels of historical ecological fidelity,they should be treated as both cultural and ecological landscapes.It is then proposed that these anthropogenic landscapes would be ready canvases for designed(or planned)novel ecosystems that could be inculcated with ecological function and systems delivery,yet having profound aesthetic manipulation.Based on this landscape architecture perspective,it is suggested that ecologists may not have fully explored cultural interventions in restoring landscapes,especially within the agency of design.A design strategy for the biological hotspot of Perth in southwestern Australia is then provided as a relevant example of how novel ecosystems can be designed.Without an acute and novel approach to modifying current development practices,Perth’s biodiversity is on track for considerable deterioration.From this exploratory backdrop,it is elaborated how neo-baroque design strategies can be used for structuring ecological systems to create resilient and productive novel ecosystems grounded in a critical and autochthonous aesthetic of botanical complexity.

关 键 词：Landscape architecture Novel ecosystem design OCBIL landscapes Urban ecology Translational strategies 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]