Ecological Design Collective | jiaan | Favorites https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/members/jiaan/activity/favorites/ Activity feed of jiaan's saved posts. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:42:31 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.15.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 e046b3fd63b8df66294f4a8fc00ca754 Anand Pandian posted an update in the group Life-centered design: “Recognizing how animals inhabit our cities is the first […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/5835/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:28:19 -0400 “Recognizing how animals inhabit our cities is the first step toward reducing the harm these spaces create for animals, like the risk that architectural glass poses to birds.”

Great to see this piece about the course you also shared with us @rfadok…

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This anthropology course looks at building design from the standpoint of different species

Humans aren’t the only species to consider when constructing new buildings. This course teaches students to take animals into account as well.

]]> 2 9a8e714c1e0f9a70f09f93ebf7e8d2d4 Anand Pandian posted an update: July 26th is World Mangrove Day, an International Day […] https://community.ecodesigncollective.org/timeline/p/5764/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:43:46 -0400 July 26th is World Mangrove Day, an International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Here’s one way of gauging their value, as a living alternative to carbon-intensive seawalls in engaging the flooding risks posed by…

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Protecting mangroves can prevent billions of dollars in global flooding damage every year

A new study estimates that mangroves prevent over $65 billion in damage from coastal storms every year, and says mangrove protection should be funded in the same way as infrastructure like seawalls.

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