Cities are complex dynamic living systems displaying ecological traits and adapting to environmental changes, ingesting human activity and natural resources while expelling waste. The article draws on natural systems such as ant and termite colonies as well as mould possibly being used indirectly to detemine the most effective transport networks.
The Biocity concept has evolved from emergent modelling where biotopes represent different physical aspects of a complex city, based on simple rules governing 12 component systems of biodiversity, built form, culture and education, economy, energy, food, governance, health, pollution, transport, water and waste. It is intended to be used as both an urban design tool and a monitoring tool to highlight cities with the highest resource efficiencies, informing others with examples of improvements.
A research group Biocity Studio is running in partnership with UNSW. For more information refer to the wiki at biocitystudio.com.
Mcgregor, Adrian. 2010. Biocity - Emergent Sustainability. Topos: The international review of landscape architecture and urban design, n 70, pp 70-75
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