Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part five)

Appropriate technology is another principle of Intelligent Urbanism. It's aim is to promote local infrastructure related to regionality.

Here the context of appropriate technology should fit. "Small is beautiful", according to Appropriate Technology. (to be continued)

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part four)

Another important basic of PIU is a Balance with Tradition.

Balance with Tradition has for aim to integrate urban planning with cultural heritage and tradition.

Balance with Tradition respects cultural assests of urbanism.

This axiom seeks wisdom to accord planning with human settlements.

Balance with Tradition promotes architecture related to cultural values.

(to be continued)

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part three)

Nowdays deforestations, desertifications, erosions, fires accelerate.

This process is the result of breaking of a fragile point which is crossed.

When the border is crossed there is a point of no return when eco-system loses its ability to restore itself. So at that point degradation accelerates.

PIU theory supposes and proposes the reserve of these fragile eco-systems, so PIU theory is that urbanization must be in balance with natural environs.

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part two)

The first and one of most important philosophy of Intelligent Urbanism is the balance with nature and surrounds.

This balance with nature emphasizes the utilization of resources and the distinction of exploiting resources.

The principle of "balance with nature" axiom is first of all to identify fragile environmental surrounds,threatened ecosystems and help their conservation.

This philosophy promotes also the life cycle building energy consumption and analysis of pollution.
(to be continued)

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(part one)

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism(PIU) is related to urban planning and a theory, aiming to guide the formulation of city planning and urban design.

Principles of Intelligent Urbanism include heritage conservation,environmental sustainability,infrastructure efficiency, regional integration, "Social Access", etc, etc.

The term PIU was created by Prof. Christopher Charles Benninger.

PIU has arised from city planning guide formulated by the International Congress of Modern Architecture(CIAM).

Wildlife Preserves-Part Thirteen

There are also voles living in this nature. These animals are small creatures, like mouses.

They live in their tunnels, built through grass.

source:www.suite101.com/suiteu

Wildlife Preserves-Part Twelve

Arctic foxes live their lives as monogamous pairs, although breeding their puppies. Reaching the age of six months puppies learn to live somehow adult life. Although reaching the age of one, lot of them perish.

Older adult foxes hide food for the lean season.

Another species of Wildlife Preserves of that era are birds, called Ptarmigans. They spend most of their lives on ground.
(to be continued)