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Ecological Design Lab

Designed to stimulate collaboration, the Ecological Design Lab narrows the gap between research, practice and decision-making through the co-generation of knowledge and  its transfer between researchers, students, citizens, municipal decision-makers and design professionals.

Assessing the Potential for Legal Liability to Create Incentives for Agencies to Reduce Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions in Canada and the United States 1
Publication

Assessing the Potential for Legal Liability to Create Incentives for Agencies to Reduce Wildlife–Vehicle Collisions in Canada and the United States

Despite proven effectiveness in reducing motorist crashes involving wildlife, systematic inclusion of wildlife-mitigation measures during highway planning and projects continues to vary by... Read more
Bylaws for Biodiversity: Barriers and Opportunities for Naturalized Gardens on Private Property
Project

Bylaws for Biodiversity: Barriers and Opportunities for Naturalized Gardens on Private Property

OUR BYLAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH HAS GONE NATIONAL!  The EDL Bylaws for Biodiversity research, which began in 2021, has gone national! EDL has partnered with the Canadian Society of Landscape... Read more
WildWays 3.0:
Project

WildWays 3.0:

WildWays 3.0: California Connectivity is a Studio Report from the Spring 2024 semester at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design based on the option studio of the same name taught by Chris... Read more
The 15th annual Student Conference on Conservation Science - New York (SCCS - NY) 3
Telling Species Stories: Visualizing Futures for North American Habitat Dioramas

THE 15TH ANNUAL STUDENT CONFERENCE ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE – NEW YORK

Calling all passionate conservationists, we want your perspectives!! This is YOUR chance to connect, learn, and make a difference. Join us at SCCS-24, this October in NYC!
BY-LAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY
RESEARCH

BY-LAWS FOR BIODIVERSITY:

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, about your rights to fight biodiversity loss and express environmental beliefs through the planting and design of natural landscapes, using our curated selection of links... Read more
Fashion, Death, and Re-Birth:
Project

Fashion, Death, and Re-Birth:

As ‘cities of the dead,’ cemeteries are the utmost reflection of the culture, collective memory, and dominant societal values throughout history. The evolution of design for cemeteries in Italy... Read more
BIRD-SAFE CITY:
Project

BIRD-SAFE CITY:

Many birds in North and South America are experiencing significant decline due to urbanization and climate change resulting in new ecological interactions, outpacing their ability to adapt (Whelan et... Read more
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ECOLOGICAL DESIGN LAB FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

2023 PLAN-ON AWARD RECIPIENT:

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute awarded the Ecological Design Lab with the PlanON Award for Public Education for our research project on By-laws for Biodiversity.
Visualizing Connectivity CoLab, Beyond Safe Passage: Building Bridges for Landscape Connectivity
Project

BEYOND SAFE PASSAGE:

Connectivity is a complex social and ecological challenge. We know that engaging new allies and audiences in reconnecting our landscapes for wildlife, people and ecosystems is essential to short-... Read more
COP15 + Global Agreement Reached to Protect Nature!
NEWS

COP15 + GLOBAL AGREEMENT REACHED TO PROTECT NATURE!

What is COP15? And What Does It Mean for Biodiversity?
Safe Passage 4
Project

SAFE PASSAGE:

Enhancing landscape connectivity is an interdisciplinary socio-ecological challenge that is not in the mandate of any single agency. Although the infrastructural design solutions to reducing... Read more