Among Gang’s intentions is to invite a “more wild version” of nature into cities, using what she refers to as “green infrastructure” to support and enhance urban landscapes. “Nature as we see it in cities is created, it’s man-made, it’s redesigned in a certain sense,” says Gang. “I think it’s important not for romantic reasons, but for practical and experiential reasons, to extend biodiversity within the ecosystem.” — businessweek.com
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A "more wild version of nature"? In other words, stop pulling out all those damn weeds!
Funny, yo!
I've met her, and can attest that she's quite clear-eyed about things and very nice. But I wonder if her statements betrays a typical perspective of living the urban lifestyle, where nature is indeed understood as a fragile and carefully manicured green space.
A more "wild" version of nature is what you get when you don't do any maintenance to a piece of land for a few weeks. Go visit the suburban fringe if you need some biodiversity. There you'll find deer, possums, rabbits, racoons, field mice, skunks, snakes, the occassional coyote and all sorts of birds. At my house, a family of ducks decided to make a nest outside our front door, and a leek farm emerged in our back yard when our yard wasn't mowed for several weeks in the spring. I'm of the opinion that nature will always spring back with a vengeance if you let it, and keeping it at bay takes a lot of work.
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