- Title
- Nature Inspiration, Imitation, and Emulation: Biomimicy Thinking Path to Sustainability in the Construction Industry
- Creator
- Oguntona, Aanuoluwapo Olusegun
- Creator
- Aigbavboa, Ohis Clinton
- Description
- The construction industry has been globally fingered as the major sector responsiblefor the continued deplorable state of the environment. The rising exploitation of thenatural environment by the sector decapacitates the function of theflora and faunato sustain life on earth. Therefore, the adoption and implementation of sustainabilityconcepts in the construction industry are imperative to reduce the sector’s negativeimpacts on the environment. The growingfield of biomimicry as a sustainabilityconcept has increased global interest and call to maximize the numerous benefitsoffered by nature. This article is aimed at exploring biomimicry potentials in solvinghuman challenges in a sustainable manner through responsible imitation, emulation,and drawing inspiration from nature. Thefirst part of this paper explores theconstruction industry with rapt attention to its positive and negative impact onthe human and natural environment. The second part provides a comprehensiveoverview of the biomimicry concept looking at its definitions, tenets, andsustainability standpoint...
- Date
- 2023
- Subject
- Biomimicry
- Subject
- Biomimicry thinking
- Subject
- Built environment
- Subject
- Climate change
- Subject
- Nature
- Subject
- Sustainable construction
- Subject
- Sustainability
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/14385
- Identifier
- vital:79309
- Identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1085979
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Frontiers in Built Enviroment
- Relation
- Frontiers in Built Enviroment 9 vol issue 1 12 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1085979
- Rights
- ©2023, authors
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