Microbiome-Inspired Green Infrastructure: A Toolkit for Multidisciplinary Landscape Design.

Area of Science:

• Environmental science
• Urban planning
• Microbiome research

Background:

• Urban design must integrate current environmental microbiome research and policy.
• Effective integration is currently a significant challenge for urban planners and designers.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a management framework for construction projects.
• To enable multidisciplinary teams to incorporate environmental microbiota considerations into design and construction.
• To improve ecosystem functionality and public health in urban environments.

Main Methods:

• Development of a novel management framework for construction projects.
• Facilitation of collaboration between researchers and practitioners.
• Explicit consideration of environmental microbiota within design and construction processes.

Main Results:

• A structured approach for integrating environmental microbiota into urban design and construction.
• Enhanced consideration of ecological factors in the built environment.
• Potential for improved ecosystem services and public health outcomes.

Conclusions:

• The proposed framework addresses the challenge of incorporating environmental microbiome advances into urban design.
• Explicitly considering environmental microbiota can lead to more functional urban ecosystems and healthier populations.
• This approach supports evidence-based urban development and public health strategies.