Sustainable landscape architecture is designing the outdoor and urban environment with consideration for people and the environment. It begins with the understanding that humans play a large part in creating a sustainable world. Humans are influenced by the surrounding environment. So create a sustainable world designing an environment which is sustainable is designing an environment which gives us a sence of wellbeing.

An integrated and holistic approach to landscape architecture:

From a broader perspective:

To take the long view and push for:
1) ecosystem services & natural capital
2) environmentally friendly land management
3) Sustainable urban development

From a design perspective:

To be based on three principles:
1) enhancing green infrastructure and biodiversity
2) meeting social needs at a community level
3) allowing for the design to change over time

Data driven approach

Data driven approach in the landscape... for instance:
* collect data on green infrastructure and ecology
* understand how to use this information to improve the environment, communities and the economy.
* provide an example of how economic development and the environment can both thrive.

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Environmental enhancements

Environmental enhancements are activities that expand and improve habitats.

We need to go one step further and explore what additional benefits habitats could bring.

Sustainability

Sustainability does not always need to be complicated. Working at local scale on simple urban farming ideas benefits local people, local wildlife while contributing to global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As the famous slogan goes: “think globally, act locally.”

Well-being

If well-being is "the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy", how can we use the landscape do to improve the well-being within communities?

One idea - take Hippocrates quote "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" and heal people with a sustainable food system and bring back medicinal herbs.