Sustainable gardening, the Glossary

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1. 41 relations: Biodiversity, BRE, BREEAM, Climate change mitigation, Climate-friendly gardening, Ecosystem service, Environmental stewardship, Erosion control, Foodscaping, Green building, Green roof, Habitat, Health, Horticulture, Intergenerational equity, Landscape planning, LEED, Manure tea, Microclimate, Our Common Future, Pollination, Precautionary principle, Prototype theory, Public open space, Roof garden, Sustainability, Sustainability measurement, Sustainable architecture, Sustainable design, Sustainable development, Sustainable drainage system, Sustainable gardening, Sustainable landscape architecture, Sustainable landscaping, Sustainable planting, Systems thinking, Urban agriculture, Urban forestry, Water purification, Water supply, Xeriscaping.

Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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BRE

BRE, Bre, or BrE may refer to.

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BREEAM

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), first published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990, is the world's longest established method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of buildings. Sustainable gardening and BREEAM are sustainable design.

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Climate change mitigation

Climate change mitigation (or decarbonisation) is action to limit the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change.

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Climate-friendly gardening

Climate-friendly gardening is a form of gardening that can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from gardens and encourage the absorption of carbon dioxide by soils and plants in order to aid the reduction of global warming.

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Ecosystem service

Ecosystem services are the various benefits that humans derive from healthy ecosystems.

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Environmental stewardship

Environmental stewardship refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through active participation in conservation efforts and sustainable practices by individuals, small groups, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and other collective networks.

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Erosion control

Erosion control is the practice of preventing or controlling wind or water erosion in agriculture, land development, coastal areas, river banks and construction. Sustainable gardening and erosion control are sustainable design.

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Foodscaping

Foodscaping is a modern term for the practice of integrating edible plants into ornamental landscapes.

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Green building

Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. Sustainable gardening and green building are sustainable design.

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Green roof

A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane. Sustainable gardening and green roof are landscape architecture and types of garden.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Horticulture

Horticulture is the art and science of growing plants.

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Intergenerational equity

Intergenerational equity in economic, psychological, and sociological contexts, is the idea of fairness or justice between generations.

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Landscape planning

Landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture. Sustainable gardening and landscape planning are landscape architecture and sustainable design.

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LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide.

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Manure tea

Manure tea is the product of the manure of livestock being steeped in a bag submerged in water.

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Microclimate

A microclimate (or micro-climate) is a local set of atmospheric conditions that differ from those in the surrounding areas, often slightly but sometimes substantially.

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Our Common Future

Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, was published in October 1987 by the United Nations through the Oxford University Press.

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Pollination

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from an anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, later enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds.

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Precautionary principle

The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking.

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Prototype theory

Prototype theory is a theory of categorization in cognitive science, particularly in psychology and cognitive linguistics, in which there is a graded degree of belonging to a conceptual category, and some members are more central than others.

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Public open space

A public open space is defined as an open piece of land both green space or hard space to which there is public access.

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Roof garden

A roof garden is a garden on the roof of a building. Sustainable gardening and roof garden are types of garden.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time.

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Sustainability measurement

Sustainability measurement is a set of frameworks or indicators used to measure how sustainable something is.

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Sustainable architecture

Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings through improved efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, development space and the ecosystem at large. Sustainable gardening and Sustainable architecture are sustainable design.

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Sustainable design

Environmentally sustainable design (also called environmentally conscious design, eco-design, etc.) is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of ecological sustainability and also aimed at improving the health and comfort of occupants in a building.

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Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable gardening and Sustainable development are sustainable design.

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Sustainable drainage system

Sustainable drainage systems (also known as SuDS,, Sharma, D., 2008 SUDS, or sustainable urban drainage systems) are a collection of water management practices that aim to align modern drainage systems with natural water processes and are part of a larger green infrastructure strategy. Sustainable gardening and sustainable drainage system are sustainable design.

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Sustainable gardening

Sustainable gardening includes the more specific sustainable landscapes, sustainable landscape design, sustainable landscaping, sustainable landscape architecture, resulting in sustainable sites. Sustainable gardening and sustainable gardening are Horticultural techniques, landscape architecture, sustainable design and types of garden.

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Sustainable landscape architecture

Sustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of the built and natural environments. Sustainable gardening and sustainable landscape architecture are landscape architecture and sustainable design.

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Sustainable landscaping

Sustainable landscaping is a modern type of gardening or landscaping that takes the environmental issue of sustainability into account. Sustainable gardening and Sustainable landscaping are landscape architecture and sustainable design.

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Sustainable planting

Sustainable planting is an approach to planting design and landscaping-gardening. Sustainable gardening and Sustainable planting are landscape architecture.

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Systems thinking

Systems thinking is a way of making sense of the complexity of the world by looking at it in terms of wholes and relationships rather than by splitting it down into its parts.

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Urban agriculture

Urban agriculture refers to various practices of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in urban areas. Sustainable gardening and urban agriculture are types of garden.

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Urban forestry

Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment.

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Water purification

Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids, and gases from water.

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Water supply

Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes.

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Xeriscaping

Xeriscaping is the process of landscaping, or gardening, that reduces or eliminates the need for irrigation. Sustainable gardening and Xeriscaping are types of garden.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_gardening

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