"The writer Thomas Berry described the ecozoic as the “reintegration of human endeavours into a larger ecological consciousness”. The ecozoic, Berry believed, would supplant the Anthropocene age, that we live in now, in which human needs take precedence over the health of the earth’s forests, oceans, and other living systems. Our species will only begin to make true progress, Berry believed, when we learn to cherish the vitality of all life-forms equally — not just our own."
As cities morph according to our needs, we need to question the role of nature and the biological requirements of our new urban structure. The anthropocentrism of cities as they are now inevitably detriment the health of the ecosystems was they once were and never will be again. This causes implications for the way a city is plan too, intercepting islands of green are in fact isolated patches where ecosystems form but don't migrate. There must be a push towards the ecosystem of the city rather than within it instead of nature having to competing.
Check out the article, by John Thackara here.
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