Bioinspiration in the Global Context
The main objective of this chapter is to draw our perspective out to a global scale of interaction and identify some ecological stories and biomimetic approaches that can guide decision making in a global context.
When considering bioinspiration at a global scale, it can be helpful to take a holistic perspective. Although the term holistic is frequently associated with health care, holism also has a specific meaning in ecological terms. Ecological holism is the view that life self-organizes into layered whole systems—that is, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This creates an emergent environment where the same components can interact in different ways and create varied results. This ...
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