Ana Faggi
Buenos Aires
Ana Faggi is also dean in the School of Ecological Engineering at the Flores University, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her research and teaching have been focused on regional ecology particularly on restoration and the conservation of biodiversity.
More by this author at The Nature of Cities
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The Additional Role of the Urban Beaches in the Face of Climate Change
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How Do Biophilic Design Approaches in Cafes and Restaurants in Buenos Aires Motivate Their Customers?
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Pinamar: A Garden City Looking Towards a Sustainable Future
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COVID-19 as an Accelerator to Rethink the City
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Inappropriate Infrastructure Can Make Green Spaces Unlivable
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What prevents us from creating cities that are better for people and nature? It doesn’t seem like a lack of knowledge—don’t we have enough research knowledge to act on better policy? So, what is the impediment?
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Our goal is to empower cities to plan for a positive natural future. What is one specific action that should be taken to achieve this goal?
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What is one thing every ecologist should know about urban ecology?
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Let go of some urban domestication: How would you convince the mayor to re-wild the city?
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The New Urban Agenda: Is the Compact City Ecologically More Favorable than Dispersed Forms?
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Imagine an “ecological certification” for urban design. What are such a certification’s key elements?
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You say po-TAY-to. What ecologists and landscape architects don’t get about each other, but ought to.
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Linear Parks: The Importance of a Balanced, Cross-Disciplinary Design
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What are the unifying elements of an urban ecology of the Global South and geographic south? Are they different than those in the north?
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Case Studies from Colombia that are Valuable Across South America
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Linear Parks: Meeting People’s Everyday Needs for Secure Recreation, Commuting, and Access to Nature
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Green Infrastructure is Possible, and Necessary, for Communities at Multiple Scales
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Urban Latin America: How’s it Going?
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Sustainable Design is Useful, Beautiful, and Connected to People
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10 scientists and 10 practitioners walk into a bar…what would they talk about? How can research and knowledge generation be co-created to better support practitioners and evidence-based decision making?
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Complex and Useful, Green Is Infrastructure
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Why Do People Use Parks and Plazas in Buenos Aires?
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Practical Advice for the Design of Greenways
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Urban water fronts have typically been sites of heavy development and often are sites of pollution or exclusive access. But they have enormous potential benefits. How can we unlock these benefits for everyone? Are there ecological vs. social vs. economic tradeoffs?
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We Should Look at Urban Nature More Through the Eyes of Children
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How much should we worry about exotic species in urban zones? How do we reduce damage from exotic invasives when management resources are limited? Are there conflicts between management or eradication efforts and building general support for urban biodiversity?
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Buenos Aires Tries to Design for Biodiversity
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Money for urban biodiversity is scarce. What is the single most important idea, program or action any city should undertake to promote biodiversity?
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The Power of Unkempt Wilderness in the Hearts of Berlin and Buenos Aires
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Vegetation Changes Associated with Coastal Tourist Urbanization