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Ecoscaping integrates the disciplines of landscape architecture and spatial planning with environmental science and provides an innovative approach in creating a sustainable and nature-friendly design and/or construction. Every piece of land is unique and offers different materials and microenvironments, ecoscaping aims to design in harmony with the land and create an environmentally healthy and sustainable landscape. Ecoscaping also strives to take an existing structures and areas (backyards, cities, campuses, etc.) and add ecological balance and greenery. Ecoscaping prides itself on taking a holistic approach to sustainable land use management.〔Wildwood Ecoscapes, http://www.wildwoodecoscapes.com〕 == Process == Nature conservation and ecological balance is at the core of ecoscaping. Various techniques are employed to transform land so that it is in greater harmony with nature and its ecology. The whole process behind ecoscaping is to take the best solutions available, and use them to improve the look of a property while making the smallest possible impact on the surrounding environment. Ecoscaping promotes biodiversity and wildlife habitat.〔 This can be achieved in many ways, for example: * Using natural products instead of artificial decoration * Adding trees and minimizing the use of pesticides and artificial fertilizers * Creating out-buildings, decks, trellises, etc. that work in harmony with the land. * Rainwater harvesting * Self-contained water reservoir for water balance 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ecoscaping」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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