Bringing Ecosystems to the City

http://www.greenbiz.com/article/what-if-companies-and-buildings-enhanced-ecosystems

This article proposes a great idea to introduce ecosystems into cities by requiring new buildings to incorporate ecosystem enhancing services, such as sequestering carbon and enhancing pollination. I think this is a great idea because it is clear that cities and development are a prominent part of our country's physical environment and are destructive to ecosystem services. Because cities are here to stay, we need to integrate ecosystems into our cities infrastructure. I thought the Pollinator Pathways idea was especially a great idea because it adds species diversity and reconnects fragmented ecosystems and reintroduces an extremely important ecosystem service. While it is obvious that cities are not designed to be self-sustainable, creating and connecting ecosystems within cities can improve the impact cities have on the environment and lead to environmentally concious city planning.