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Wildlife corridors research and design

Carolina Bordero
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environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
 2016/2017 - Final Project/Thesis Guidelines for Restoring Connectivity throughout Habitat Corridors · Bachelor's Degree in Architecture · Scuola Politecnica - Dipartimento di Architettura e Design - University of Genoa

The period of history we live in sees a planet that is undergoing great changes, partially due to the use and exploitation of natural resources that has taken place in the past and continues to this day. Climate change, depletion of resources and energy sources, the consumption of water and soil: many are the effects that the exploitation of the planet as well as pollution have on the environment in which we live.

The aim of this research is to analyse environmental conflicts caused by changes in land use and the fragmentation of habitats in which species live, move and reproduce. A focus is set on measures that can be taken to reverse the trend and 'defragment' the territory, improving connections between isolated areas, increasing their size and restoring their environmental quality.
Analysing various solutions, more or less recent, often very innovative, adopted in different contexts around the world, alongside guidelines found in scientific literature, I deduced criteria useful for the design of crossing systems that can restore the mobility of fauna in different habitats. I then applied these criteria to a project for a new highway crossing the Ligurian territory, indicating which measures are to put in place to prevent habitat fragmentation.
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
Some of the sheets produced analysing the case studies
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
environment architecture infographic information design habitat wildlife conservation Ecology wildlife corridors wildlife crossing
Small sized overpass: flat or gentle slope, populated by small vegetation, such as bushes, and rocks. Specifics: width 8-15m, height of barriers >2,4m.
Road specifics: width 30m, minimum height 5,5m
Tunnels: circular, elliptical or rectangular shaped, with an openness larger than 7m and height > 4m, slope < 30°
Small sized underpass: circular, elliptical or rectangular shaped, openness and height >0,5m, slope >1°
Use of fences or barriers to convey the movement of the animals towards the tunnel
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