Ecological landscaping is an emerging field in our country. More than beautification, it also offers many advantages like decreasing the temperature, providing habitats for fauna, increasing water holding capacity of soil, using fewer resources like water, fertilizers, etc. This type of landscaping is more significant for industrial campus as it helps in highlighting industry’s effort in environmental protection & management. We designed an area (about 30,000 sq. ft.) in Cipla Ltd at MIDC, Kurkumbh, in 2005 on same principles. Less area under lawns, maximum area under perennial trees or shrubs and use of native plant species combined with few non-natives are the design parameters for landscape.
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