Urban Lab & LENSES

Funding Year: 2013-2014

The purpose of this GCRT was to create a collaborative Urban Lab to enhance the sustainability and biodiversity of the urban areas between campus and Old Town, Fort Collins using the LENSES regenerative framework.

The proposal was to develop a research and science based master plan that promotes biodiversity in an urban context using the LENSES Framework. The focus area of the project was the Mason Corridor UniverCity District in Fort Collins, CO. Through their work, the district served as a model for the integration of healthy natural and built environments in an urban context. Through this work we directly addressed two of the SoGES focus areas: Biodiversity, Conservation & Management, and Sustainable Communities. Secondary, because of the nature of the project, Land & Water Resources, Energy and Climate Change, Food Security and Governance will also be addressed.

Principal Investigators:

  • Brian Dunbar, Institute for the Built Environment
  • Jane Choi, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture