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Designing Interconnected Microhabitats: A systemic approach to multispecies urban ecologies

Format: Papers, RSD15, Topic: Architecture & Planning, Topic: Cases & Practice, Topic: Culture & Society, Topic: Learning & Education, Topic: Socioecological Design

Alessandra Savina, Gerardo Sandoval Osio, Miguel Ángel González Arjona, and Oscar Alejandro Miranda Martinez

The resulting design guidelines address vegetation systems, ecological corridors, modular shelters, communication systems, adaptive monitoring technologies, rainwater management, and long-term resilience strategies. The paper also discusses the conceptual, ecological, technical, and ethical limitations of the project, particularly in relation to anthropocentric interpretations of non-human life, ecological uncertainty, long-term maintenance, and communication accessibility. Overall, the project contributes to systemic and multispecies design discourse by proposing an adaptive framework for the design of more resilient and ecologically interconnected urban environments.

Keywords: Multispecies Design, More-than-Human Design, Urban Ecology, Design for Microhabitats, Systemic Approach, Design for Transition

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Citation (APA 7)
Savina, A., Osio, G. S., Arjona, M. Á. G., & Martinez, O. A. M. (2026). Designing interconnected microhabitats: a systemic approach to multispecies urban ecologies. Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design, RSD15. Article PAP-041. https://rsdsymposium.org/designing-interconnected-microhabitats/

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Author(s): Alessandra Savina, Gerardo Sandoval Osio, Miguel Ángel González Arjona, and Oscar Alejandro Miranda Martinez
Year: 2026
Title: Designing Interconnected Microhabitats: A systemic approach to multispecies urban ecologies
Published in: Proceedings of Relating Systems Thinking and Design
Volume: RSD15
Article No.: PAP-041
Post URL: https://rsdsymposium.org/https://rsdsymposium.org/designing-interconnected-microhabitats/designing-interconnected-microhabitats
Host: Politecnico di Torino
Location: Turin & online
Symposium Dates: October 8–16, 2026
First published: 24 September 2026
Updated: 24 September 2026
Publisher Identification: ISSN 2371-8404