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The design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes.  

"Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are well-adapted to life on earth over the long haul. The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival." Biomimicry Institute.  

Download an infographic on biomimicry here. It is available courtesy of RS Components

Curated by mokiethecat

George Crombie, President of the American Public Works Association (APWA) and a senior faculty member at Norwich University, discussed key principles in an interview. He emphasized the importance of looking to nature (biomimicry), a multi-disciplined approach to problem-solving, applying cultural principles, visionary leadership, and acting for the common good.


Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv conducted the interview on July 28, 2011, during the APWA Sustainability in Public Works Conference in Portland, Oregon.

EarthSayer George Crombie