Zoning Dictionary

Category: Environmental

Ecosystem

The interacting relation or system of a biological community and its non-living surroundings. Systems of plants, animals and micro-organisms, together with the non-living components of their environment and related ecological processes. An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the non-living components of their environment (things like air, […]

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Embodied Carbon

Embodied carbon refers to the emissions associated with all the activities of procuring, mining, harvesting raw materials, transforming these materials into construction products, transporting them to site and incorporating them into a building, and subsequently maintaining, replacing and removing and disposing at the end of their life.

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Fish Habitat

The spawning grounds and nursery, food supply, and migration areas upon which fish rely to live.

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Genetically Modified Organism

Unless expressly provided otherwise by regulations, any organism in which any of the genes or other genetic material: have been modified by in vitro techniques; or are inherited or otherwise derived, through any number of replications, from any genes or other genetic material which has been modified by in vitro techniques. This does not apply […]

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Geodiversity

The variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, landforms, sediments and soils, together with the natural processes which form and alter them

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Green Roof/Walls

A building roof with a vegetated medium or substrate. Planting on roofs or walls to provide climate change, amenity, food growing and recreational benefits. A roof of a structure covered or planted with vegetation and layers of soil to support the vegetation, to minimize negative impacts on the environment, reduce the amount of pollution, and […]

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Green Wall

An architecture and gardening technique that places soil and water delivery mechanisms into a wall in order to grow vegetation. OR A wall covered in climbing vegetation with soil at the base of the wall.

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Green Waste

All yard trimmings and/or leaves, grass clippings, agricultural wastes and vegetative landscaping materials generated from the maintenance of yards, parks or other similar facilities. Vegetative garden waste material including: grass clippings; branches; weeds; and leaves.

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Greywater

Wastewater generated from domestic activities such as laundry, dishwashing, and bathing that can be recycled on-site for other uses.

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Habitat

A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant, or other type of organism. It is the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the physical environment that surrounds a species population.

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