5 Definitions
haBiTat
Nature
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The environmental conditions of a natural habitat are what each
species needs to survive and reproduce.
The word “habitat” originates from the Latin verb “habitare”, which
means “to live” and “to dwell.” The term was first used in the
documentation about fauna and flowers. Habitat for animals can vary
from the hot, humid, and rainy Amazon rainforest to freezing and dry
tundra. For example, despite its cold climate and low precipitation,
the Arctic tundra is home to polar bears and snow geese.
Natural habitats can change over time. The eruption of Mount St.Helens in 1980 destroyed the forests, burying habitats under ash. On the other hand, the rivers followed new courses, and more than 150 new lakes and ponds were formed, subsequently creating new habitats for pioneer species and eventually leading to ecological succession.
Natural habitats can change over time. The eruption of Mount St.Helens in 1980 destroyed the forests, burying habitats under ash. On the other hand, the rivers followed new courses, and more than 150 new lakes and ponds were formed, subsequently creating new habitats for pioneer species and eventually leading to ecological succession.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/habitat/
Human-Made
Systems ②
Systems ②
Human activities have drastically changed the environment, climate,
and ecosystem. New habitats are created by human labor. Agriculture,
one of the earliest and most transformative ways to create a unique
habitat for humans, is based on converting large tracts of forests,
grasslands, and wetlands into farmland. Large cities are created by
industrialization as more and better tools could be used to create
new habitats.
Similarly, later trends of globalization and urbanization have significantly expanded the concept of habitat. Now, a human habitat is expected to provide more than just food and reproduction essentials; a good habitat for humans needs to have enough healthcare, transportation, education, recreation, etc.
Similarly, later trends of globalization and urbanization have significantly expanded the concept of habitat. Now, a human habitat is expected to provide more than just food and reproduction essentials; a good habitat for humans needs to have enough healthcare, transportation, education, recreation, etc.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/habitat/
Psychological Refuge
③
It is a private refuge for the soul.
French philosopher Gaston Bachelard highlighted how our immediate
surroundings are more than just physical shelters. It is a place of
emotional and psychological solace, where one can retreat from the
chaos and uncertainties of the external world. For many, the bedroom
they grew up in holds a special place in their heart.
Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov writes in his autobiography that when he lies alone, he thinks of the large wooden closet next to his bed in childhood bedroom. As adults, revisiting this space, even just in memory, can evoke feelings of safety, nostalgia, and a return to simpler times. These habitats of memory are not just places where we reside; they are places where we live out our dreams, face our fears, and build our identities.
Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov writes in his autobiography that when he lies alone, he thinks of the large wooden closet next to his bed in childhood bedroom. As adults, revisiting this space, even just in memory, can evoke feelings of safety, nostalgia, and a return to simpler times. These habitats of memory are not just places where we reside; they are places where we live out our dreams, face our fears, and build our identities.
Gaston Bachelard,The Poetics of Space
One’s social habitus tends to reproduce those very structures.
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Social Structure
Habitat can be a social structure that shapes and is reinforced by
individuals’s habitus. Proposed by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu,
habitus is a system of durable, transposable dispositions that
orient the actions and perceptions of individuals within society. As
individuals grow up and interact within particular social
structures, they internalize the norms, values, and behaviors of
those structures.
For example, someone raised in an affluent family might develop a habitus that values certain elite cultural tastes. When they seek out and appreciate these cultural forms, they reinforce and reproduce the cultural distinctions associated with their social class. However, the social habitat is not deterministic. Individuals can move between different social habitats, but there can be a conflict between their ingrained habitus and the new environment.
For example, someone raised in an affluent family might develop a habitus that values certain elite cultural tastes. When they seek out and appreciate these cultural forms, they reinforce and reproduce the cultural distinctions associated with their social class. However, the social habitat is not deterministic. Individuals can move between different social habitats, but there can be a conflict between their ingrained habitus and the new environment.
Pierre Bourdieu, Field Theory: Beyond Subjectivity and Objectivity
It is a new frontier in habitat creation.
⑤
Simulation
Simulation represents a fundamental shift in how we understand and
create habitats, extending beyond mere digital replication into a
complex interplay between the real and virtual. This perspective
encompasses a spectrum of applications - from architectural
visualization tools that simulate spaces before construction, to
virtual training environments for surgeons, to game worlds that
create entirely new ecological systems.
Unlike simple virtual spaces, simulations attempt to model the underlying rules, behaviors, and interactions that make a habitat function. They can replicate physical world dynamics with high fidelity or create entirely new rule sets for experimental habitats .
Unlike simple virtual spaces, simulations attempt to model the underlying rules, behaviors, and interactions that make a habitat function. They can replicate physical world dynamics with high fidelity or create entirely new rule sets for experimental habitats .
https://www.vox.com/
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