Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach, University of Oregon
Discover scientific principles connecting environmental (micro)biodiversity and human health, relationships between human and ecological health based on new research on the importance of microbiomes and explore the role of Landscape Architecture in keeping people healthy by designing for biodiversity with LandscapeWebinars.org and Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach. Pre-register for the May 22nd live and recorded session titled "Landscape Architecture and Ecological Relationships."
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Webinar Description:
Accumulating research has improved our understanding of soil microbial life and how it affects the growth, health, and survival of edible and ornamental plants. We have also begun to learn how exposure to environmental microbes from soil, plants, water, and animals can affect human health in both positive and negative ways. For example, increasing incidence of inflammatory diseases has been correlated with Western and urbanized lifestyles, which tend to have decreased access to outdoor nature, especially in lower income and marginalized communities.
However, since humans evolved for millennia in the presence of environmental microbes associated with living vegetation, soil, and water, our immune systems are not only adapted to coexist with the majority of these microbes but may even require that interaction to function properly.
In this webinar, Dr. Mhuireach will introduce the body of research investigating human exposure to environmental microbes and their potential health effects. As a single gram of soil can contain billions of microbes, some of which may have immune-promoting qualities, integrating healthy living soil into urban built environments could provide large-scale public health benefits. Prioritizing equitable and accessible green spaces in urban neighborhoods could augment urban dwellers' interaction with soils and their microbiota, thereby fostering healthy immune development.
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https://landscapewebinars.org/landscape-webinars/webinar/landscape-architecture-and-ecological-relationships
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn scientific principles connecting environmental (micro)biodiversity and human health.
2. Understand relationships between human and ecological health based on new knowledge about the importance of microbiomes.
3. Explore the role landscape architecture can play in keeping people healthy by designing for biodiversity.
Gwynne Mhuireach
Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach is a third-generation Oregon farmer, as well as a Research Assistant Professor at University of Oregon where she teaches courses in Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Dr. Mhuireach's research focuses on microbial communities associated with plants and soil in urban environments. Ultimately, she hopes to develop strategies that urban planners and designers can use to improve the design and management of future cities where the majority of global human populations will live.
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