We build and manage landscape and nursery ecosystems by

• modifying topography and soil
• selecting and placing plants
• controlling growth
• controlling water and nutrient supply
• monitoring and managing other species (weeds, pests, diseases)
• listening and responding to clients and others

Operations influence

• human happiness and welfare
• water and chemical cycles
• biodiversity
• atmospheric carbon
• leakage rate

Footprint = # people x intensity of management

Sustainability = ecosystem processes - inputs - outputs

FAES Documents
HCS 200 Introduction
Powerpoint