Among the many qualities that Barney has, the most important might just be his good looks. Amid a courtyard surrounded by old apartment buildings (which look like they were stolen from the set of Star Wars in the 1970s), Barney provides an aesthetic beauty to what otherwise would be described as a visually anaesthetized experience. Other services provided by Barney include: soil stabilization, carbon sequestration, oxygen emission, wildlife habitat, and moderator of extreme weather impacts.
The most important function just might be soil stabilization. In front of Barney is a small, two-tier knoll--the second tier of which has a significant drop off that leads down to a pool. Barney keeps the soil from eroding, causing runoff into the pool, or dramatic shifts in land formation. Also important is that because of Barney, artificial barriers don't have to be constructed, such as a sidewalk or concrete retention wall.
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