The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News [Unofficial]The urban cooling gap: why planting design matters as much as canopy count
Ministry of Good IdeasGood idea: vertical gardens to cool down cities
Since French botanist Patrick Blanc pioneered the concept in the 1980s, Europe has produced some striking examples. Milan’s Bosco Verticale, a pair of residential skyscrapers whose terraces hold more than 21,000 trees and shrubs, converts nearly 20,000 kilograms of carbon annually and now shelters 20 species of birds.
As Europe’s capitals brace for yet another summer of blistering heatwaves, building on this legacy could be one of the most practical tools for protecting citizens.
PugJesus"Vertical Forest" apartments in Huanggang, China
https://times.ky/take-a-look-inside-china-s-first-vertical-forest-city
"Vertical Forest" apartments in Huanggang, China
https://times.ky/take-a-look-inside-china-s-first-vertical-forest-city
Abandoned stadium converted into a community garden, Taipei, Taiwan
Abandoned stadium converted into a community garden, Taipei, Taiwan
Why cities are becoming an unlikely refuge for wildflowers
BellingenNSWHow the house and car nexus is destroying biodiversity
"Australian houses are among the largest in the world, averaging 236 square metres of living space"
"Local urban greening outcomes are subjugated to state government housing priorities."
"Driveway area has increased on average by 57% from 29m2 to 46m2."
"Front garden area has reduced on average by 46% from 102m2 to 55m2."
"Redevelopment has reduced canopy cover by 62% at the lot scale."
"Middle-ring suburban Sydney is experiencing a quiet yet profound transformation. As redevelopment accelerates, larger houses with expansive footprints and additional driveways are steadily replacing traditional front yards and gardens. This study examines 370 properties across Northern and Greater Western Sydney to quantify these changes. In areas where older, low-density homes have been replaced by newer, larger detached dwellings, the average front garden area has declined by 46%, while driveways and other impervious surfaces have increased by 57%. Most notably, front yard canopy cover has fallen by 62%. These patterns are not due to a lack of policy, but to a planning system in which local controls have become discretionary under ongoing state-level legislative reforms. Broader social trends toward larger homes and greater car ownership further reinforce this shift. The cumulative effect is leading to a substantial loss of private green space, contributing to higher urban heat, reduced biodiversity, and diminished connections with nature. Urban planning reform is urgently needed to embed minimum standards..."
Death of the front yards: How the house and car is replacing residential gardens >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275126001617
#cars #roads #housing #driveways #sprawl #expansion #MumAndDadDeveloper #UHI #UrbanHeat #gardens #backyard #GreenSpace #UrbanGreening #wildlife #biodiversity #trees #children #SmallLandclearing #UrbanPlanning #FossilFuel #dependency #failure #regulation #suburbia #Australia #culture
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VaarthaRaviTelangana: Center approves establishment of 6 urban forests
https://vaartha.com/telangana/telangana-the-central-govt-has-approved-the-establishment-of-6-urban-forests/629822/
#TelanganaUrbanForests #6NewForests #CenterApproval #NagarVanYojana #UrbanGreening #TelanganaNews #HyderabadForests #GreenTelangana #AdilabadForests #MancherialForests
https://vaartha.com/telangana/telangana-the-central-govt-has-approved-the-establishment-of-6-urban-forests/629822/
#TelanganaUrbanForests #6NewForests #CenterApproval #NagarVanYojana #UrbanGreening #TelanganaNews #HyderabadForests #GreenTelangana #AdilabadForests #MancherialForests
LocalZero UlmIm Juni letzten Jahres fragten wir noch, wo das Grün an der Haltestelle in der Blücherstraße bleibt.
Ende 2025 wurden zwei ganze Reihen Bäume gepflanzt! Es gibt da eine Oberleitung? Egal! Wir haben Baumscheren!
Wir sind begeistert und werden ganz bestimmt auch Bilder von den Bäumen posten, wenn sie grün sind! Das ist schlicht und ergreifend vorbildlich!
So macht der ÖPNV und das Leben in Ulm Freude.
Wir hoffen auf noch viel mehr Bäume entlang der Straßenbahnen, in Straßen und auf Plätzen.
@stadtulm
#Ulm #Straßenbahn #ÖPNV #Stadtplanung #Verkehrswende #Klimaschutz #GrüneStadt #Nachhaltigkeit #UrbanGreening #GrünesGleisbett #Lebensqualität #Hitzeinsel #BäumeFürsKlima #Artenvielfalt #Zukunftsstadt #Mobilitätswende #MehrGrünInDieStadt
