RE: https://spore.social/@rewildingmag/116273646613778026
This is the good stuff.
• The depaving groups reclaiming urban green space: These forward-thinking organizations have depaved parking lots – and turned them into paradise.
Article includes comments from @seachanger who heads a depaving org in Portland, Oregon, USA. The movement is worldwide.
This is really good to see the more parking lots that get turned into something useful like a building or useful like green spaces as well as beautiful the better
@fembot @seachanger The impetus for this has been an important thing in North America for a very long time. So important that storm water control, and ground water recharge have been mandated via the C.3 requirements for construction since the late 1990's. In California where we have allowed corporate lobbyists to short circuit our planning process with SB330, the C.3 requirements are still enforced regardless of the significant amount of deregulation we've had on the development process. And due to issues of storm water in San Francisco a major lawsuit in the early 2000's drove the green school yard movement there, resulting in educational gardens to replace asphalt, and capture rainwater.
If you are really into this stuff you can also check out the work done by Brad Lancaster in Arizona on urban forestry and using rainwater capture to maintain it.
https://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
@fembot ah I forgot about this interview! Cool!
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