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How the Movement Towards Sponge Cities Can Help Soak up Extreme Rainfall
"Sponge Cities" utilize green infrastructure to manage stormwater, combat flooding, and enhance urban resilience by naturally absorbing and repurposing rainwater. This sustainable approach addresses challenges from extreme weather and urban sprawl, transforming cities into greener, more sustainable environments.
Catching Falling Fruit: The Success of “Not Far From The Tree”
Not Far from the Tree is a proven model for harvesting the many trees that would otherwise drop their tasty fruits onto the ground in cities.
An Overview of Urban Farming Activities in Cities – The Key to A Resilient Future
This is an overview of the many ways in which food is now being produced in cities from mushroom farming to rooftop greenhouses.
Helping Green Roofs Survive the Winter Months
How green roof plants can survive the freezing, thawing and warming of our winters is a mystery to many, and it has become more complicated due to climate change. Find out how they survive and what you can do to help them adapt to these changes.
The Growing Attraction of Agrihoods
A growing number of urban/rural communities are developing this kind of co-operative, food-friendly approach. Instead of building a residential development around a swimming pool, a tennis court or some kind of hard landscaping, more innovative developers are creating “agrihoods” - neighborhoods with a farm as the central focus.
Pandemic Stimulates Diverse Interior Green Wall Market
Nature has been the star of our recovery from the pandemic. Bringing life-giving greenery inside can help soothe us and provide us with the many benefits that only nature offers, even while we’re indoors. Mobile indoor green walls bring greenery inside in a flexible way.