#greenspace — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greenspace, aggregated by home.social.
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I have jumped into my #thesis work, looking at the associations between #access to #GreenSpace—such as that found in #parks, #gardens, #forests, #HikingTrails, #GreenRoofs, and #StreetTrees—and various #HealthOutcomes. I am also looking at #WillingnessToPay for access to green space in consideration of its health-promoting effects. 3/6
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I have jumped into my #thesis work, looking at the associations between #access to #GreenSpace—such as that found in #parks, #gardens, #forests, #HikingTrails, #GreenRoofs, and #StreetTrees—and various #HealthOutcomes. I am also looking at #WillingnessToPay for access to green space in consideration of its health-promoting effects. 3/6
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#Urban #WildlifeCorridors Help Mitigate #Climate Effects
Kyle Chan February 26, 2025
Excerpt: "#GreenCorridors offer a promising start to mitigating these urban issues, allowing cities to naturally lower temperatures through evapotranspiration, a plant process that releases water vapor to cool the surrounding air. Increased vegetation will also allow more hazardous particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, reducing greenhouse gas concentration and improving air quality.
"#Columbia’s second-largest city, #Medellín, launched a green corridor initiative in 2016. Since then, environmental planners there added rows of vegetation along the most polluted avenues, maximizing the amount of CO2 intake from their $16.8 million investment. Maurício Correa, a researcher studying environmental engineering at a Colombian University, found that the 8,800 trees planted became effective 'green barriers' against particulate matter and reduced average city temperature by two degrees Celsius.
"Fighting #ClimateChange isn’t the only thing green corridors can do. Historically, #wildlife has rarely been welcomed into urban life, experiencing drastic changes in the #ecosystem. However, nature-based infrastructure can promote #biodiversity and provide animal species with a safe habitat. Green corridors are indeed multi-purpose and flexible. To maximize the limited space in busy cities, green corridors can function as recreational centers, city facilities and much more—all while mitigating climate change.
"Green corridors can be an effective solution for any city anywhere. In #NewYork, the #ManhattanWaterfrontGreenway consists of almost 32 miles of #BikePath lined with various plant species. Urban '#NatureWays' in #Singapore mimic the natural #rainforests by incorporating trees with #canopies stretching across the roads."
Read more:
https://emagazine.com/urban-wildlife-corridors-help-mitigate-climate-effects/#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanRewilding #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #UrbanWildlife #GreenCities #GreenSpace #BikePaths
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#Urban #WildlifeCorridors Help Mitigate #Climate Effects
Kyle Chan February 26, 2025
Excerpt: "#GreenCorridors offer a promising start to mitigating these urban issues, allowing cities to naturally lower temperatures through evapotranspiration, a plant process that releases water vapor to cool the surrounding air. Increased vegetation will also allow more hazardous particulate matter (PM2.5) and carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed, reducing greenhouse gas concentration and improving air quality.
"#Columbia’s second-largest city, #Medellín, launched a green corridor initiative in 2016. Since then, environmental planners there added rows of vegetation along the most polluted avenues, maximizing the amount of CO2 intake from their $16.8 million investment. Maurício Correa, a researcher studying environmental engineering at a Colombian University, found that the 8,800 trees planted became effective 'green barriers' against particulate matter and reduced average city temperature by two degrees Celsius.
"Fighting #ClimateChange isn’t the only thing green corridors can do. Historically, #wildlife has rarely been welcomed into urban life, experiencing drastic changes in the #ecosystem. However, nature-based infrastructure can promote #biodiversity and provide animal species with a safe habitat. Green corridors are indeed multi-purpose and flexible. To maximize the limited space in busy cities, green corridors can function as recreational centers, city facilities and much more—all while mitigating climate change.
"Green corridors can be an effective solution for any city anywhere. In #NewYork, the #ManhattanWaterfrontGreenway consists of almost 32 miles of #BikePath lined with various plant species. Urban '#NatureWays' in #Singapore mimic the natural #rainforests by incorporating trees with #canopies stretching across the roads."
Read more:
https://emagazine.com/urban-wildlife-corridors-help-mitigate-climate-effects/#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanRewilding #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #UrbanWildlife #GreenCities #GreenSpace #BikePaths
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Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool
A new global initiative is helping cities from #PhoenixAZ to #QuezonCity address #ExtremeHeat with #SharedSolutions and #LocalAction.
From the #C40 website: "Cities are focusing on increasing green cover, cool roofs, and shaded public areas in places that experience the most heat and the least access to adequate cooling."
Nov 05, 2025
"The following is a sponsored op-ed written by Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona and Joy Belmonte, Mayor of Quezon City, the #Philippines and sponsored by C40 Cities.
This summer, cities around the world broke temperature records once again. The results were devastating: Extreme heat now kills nearly half a million people each year, and the danger keeps rising. By 2050, the number of people in cities exposed to life-threatening heat is expected to increase fivefold.
From the desert of Phoenix in the United States to the humid streets of Quezon City in the Philippines, mayors are facing the same new reality: Heat is here to stay, and it is impacting every element of city life. That’s why we — along with more than 30 other mayors from C40 Cities, a global network of nearly 100 of the world’s biggest cities tackling the #ClimateEmergency — are joining forces to protect our people today and prepare our communities for a hotter tomorrow. Through the new C40 #CoolCities Accelerator, we’ll work together to speed up bold and inclusive #ClimateAction that meets the urgency of this growing threat.
In some ways, our cities couldn’t be more different. Phoenix, America’s fifth largest city, sits in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, and sees more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, faces sweltering humidity and the annual risk of typhoons. Yet both cities are on the front lines of rising temperatures that threaten health, strain our power grids, and deepen inequality.
Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard, but it’s also the quietest. It kills through heatstroke and dehydration, and by worsening heart and respiratory conditions. It’s often felt most by the people with the fewest resources to cope: older adults, children, outdoor workers, and low-income communities. In Phoenix, residents in low-income neighbourhoods can experience temperatures several degrees higher than in wealthier parts of the city. In Quezon City, densely populated neighborhoods can become dangerous heat traps.
We refuse to accept a future in which a heatwave becomes a death sentence for those with the least, and whose responsibility for the climate crisis is disproportionately small. The Cool Cities Accelerator is our shared plan to prevent that. In line with COP30’s call for a ‘decade of delivery,’ this provides a practical framework for mayors to act boldly and share what works.
First, we’re protecting lives right now. Participating cities are appointing heat leaders, improving early-warning systems, and coordinating emergency responses across agencies. Phoenix, for example, created the US’s first publicly-funded Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, expanded access to chilled water stations, and opened cooling and hydration stations, including overnight cooling center options to bring relief where it’s needed most. Meanwhile, Quezon City is currently mapping heat-vulnerable communities and developing a citywide heat-health action plan. It has already adjusted work hours for outdoor workers, and introduced heat-tolerant crops across more than 1,400 urban farms.
The goal is to build long-term resilience. Within five years, cities in the Accelerator will integrate cooling into building codes, redesign streets for shade and airflow, and expand tree canopies and green corridors. Phoenix is piloting reflective ‘cool pavements’, planting thousands of trees, and building artistic shade structures and setting regional standards for heat-ready infrastructure. Quezon City is restoring parks and greening schools and public spaces. As part of these efforts, the city has supported local groups turning vacant lots into small forests and gardens, while encouraging private development to adopt greener designs under its Green Building Ordinance. These efforts save lives, and cut energy bills while improving neighbourhoods.
But urban heat doesn’t stop at city limits, and neither should our solutions. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of the Cool Cities Accelerator. Thirty-two cities — from Austin to Athens and Singapore to Santiago — are now exchanging data and design ideas. The details on the ground obviously differ, but the solutions we craft together are remarkably similar, creating more shade, better design, and better care for the most vulnerable. When our teams share lessons on early-warning systems, or how to engage with our communities, we all move faster and more effectively.
For too long, extreme heat has been under-measured and under-estimated. We can build cities that are not only cooler, but more fair. But to do so, we must act together, and we must act now. We need to deliver solutions that both keep people alive today, and allow future generations to thrive."
Source:
https://grist.org/sponsored/why-cities-around-the-world-are-uniting-to-keep-cool/More info about #C40:
https://www.c40.org/accelerators/cool-cities/#SolarPunkSunday #ExtremeHeat #Resiliency #Cooling #Greenspace #GreenBuilding #GreenCorridors #HardeningInfrastructure #ClimateChange
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Why cities around the world are uniting to keep cool
A new global initiative is helping cities from #PhoenixAZ to #QuezonCity address #ExtremeHeat with #SharedSolutions and #LocalAction.
From the #C40 website: "Cities are focusing on increasing green cover, cool roofs, and shaded public areas in places that experience the most heat and the least access to adequate cooling."
Nov 05, 2025
"The following is a sponsored op-ed written by Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona and Joy Belmonte, Mayor of Quezon City, the #Philippines and sponsored by C40 Cities.
This summer, cities around the world broke temperature records once again. The results were devastating: Extreme heat now kills nearly half a million people each year, and the danger keeps rising. By 2050, the number of people in cities exposed to life-threatening heat is expected to increase fivefold.
From the desert of Phoenix in the United States to the humid streets of Quezon City in the Philippines, mayors are facing the same new reality: Heat is here to stay, and it is impacting every element of city life. That’s why we — along with more than 30 other mayors from C40 Cities, a global network of nearly 100 of the world’s biggest cities tackling the #ClimateEmergency — are joining forces to protect our people today and prepare our communities for a hotter tomorrow. Through the new C40 #CoolCities Accelerator, we’ll work together to speed up bold and inclusive #ClimateAction that meets the urgency of this growing threat.
In some ways, our cities couldn’t be more different. Phoenix, America’s fifth largest city, sits in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, and sees more than 300 days of sunshine a year. Quezon City, the most populous city in the Philippines, faces sweltering humidity and the annual risk of typhoons. Yet both cities are on the front lines of rising temperatures that threaten health, strain our power grids, and deepen inequality.
Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard, but it’s also the quietest. It kills through heatstroke and dehydration, and by worsening heart and respiratory conditions. It’s often felt most by the people with the fewest resources to cope: older adults, children, outdoor workers, and low-income communities. In Phoenix, residents in low-income neighbourhoods can experience temperatures several degrees higher than in wealthier parts of the city. In Quezon City, densely populated neighborhoods can become dangerous heat traps.
We refuse to accept a future in which a heatwave becomes a death sentence for those with the least, and whose responsibility for the climate crisis is disproportionately small. The Cool Cities Accelerator is our shared plan to prevent that. In line with COP30’s call for a ‘decade of delivery,’ this provides a practical framework for mayors to act boldly and share what works.
First, we’re protecting lives right now. Participating cities are appointing heat leaders, improving early-warning systems, and coordinating emergency responses across agencies. Phoenix, for example, created the US’s first publicly-funded Office of Heat Response and Mitigation, expanded access to chilled water stations, and opened cooling and hydration stations, including overnight cooling center options to bring relief where it’s needed most. Meanwhile, Quezon City is currently mapping heat-vulnerable communities and developing a citywide heat-health action plan. It has already adjusted work hours for outdoor workers, and introduced heat-tolerant crops across more than 1,400 urban farms.
The goal is to build long-term resilience. Within five years, cities in the Accelerator will integrate cooling into building codes, redesign streets for shade and airflow, and expand tree canopies and green corridors. Phoenix is piloting reflective ‘cool pavements’, planting thousands of trees, and building artistic shade structures and setting regional standards for heat-ready infrastructure. Quezon City is restoring parks and greening schools and public spaces. As part of these efforts, the city has supported local groups turning vacant lots into small forests and gardens, while encouraging private development to adopt greener designs under its Green Building Ordinance. These efforts save lives, and cut energy bills while improving neighbourhoods.
But urban heat doesn’t stop at city limits, and neither should our solutions. That’s why collaboration is at the heart of the Cool Cities Accelerator. Thirty-two cities — from Austin to Athens and Singapore to Santiago — are now exchanging data and design ideas. The details on the ground obviously differ, but the solutions we craft together are remarkably similar, creating more shade, better design, and better care for the most vulnerable. When our teams share lessons on early-warning systems, or how to engage with our communities, we all move faster and more effectively.
For too long, extreme heat has been under-measured and under-estimated. We can build cities that are not only cooler, but more fair. But to do so, we must act together, and we must act now. We need to deliver solutions that both keep people alive today, and allow future generations to thrive."
Source:
https://grist.org/sponsored/why-cities-around-the-world-are-uniting-to-keep-cool/More info about #C40:
https://www.c40.org/accelerators/cool-cities/#SolarPunkSunday #ExtremeHeat #Resiliency #Cooling #Greenspace #GreenBuilding #GreenCorridors #HardeningInfrastructure #ClimateChange
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Công viên Cầu Giấy "đại phẫu" với 66 tỷ đồng đầu tư, diện tích hơn 6 500 m². Sau 8 tháng thi công, công viên ra mắt với diện mạo hiện đại, rộng rãi, thu hút đông người dân tới vui chơi, thư giãn. 🌳🏞️
#CauGiayPark #CôngViênCầuGiấy #Hanoi #Vietnam #ParkRenovation #UrbanDevelopment #ĐạiPhẫu #CôngCá #ThànhPhố #GreenSpace #SustainableCity
https://vietnamnet.vn/dien-mao-moi-cong-vien-cau-giay-sau-cuoc-dai-phau-66-ty-dong-2453555.html
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#NewYork - Services for the UnderServed using #UrbanGardens to target food insecurity
The initiative has been so successful that Services for the UnderServed plans to include gardens in all future developments.
Rob Flaks, Jul 17, 2025
"In a city where food and housing insecurity often go hand in hand, Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is planting solutions for both at the same time.
"At a supportive housing complex in #BedStuy, residents are tending to one of the first urban gardens launched by S:US back in 2011. The garden features edible plants, flowers, and even beehives producing fresh honey, - all maintained by the tenants themselves." 'To be able to garden, get your hands dirty—it’s an amazing resource I hope all of our community has access to,' said Mike Hollis, vice president of #FoodInsecurity at S:US.
"The initiative has been so successful that S:US plans to include gardens in all future developments. 'When you have that foundation of #HousingSecurity and #FoodSecurity, it gives people the stability to take the next steps in wellness, employment and personal growth,' Hollis said.
"The Bed-Stuy building, which offers stabilized rent for individuals with disabilities and serious health conditions, is home to 54 residents. For tenant Yussuf Salam, the garden has been life-changing. 'I got into the garden, I went to school—you learn things about yourself,' he said."But the gardens are just one of over 30 such properties in the borough, with a total of 1,484 housing units. But their latest project is taking root in #EastNewYork, where the organization is developing #Alafia, one of its largest projects to date.
"Alafia is a multiphased, mixed-use development on a 28.5-acre site in the #SpringCreek area. Once complete, it will include 2,400 units of #AffordableHousing and #SupportiveHousing, a health clinic, community and commercial spaces, manufacturing facilities and over 11 acres of publicly #accessible open space.
"Alafia is currently partially opened with 452 affordable housing units for tenants—many of whom are formerly homeless or living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"Those behind the project say projects like these are the size and scope they need to tackle our boroughs housing crisis.
" 'That is such an opportunity for the organization and the borough to expand the work, giving people dignified housing and spaces to grow their own food,' Hollis said."Just like in Bed-Stuy, any surplus produce from Alafia’s gardens will be donated to local #CommunityFridges, ensuring that the benefits extend beyond the housing sites themselves."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardens #UrbanPlanning #GreenSpace #GrowYourOwn #GreenTime
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#NewYork - Services for the UnderServed using #UrbanGardens to target food insecurity
The initiative has been so successful that Services for the UnderServed plans to include gardens in all future developments.
Rob Flaks, Jul 17, 2025
"In a city where food and housing insecurity often go hand in hand, Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is planting solutions for both at the same time.
"At a supportive housing complex in #BedStuy, residents are tending to one of the first urban gardens launched by S:US back in 2011. The garden features edible plants, flowers, and even beehives producing fresh honey, - all maintained by the tenants themselves." 'To be able to garden, get your hands dirty—it’s an amazing resource I hope all of our community has access to,' said Mike Hollis, vice president of #FoodInsecurity at S:US.
"The initiative has been so successful that S:US plans to include gardens in all future developments. 'When you have that foundation of #HousingSecurity and #FoodSecurity, it gives people the stability to take the next steps in wellness, employment and personal growth,' Hollis said.
"The Bed-Stuy building, which offers stabilized rent for individuals with disabilities and serious health conditions, is home to 54 residents. For tenant Yussuf Salam, the garden has been life-changing. 'I got into the garden, I went to school—you learn things about yourself,' he said."But the gardens are just one of over 30 such properties in the borough, with a total of 1,484 housing units. But their latest project is taking root in #EastNewYork, where the organization is developing #Alafia, one of its largest projects to date.
"Alafia is a multiphased, mixed-use development on a 28.5-acre site in the #SpringCreek area. Once complete, it will include 2,400 units of #AffordableHousing and #SupportiveHousing, a health clinic, community and commercial spaces, manufacturing facilities and over 11 acres of publicly #accessible open space.
"Alafia is currently partially opened with 452 affordable housing units for tenants—many of whom are formerly homeless or living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
"Those behind the project say projects like these are the size and scope they need to tackle our boroughs housing crisis.
" 'That is such an opportunity for the organization and the borough to expand the work, giving people dignified housing and spaces to grow their own food,' Hollis said."Just like in Bed-Stuy, any surplus produce from Alafia’s gardens will be donated to local #CommunityFridges, ensuring that the benefits extend beyond the housing sites themselves."
#SolarPunkSunday #UrbanGardens #UrbanPlanning #GreenSpace #GrowYourOwn #GreenTime
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#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration -
#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration -
#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration -
#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration -
#PétrusseValley to undergo second phase of #rewilding
The Pétrusse rewilding project and redesign of the adjoining park aim to be finished for the 2027 school year
10/02/2025
"The second phase of the rewilding of the Pétrusse valley, extending from the #BourbonLock to #RuedAnvers in #Luxembourg City, is set to begin in spring.
"The valley has already been #rewilded along a section extending from Rue St. Ulric to the Bourbon lock during the first phase of the larger project, which began in 2020.
"The City of Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Ministry of the #Environment, #Climate, and #Biodiversity, held a press conference on Monday outlining the details of the second phase, which includes the installation of stands and balconies along the route and a new multi-purpose sports field.
"'The rewilding of the Pétrusse valley represents an exceptional project for the City of Luxembourg, aiming to enrich our environment while improving the quality of the citizens’ lives,' Mayor Lydie Polfer said.
"The rewilding initiative came just days after a European Commission report on water quality showed rapidly declining results in Luxembourg.
"The first report, in 2009, indicated that 7% of the country’s surface waters were in good ecological condition, before falling to 3% in 2015 and finally reaching 0% in 2021. The ecological status is influenced by water quality such as #pollution and #habitat #degradation. It is used to define the overall status of water bodies.
"The #EuropeanUnion wants all surface waters to be in good condition by 2027. Under the #EuropeanWaterFrameworkDirective (#WFD) – which sets markers for water quality, the country has to see its standards improve.
"'#Restorations are perfect measures to adapt to the increasing challenges of #ClimateChange while contributing to the improvement of #biodiversity, #WaterQuality and increasing the quality of life of our citizens,' Environment Minister Serges Wilmes said."
https://www.luxtimes.lu/luxembourg/petrusse-valley-to-undergo-second-phase-of-rewilding/39932053.html
#SolarPunkSunday #WaterIsLife #GreenBathing #GreenSpace #RewildingLuxembourg #Restoration -
In a #Cleveland suburb, this old #CoalPlant will soon be replaced by a massive #SolarFarm
Inside Climate News
July 26, 2024"#CoalFired power plant that started running more than a century ago is about to get a long-overdue retirement, and its electricity will be replaced by a solar farm and a #BatteryStorage system on an existing #brownfield.
"The project in #PainesvilleOhio, a suburb of Cleveland, is one of about two dozen clean energy and emissions-reduction initiatives across the country that are sharing $4.3 billion in funding announced on Monday by the #BidenAdministration.
"It was a happy day for Doug Lewis, Painesville’s city manager. He and his colleagues have been considering how to close the city-owned power plant and replace it with a cleaner alternative. They also have wanted to redevelop the site of a long-shuttered #chemical factory near the shores of Lake Erie.
"The federal government will now pay about $80 million to install solar and batteries on the former factory land and to beautify the rest of the brownfield by planting a #meadow of #wildflowers and constructing a #BikeTrail. The trail will provide a connection between Painesville and a regional trail that runs along the lake.
[...]
"The solar farm will have capacity of 35 megawatts and the battery storage system will have capacity of 10 megawatts. It will be capable of running for three hours at that level before recharging.
"The new construction will be on land that once was home to the Diamond Shamrock Corp. chemical plant, which operated there from 1912 to 1977 and occupied about 1,100 acres. The plant’s products included baking soda, chromium compounds, and hydrochloric and sulfuric acids.
"Since the site closed, the community and the federal government have gone through the slow and trying process of removing #pollutants to make it site safe for redevelopment.
The current project can serve as a case study for many things, including regional cooperation. Painesville, in Lake County, worked with officials in neighboring Cuyahoga County and the Cleveland city government to file an application with the federal government that included #RenewableEnergy projects for all of them."
#SolarFarms
#RenewablesNow
#RenewableEnergy
#LocalEnergy
#NoNewNukes
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In a #Cleveland suburb, this old #CoalPlant will soon be replaced by a massive #SolarFarm
Inside Climate News
July 26, 2024"#CoalFired power plant that started running more than a century ago is about to get a long-overdue retirement, and its electricity will be replaced by a solar farm and a #BatteryStorage system on an existing #brownfield.
"The project in #PainesvilleOhio, a suburb of Cleveland, is one of about two dozen clean energy and emissions-reduction initiatives across the country that are sharing $4.3 billion in funding announced on Monday by the #BidenAdministration.
"It was a happy day for Doug Lewis, Painesville’s city manager. He and his colleagues have been considering how to close the city-owned power plant and replace it with a cleaner alternative. They also have wanted to redevelop the site of a long-shuttered #chemical factory near the shores of Lake Erie.
"The federal government will now pay about $80 million to install solar and batteries on the former factory land and to beautify the rest of the brownfield by planting a #meadow of #wildflowers and constructing a #BikeTrail. The trail will provide a connection between Painesville and a regional trail that runs along the lake.
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"The solar farm will have capacity of 35 megawatts and the battery storage system will have capacity of 10 megawatts. It will be capable of running for three hours at that level before recharging.
"The new construction will be on land that once was home to the Diamond Shamrock Corp. chemical plant, which operated there from 1912 to 1977 and occupied about 1,100 acres. The plant’s products included baking soda, chromium compounds, and hydrochloric and sulfuric acids.
"Since the site closed, the community and the federal government have gone through the slow and trying process of removing #pollutants to make it site safe for redevelopment.
The current project can serve as a case study for many things, including regional cooperation. Painesville, in Lake County, worked with officials in neighboring Cuyahoga County and the Cleveland city government to file an application with the federal government that included #RenewableEnergy projects for all of them."
#SolarFarms
#RenewablesNow
#RenewableEnergy
#LocalEnergy
#NoNewNukes
#NoNukes #Ohio #Bicycles #BikePaths #GreenSpace #Reclamation #SolarSundays -
“We expect to see a ‘flight to quality’—that is, to amenity-rich office buildings in attractive locations (with access to mass transit, good restaurants, and green spaces, for example).”
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/countering-the-surge-of-zombie-buildings
#CommercialRealEstate #officespace #urbanism #transit #dining #greenspace #amenities
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“We expect to see a ‘flight to quality’—that is, to amenity-rich office buildings in attractive locations (with access to mass transit, good restaurants, and green spaces, for example).”
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/countering-the-surge-of-zombie-buildings
#CommercialRealEstate #officespace #urbanism #transit #dining #greenspace #amenities
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Delighted to share our publication on capturing #EnvironmentalExposure. We proposed a new method for linking the #BuiltEnvironment and #Health #Longitudinal using #GIS!
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031953
We measured #EnvironmentalExposure at the #IndividualLevel across various domains including #AirQuality, #RoadTraffic, #Greenness, #Greenspace, #PublicTransport, #FoodEnvrionment, #LandUse, #Walkability, #StreetCentrality/ #SpaceSyntax, #BuiltForm and #IndoorQualities.
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CW: capitalism wondering
@Mycroft
Yes, a #UBI would be a step in the right direction.The race to the bottom needs to stop, kids are increasingly growing up with #mentalProblems and #developmentalProblems because they are basically forced to eat garbage and/or live in #apartments with little access to #useable #greenSpace.
The #CEOclass use tricks to encourage #workers to accept worse and worse #workingConditions over time. A UBI reduces the amount of abuse the #sociopath can inflict.
