Cities and Green Space Development
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Flowers on the Roof – Urban Green Space CC: MEC’s green roof by 416style, on Flickr Environmental benefits of green roofs in an urban setting include:
reduces stormwater runoff that affects water for drinking and swimming, as well as habitat in local rivers and lakes
reduces energy consumption
reduces the urban heat island effect by lowering the City’s temperature and therefore reduces cooling costs
beautifies the City
creates more natural green spaces in urban areas
provides more habitat area for wildlife including migratory birds
One way cities can improve their local economy and make their communities better is by investing in new parks and green spaces. For a better understanding of this principle of new jobs and better local lifestyle, visit this website: Greening Makes Dollars and Sense | Great Ecology
greatecology.com 8/16/12
[3] Green investments not only benefit existing residents, but attract visitors and help to draw in new businesses looking to grow in attractive and livable cities . The economic boost open space provides is not exclusive to city …
The well named “Emerald City” or as it is officially called, Seattle, is working on mitigating climate change through the use of green space and other environmental projects. Find out more here: Greenspace » Reducing the Climate Impacts of the City's Work
greenspace.seattle.gov 7/19/12
The Office of Sustainability & Environment is in the process of updating Seattle's community-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP). The goal of the plan is ambitious: to be carbon neutral (defined as zero net emissions) by 2050.
Green spaces in cities do not have to be large… New York City is having great success in greening neighborhoods with micro parks. For more on the concept of tiny parks down the street, visit this website: In New York, The Future Of Parks Is Small | Earthtechling
www.earthtechling.com 8/16/12
NYC's Greenstreets program — which transforms the city's negative space into green space , or micro-parks — has prospered under Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC.
Garden and Green Space Development (via
Clean Me )
Garden and Green Space Development WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE:SMG) today announced the recipients of the 2012 GRO1000 Gardens and Green Spaces Grant Awards Program. The grants, which focus on improving…
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