School gardens and kitchens could grow with Ontario’s proposed food literacy act
As some essential services like community gardens reopen and people start planting again, our connections to food are top of mind.
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How can cities improve air pollution after Covid-19?
Air pollution levels are emerging on migration checklists as quality of life competes with financial factors in the post-pandemic green recovery.
Treated like dirt: Urban soil is often overlooked as a resource
When you think about soil, you probably think of rolling fields of countryside. But what about urban soil? With city dwellers expected to account for 68% of the world’s population by 2050, this oft-forgotten resource is increasingly important.
Opinion: How to create better cities when the pandemic is over
Slow down and embrace nature. The pandemic recovery offers an opportunity to put green and blue space as the focus of development to help in the fight against climate change and improve citizen's well-being.
Opinion: Why the energy transition will fail without technology and trees
Research suggests little conflict between stemming biodiversity loss and a massive buildout of renewables, but opinions differ widely over the use of forests, and over-simplistic decisions about the role of wood in the energy transition must be avoided.
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Why swings are disappearing from UK playgrounds
Local authorities have been dismantling the most popular piece of playground equipment, potentially furthering inequities in access to outdoor recreation.
Cities embrace smoke-free public spaces
In the era of Covid, the effect of tobacco on health has proved to be even more dangerous. Some locales are responding by banning all smoking in public places.
For more equitable parks, design them to be inclusive of homelessness
Cities can make parks feel safe and accommodating for housed and unhoused residents alike. A new toolkit shows what that looks like.
The UK rediscovers its love of urban agriculture
As the country wrestles with renewed coronavirus restrictions, many are finding solace in allotment gardens. In some cities, applications for them have spiked an incredible 700%.
Public spaces are essential – but not yet equal
Recognising that not everyone experiences public space in the same way, this environmental neuroscientist is working to create more equitable urban environments.
How Barcelona’s housing and mobility efforts helped it respond to the pandemic
Mayor Ada Colau says her city's ongoing work to create affordable housing and safer streets provided a foundation for its crisis response.
How Paris plans to protect its residents from rising heat
Both the city and the greater metro region are taking a comprehensive approach, combining new parks and urban greenery initiatives with big investments in alternative transportation.
Biodiversity activists in the UK are calling for a new urban-planning designation
"Rewilding" places nature at the centre of urban development.
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