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Urban farming, also known as urban agriculture, entails cultivating plants and raising animals in and around urban environments. While farming has traditionally been a rural activity, creating knowledge and physical disconnections between people living in cities and their food, urban farming allows city dwellers to be closer and more active …
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Montreal building more sponge parks, sidewalks to soak up heavy rainfall
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Parks & Public Space
Sponge parks and sidewalks are green spaces that absorb excess rainfall. The City of Montreal plans to build 30 sponge parks and 400 more sponge sidewalks by 2025, in addition to the seven sponge parks and 800 sponge sidewalks that currently exist since 2022. Surface developments like these are effective …
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When Bangkok floods (and it floods a lot), this park does something amazing
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Smart Cities
The Chulalongkorn University Centennial Park (CU Park) in Bangkok, designed by Thai landscape architect Voraakhom, offers a multifunctional green space that addresses the city's critical issues of sinking land and exacerbated flooding due to climate change. This park integrates recreational facilities with innovative water management and urban cooling strategies. It …
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Meet the 7 Chief Heat Officers Who are Making their Cities more Resilient
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution Diversity, Inclusion & Equity
Fast Company introduces the 7 international Chief Heat Officers (CHOs) who assist in making their respective cities more resilient from heat. Extreme heat is a dangerous climate crisis that can kill more than 5 million people per year. Buildings and roads absorb and trap heat, making cities more unfavourable for …
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Slow-release fertilizer brings ‘dramatic’ reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Change, Energy & Pollution
A recent research done in P.E.I has prompted some local potato farmers to switch over to enhanced fertilizers. Trials have shown reduced greenhouse gas emissions to as much as 60% while field production remains stable. These fertilizers slowly release nitrogen over the course of the season when plants need it. …
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Where are the cities of tomorrow? New report shows which cities will win and lose in the global economy
Economic Development
The BCG Henderson Institute released a comprehensive report ranking global “Cities of Choice” in 2023 based on 150 indicators, survey data from over 50,000 people in 79 global cities, and five key categories: economic opportunity, quality of life, social capital, governance, and pace of change. The megacentres of London, England …
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Busy Toronto intersection to get a Dutch-inspired makeover that will improve road safety. Here’s how it will work
Mobility
The intersection at Bloor and St. George, near the University of Toronto’s downtown campus, will be redesigned to improve the safety of cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers—beginning in July 2023 and planned for completion in the summer of 2024. Inspired by the road designs popularized in the Netherlands, changes to the …
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