Over twenty years ago, landscape architect, Robert Thayer (1989) examined the importance of sustainable infrastructure. Thayer believed that successful, sustainable design projects ‘symbolize[d]’ resource preservation through visual, spatial and sensory means.’ Within the context of resource preservation, most people think of preserving natural resources in ecological settings, for instance, creating national parks to protect forests or... Continue reading→
Can Living Green Walls help alleviate the impacts of Climate Change?
Earlier this year, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their starkest report on the impacts of climate change, depicting the threats to both civilisations and ecosystems around the world. The report documented that the effects of climate change have already impacted human health, livelihoods, and key infrastructure, particularly in urban settings.... Continue reading→
Why Modern Day Living needs more Biophilic Design
As leaders in urban landscape solutions, the concept of biophilic design has been pioneered by Citygreen for almost two decades. Our mantra of transforming grey spaces into green, by incorporating nature into cityscapes, goes to the heart of what biophilic design is all about. The term biophilia was first used by the pioneering naturalist and... Continue reading→
Why Don’t Trees Grow Well in Cities?
In every city, around the world, you see trees that are not meeting their full potential within the urban environment. To the human eye, these trees can appear twisted or have damaged branches, making them unhealthy and deformed. In severe cases, the trees will gradually decline and end up being removed, with just an open... Continue reading→
How much Soil do Street Trees need?
This question often comes up, in workshops we hold about the urban forest. How much soil do street trees need? Striking the right balance ensures that street trees receive adequate nutrients, space for root growth, and proper water drainage. So what aspects about soil and the underground workings of trees do we have to consider?... Continue reading→
Biophilic Design: How to Grow Urban Spaces with Nature
Biophilic design has been gaining interest within the construction and urban planning industries. Trying to incorporate nature into buildings and public spaces intends to promote people’s health and wellbeing, as well as create spaces with sustainability built-in. In recent years, numerous researchers have discovered solid connections between more time spent in nature and better physical and... Continue reading→
How To Fix Urban Challenges With Nature
Why we need Nature In the present day and age, we tend to think about cities and nature as two incompatible opposites: on one side, the grey, sterile, polluted city, overcrowded with people and cars; on the other side, the green, fertile nature, filled with life. Recently, however, more and more researchers, urban planners and... Continue reading→
Can Living Walls reduce your electricity bill by up to 30%?
‘Living walls’ of plants can reduce heat loss by 30% University of Plymouth researchers measured two walls of a pre-1970s building One of them was retrofitted with an exterior living wall façade for soil and planting Five weeks of measurements showed that less heat was lost through the living wall A new study found that... Continue reading→
How Europe’s Greenest Capital Is Saving City Trees
“Covered either by bristling forests or by foul swamps” is how Tacitus described the wildlands of Germania in 98 AD. While those ancient trees, from which Teutonic tribes emerged to maraud the Romans, have long since vanished, modern Germany’s capital is still home to a vast and vital urban forest. Berlin is one of the... Continue reading→
How to Improve ‘Everyday Nature’ for the Betterment of your Community
A growing population puts increasing pressure on biodiversity when residential areas encroach on natural systems. The Built environment report describes Australia’s urban footprint, and the implications for air quality, water quality and the natural environment. As Australia’s population grows, additional urban land is required, or existing land is used more intensely. In Australia, population growth tends to be most concentrated in... Continue reading→
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