Sunday, September 24, 2023

10 Ways to Create Green Spaces for Urban Environments

10 Ways Cities Can Create Sustainable Green Spaces by Jane Marsh | While it takes some additional planning, the benefits of green spaces are enormous for cities. Thankfully, new agricultural techniques and restorative practices are bringing green back to the planet (thanks to sustainable agriculture and reforestation). But what about the places where green spaces are more sparse, such as city environments?

Eco-Capital – Oslo, Norway

Oslo: Net Zero Future | Oslo has fleets of electric mass public transit throughout the city - electric trams, buses, and ferries - that are powered by electricity from a municipal grid fed almost entirely by renewable energy (RE). Oslo not only sources electricity for public mass transit from RE, but also uses RE sources to provide electricity for every other sector of the city’s economy as well. In Norway, a majority of electricity is from hydropower (over 90%). Norway leads the world in electric vehicle (EV) sales, and the majority of new cars sold are EVs...

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