#hope

Planting of indigenous plants in urban greening initiatives can lead to significant improvement of #biodiversity, Melbourne study finds.

Go throw away your electric sheep and plant some clover.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/22/melbourne-urban-greening-benefits-insect-species

#UrbanGardening #urbanGreening

“By increasing the diversity of #NativePlants in urban areas, researchers from the #UniversityOfMelbourne have seen a seven-fold increase in the number of #insect species in just three years, confirming the ecological benefits of #UrbanGreening projects…prior to this study, little evidence had been documented on how specific greening actions can mitigate the detrimental effects of urbanization through boosting the numbers of indigenous insect species “
https://arthropod.social/@entsocamerica/110945619219843359

RT from Views from the Hill (@TewkesburyLodge)

Summer Colour for our Streets #GreenTheGrey #streetplanters #urbanwildlife #improvingourpavements #urbangreening #biodiversity #AirQuality #ForestHill #SE23
#communitybuilding

Original tweet: https://twitter.com/TewkesburyLodge/status/1685971614830133250

RT from Views from the Hill (@TewkesburyLodge)

The planters are multiplying - great to see the lovely combinations of texture and colour. #greenstreets #streetplanters #urbanwildlife #improvingourpavements #urbangreening #biodiversity #AirQuality #ForestHill #SE23
#communitybuilding

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/TewkesburyLodge/status/1648610923697848320

As cities grow and the world heats up, it may be time time to swap your air-conditioner for more houseplants.

Read Dr Tamil Salvi Mari on why the urban jungle needs more trees:
https://360info.org/the-urban-jungle-needs-more-trees/

#climate #adaption #urbangreening #SDGs

The London Plan Guidance on the Urban Greening Factor is out! All the extra details you wanted to know about the UGF. And just in time for the National GI Standards, which follows our lead.
https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/planning/implementing-london-plan/london-plan-guidance/urban-greening-factor-ugf-guidance

#londonplan #planning #urbangreening #urbangreeningfactor #ugf #greeninfrastructure

Higher density urban renewal projects often face criticism because of the bland or ugly buildings that get put up. But as a recent Sydney design competition shows, it doesn't have to be that way.

We can have medium density walkable developments, with buildings that respect the vernacular architecture of the local area. With green spaces. With buildings that are taller, yet not skyscrapers that overpower you with their scale. That improves on what was there previously.

Yes, it can be done. It is possible. All it takes it quality architectural and urban design.

"[Milly] Main, the Street Level Australia founder, said the competition’s purpose was to spur conversation about better ways to construct places — particularly better in-fill redevelopment of existing areas. 'Part of the holdup and the tension is that new density is 99 per cent of the time horrifically ugly,' We’ve got a political problem because nobody wants the density to be near them,” Main said."

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/from-bleak-to-beauty-grand-designs-to-transform-an-unloved-city-block-20230130-p5cgfa.html

#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #UrbanGreening #Architecture #ArchitecturalDesign #NSWpol #AusPol #Walkability

New twitter refugee. Looking forward to discussing #Science #urbangreening #urbanplanning #urbanecology #EnvironmentalStudies #climatescience #forests

We're prepping #BugHotels for children to help fill with natural materials at our stall with Trees for Bermondsey (Twitter @BermondseyTrees) at GREENING THE BLUE this SAT 26 Nov / 12pm -3pm. Join the celebration for the Ada Salter Centenary with natural craft, workshops, book swap and more?
Free activities in The Blue Market, London SE16

#Bermondsey #TheBlueMarket #GreeningtheBlue #London #SouthLondon #EcoEvent #EcoCraft #UrbanGreening #StreetTrees #ParksforCities #AdaSalter

Now onto a quick intro! I am a #PhD researcher in #HumanGeography at Freie Universität Berlin.

After my integrated Masters in #DevelopmentStudies, I worked with government and research thinktanks. Something was missing!

So, now I research #urban #forests. I aim to understand the tensions within and the politics of #urbangreening in the cities of #India , specifically Coimbatore. I am thinking with #politicalecology but also #morethanhuman geographies to ground my research practice..