Nigeria's fight against desertification, the Great Green Wall Project, is looking for international support to help move things along. Let's see if an NGO steps up to help out.
-Indonesia's "One Soul One Tree" has been a smashing success as city dwellers have found new ways to preserve their urban trees for the benefit of all.
-Virginia State University pioneering aquaponics work got a huge vote of confidence, last week, in the form of a $900,000 check to support the construction of an aquaponics production center. Well done, VSU!
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Climate change dominoes & the lowline
Over the years, loyal readers, you'll notice the blog has changed a bit. I used to just focus on individual projects, mine and others. But these days there's a lot to talk about on the macro scale. And I prefer that, to be truthful, it's nice to discuss things which effect us all.
Case in point how climate change is changing living infrastructure. I think this may become a regular feature of mine.
Some experts have asserted that drought conditions, brought about by climate change, are partially responsible for increased movement of people in affected regions, as people both seek resources peacefully and violently. Even in peaceful parts of the world, climate change is effecting housing development. Which means, it could increase the amount of vegetation...if a developer decide that it isn't worth their time to erect structures there the plants remain. There are so many questions which arise from this. If one cannot build further away from cities for people to commute, does that mean there will be less vacant lots, maybe even parks, with in city limits? Will less green in the urban environment mean more stressed out people, as strong correlations have been drawn between the amount of plants around human beings and their level of stress?
Will this mean more creative uses for underground space...like the Lowline?
We live in very interesting times!
Case in point how climate change is changing living infrastructure. I think this may become a regular feature of mine.
Some experts have asserted that drought conditions, brought about by climate change, are partially responsible for increased movement of people in affected regions, as people both seek resources peacefully and violently. Even in peaceful parts of the world, climate change is effecting housing development. Which means, it could increase the amount of vegetation...if a developer decide that it isn't worth their time to erect structures there the plants remain. There are so many questions which arise from this. If one cannot build further away from cities for people to commute, does that mean there will be less vacant lots, maybe even parks, with in city limits? Will less green in the urban environment mean more stressed out people, as strong correlations have been drawn between the amount of plants around human beings and their level of stress?
Will this mean more creative uses for underground space...like the Lowline?
We live in very interesting times!
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
GILA word of the week: Edible Riparian Buffer
I haven't encountered this phrase before: Edible Riparian Buffer. It's a kind of green infrastructure,
meant to combat climate change and boost community resilience. If you're going to put a vegetated buffer around a river, why not focus on having edible plants? Kudos Iowa City!
This edible riparian buffer may not be everyone's cup of tea and that's why it's important to have, argues this landscape architect, small, incremental actions which result in an immediate, local effect.
-Forceful words from the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC), calling on developers 'to stop downplaying green infrastructure as "a fluffy optional extra".
-A massive luxury Cairo green infrastructure project, complete with green roofs, green walls and gardens now has over half a billion dollars in investment! Construction is expected to be completed in 2018. Talk about over the top, it has limo services as well.
-A government minister praised the Nigerian section of the green wall being built to combat desertification. Not a few hours later planting was stopped due to insurgent forces. I had never thought about the role insurgents could play in environmental degradation and climate change.
-And lastly for today, he's a nifty five acre farm in Australia, which includes an outdoor aquaponics system as part of it's permaculture orientation.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
1000 insects farmers in Kinshasa
-96 tonnes of caterpillars are supplied to markets in Kinshasa. As insects are already part of the local diet, the FAO has decided to train 1000 people to become insect farmers to help stop malnutrition and food insecurity.
-Across the continent in Nigeria, the UN has been sponsoring research to see how effective native plants, in particular African vetiver grass, is at removing contaminants from wastewater. Perhaps this is a solution for stormwater as well?
-Agricultural engineers in Spain are rigorously studying how effective green walls can be at acoustic insulation and saving energy, controlling rainwater and increasing biodiversity.
-It is super early in the year, but this remotely controlled rooftop farming system could be the biggest star of the year!
-Lastly, while some municipalities slowly integrate urban agriculture, Wheat Ridge, a Denver suburb building on it's agricultural tradition, has embraced it as a way "to brand itself".
-Across the continent in Nigeria, the UN has been sponsoring research to see how effective native plants, in particular African vetiver grass, is at removing contaminants from wastewater. Perhaps this is a solution for stormwater as well?
-Agricultural engineers in Spain are rigorously studying how effective green walls can be at acoustic insulation and saving energy, controlling rainwater and increasing biodiversity.
-It is super early in the year, but this remotely controlled rooftop farming system could be the biggest star of the year!
-Lastly, while some municipalities slowly integrate urban agriculture, Wheat Ridge, a Denver suburb building on it's agricultural tradition, has embraced it as a way "to brand itself".
to improve the life quality
of citizens, to save energy, to increase biodiversity, to control
rainwater, to lessen town/city noise and to minimize waste and
pollution.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
to improve the life quality
of citizens, to save energy, to increase biodiversity, to control
rainwater, to lessen town/city noise and to minimize waste and
pollution.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
to improve the life quality
of citizens, to save energy, to increase biodiversity, to control
rainwater, to lessen town/city noise and to minimize waste and
pollution.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-green-walls-effective-acoustic-insulation.html#jCp
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
World Cup green roofs - Group F
Group F has the beautiful simplicity of Argentina, brilliant Bosnia and Herzegovina, very direct Iran and Nigeria, a no-show? It looks like a clear path for Argentina. Is this a premonition?
Group F
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran
Nigeria
Group F
Argentina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iran
Nigeria
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