https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=558674121358074&id=681411578662574&sfnsn=mo&d=n&vh=e
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/09/un-plans-vast-urban-forests-fight-climate-change?utm_source=Facebook%20Videos&utm_medium=Facebook%20Videos&utm_campaign=Facebook%20Video%20Blogs
Subject: urban jungle/vertical forests: the agricultural landscape of the future.Reconstructing paradise: the hanging gardens of any metropolis
70% of human population will live in cities by 2050!
as human beings become increasingly urbanized and digjitized (spending more time in cyberspace),they become increasingly disconnected/alienated from the natural world.
If people are not connected to nature, they are not going to cherish and help to protect it.
ReplyDeletedeath and destruction in the Amazon Rainforest
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amazon-rainforest-fires-jair-bolsonaro-ngo-san-paolo-a9075071.html
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JojArKa_HLA
With the diminishing. availability of ground space we will increasingly have. to go vertical in order to house people and to grow food by maximizing the surface area for the absorption of solar energy.
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ReplyDeletewalking through a forest is very therapeutic(relieves stress)-- lowers heart rate ,blood pressure drops,cortisol levels drop,bolsters immune system
people are healthier when they have access to quality green spaces.
The fuller our immersion in nature the greater the positive health benefits
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
by Florence Williams (Author)
The stress-reducing properties of plants:
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Are we suffering from "nature deficit disorder"?
ReplyDeleteHow animals enrich our lives:
New book explores how connecting with animals in the wild affects us
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-9-2020-1.5490720/close-encounter-with-an-octopus-shows-why-our-wild-calling-matters-says-author-richard-louv-1.5471545
urban forests in Milan:
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2054135/Green-apartments-vertical-forests-sky-called-Bosco-Verticale.html
ReplyDeleteMilan's vertical forest turns 5:
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