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Clip-on Architecture: Reforesting Cities
Much of the literature related to the role of the built environment in climate change has focused on new technologies and new ideas which might be implemented in new buildings. Tabula rasa eco-cities trumpeting their green credentials and high levels of environmental sustainability are being planned in the U.S., China, and Abu Dhabi, among other places, and green is the word of the day. Despite these ambitious plans for new cities, one might ask, with all the urban fabric which currently exists, why build at all, and most especially on such a massive scale?
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Posted in Climate Change, Culture, Livability, Placemaking, Sustainability, What if?
Tagged Amazon, built environment, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Climate Change, deforestation, eco-cities, ecoclicknetwork, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, fossil fuels, global population, global warming, green, green technology, interventions, New York City, rainforest, reforestation, retrofit, roofspace, urban fabric, Urban Omnibus, Vanessa Keith
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