Tag: Cities - Page 11
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New Study Shows Walkable Neighborhoods Make People Happier
At TreeHugger, we regularly extol the virtues of walkable neighborhoods and cities: denser urban areas have higher property values and a better quality of life; they consume less energy per
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How Can Cities Save Bees? Row Errupts Over London's Bee Strategy
Cities everywhere may be lifting bans on urban beekeeping, but what with the mysterious red bees of Brooklyn, not to mention bee murder in San Francisco, you'd be forgiven for thinking
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The Axes of Public Peeing - a Novel Way to Look at an Old Issue
Some time ago, I asked whether peeing in public was green. With issues ranging from nasty smells to social disapproval, it's clear that the appropriateness of peeing in public is a far from cut-and-dry matter. We
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"Yarn Bombing" Graffiti Cozies Up Cold Cityscapes
A new form of street art has been gaining popularity throughout the US over the years -- and, while it may not be taking the world by storm just yet, it's certainly helping to keep things cozy just in case. Quite often, graffiti is
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Extreme Container Gardening - Prinzessinengartens in Berlin (Video)
Emma has already shown us some beautiful edible container gardens, courtesy of our readers; we've seen a gorgeous urban orchard complete with a repurposed dumpster/ping pong table, not to mention an under-used train
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Urban Farming, Community Resilience and the Death of the Motor Industry in Detroit (Video)
Yesterday I posted on ResilientCITY—the new project from the makers of the End of Suburbia. And earlier today I posted, from that same project, an interview with Rob Hopkins about the difference between
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Why Resilience Beats Sustainability - Rob Hopkins on Transition in the City (Video)
Yesterday I posted about the new film from the creators of the End of Suburbia. This time around, the focus is on cities—and how cities can adapt to future shocks from peak oil, climate change, food shortages and
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End of Suburbia Director to Launch ResilientCITY - the Future of Our Cities (Video)
Image credit: Resilient Planet The End of Suburbia and its sequel, Escape from Suburbia, might just be the most influential documentaries within the environmental movement to be seen in recent years. True, they may not have achieved the mainstream
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Designer G-Wiz EV Celebrates Its Love Affair with London
There was a time when the virus-like spread of the G-Wiz electric vehicle in London (known as the REVA elsewhere) was big news on TreeHugger. And while certain opinionated motoring journalists may have been less than
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Google Earth, Now with 3D Trees
If it's good enough for every major movie in recent memory, it's good enough for trees. Google Earth 6 is out, and features "3D Trees." No special glasses required (and no ridiculous upcharges). Just think, maybe some day this will be the best way to
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London's Comprehensive Electric Vehicle Plan Takes Shape
From city-wide charging at Sainsbury's supermarkets to individual borough councils opening electric vehicle charging stations at an impressive rate, London has already seen its fair share of pro-electric car initiatives. But
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Creating a Greener City, One Rooftop at a Time
Putting a green roof on a landmark building -- the city hall in Toronto or Chicago, a convention center in Vancouver, San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences -- has long been a highly
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Should Cities Ban Large Trucks to Protect Cyclists?
I've talked before about the single most important tip for staying safe on a bike and while new technology on trucks may help save cyclists' lives, it still seems fair to say that bikes and
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Site of War-Time Massacre in Sarajevo Transformed into Place of Peace, Love, and Local Produce
The site of one of the worst civilian massacres during the Bosnian War could become a "healing ground" for the city of Sarajevo and its people, through a proposal by a Danish
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Sociopolis, the Rurban Housing Project Brings the Campo to the City (Photos)
Inhabiting the Huerta. Photo Credit: Guallart Architects Five years ago, we first heard about Sociopolis, a "shared habitat" in Valencia (Spain). This housing development is to trigger social interaction between inhabitants, propose a new type of
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Can Green Walls Beside Highways Actually Reduce Temperature and Pollution?
The Buenos Aires government is doing a six month tryout of how green walls perform in the city's highways as noise, temperature and pollution
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Architects Give Israel's Waterfronts Fresh Appeal
On Saturday mornings, I've gotten into the habit of going for a run by the Marmara Sea. The concrete path is worn, and follows a busy road, but the broad view out over the churning sea
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New Study Says Young People Want Apartments, Not Houses; iPhones, Not Cars
It is a theme on TreeHugger that living walkable communities and dense cities use less energy per capita, and that the auto-centric suburb is perhaps the worst of all planning models if we want to reduce our energy and particularly our oil consumption.
