“Sponge cities” describes urban areas with significant natural areas such as trees, lakes, and parks or other good designs intended to absorb rain and prevent flooding.
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Planting more trees in cities could cut deaths from summer heat, says study
The article published in the Guardian online newspaper is a study realized by a team at the Barcelona Institute for global health (ISGlobal) suggests that Planting more trees could mean fewer people die from increasingly high summer temperatures in cities.
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The power of trees
This week on Podparks, we are analyzing the magic of trees, and why they have become so crucial in our lives.
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Greening our cities on behalf of our health with Tim Geyer
This week on Podparks, Alice interviews Tim Geyer, Deputy Chair of World Urban Parks.