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American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Here's a simple idea to create more parks: retrofit a parking lot. Check out this latest animation from the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable landscapes series that shows how small parks can revitalize cities.
Tags: transportation, new york, Infrastructure, Los Angeles, Urban, design, American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA, cities, railroads
Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University
Monday, January 27, 2020
Texas is known nationwide as being home to cotton, cattle, and oil booms. But renewable energy industries are quickly gaining popularity in the state.
Tags: storyfest2020, wind, turbines, energy, Green, rural, Urban, texas, industry, Ecology and Economics
(Tomasz B. Falkowski/SUNY-ESF)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Ecological disturbances have long been considered destructive, but in reality, can be an essential life-giving force that maintains ecosystem health.
Tags: Biodiversity, agriculture, ecology, storyfest2017
(Proposed streetscape improvements from the Van Ness plan.)
American University
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tags: city living, stormwater management, community revitalization
REVITALIZATION
Saturday, July 28, 2012
The dramatic loss of trust and confidence in public and private institutions has recently led to a rapid growth in citizen-led renewal projects.
Tags: restoration, community revitalization, urban renewal, historic preservation, redevelopment, regeneration
George Washington University
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
FEATURED SELFIE: The DC Streetcar could revitalize the H Street district while making public transit more green.
Tags: DC Streetcar, Green Public Transit, Alternative Energy, economic development, metro, carbon footprint, h street, Urban Development and Sustainability, public transportation, community revitalization
UNL School of Natural Resources
Monday, May 16, 2011
The small town of Petersburg, Nebraska is being revitalized by new investments in wind energy in the area. New jobs are attracting young people back to the community and garnering the support of local naysayers.
Tags: Wind Power, green energy, wind energy
Deutsche Welle
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Once a wasteland in the shadow of the Berlin Wall, a plot of land in the middle of Berlin has been revitalized and converted into an urban mobile farm called “Prinzessinnengarten.” Check it out in our audio slide show.
Tags: sustainability, gardening, climate, Bees, Garden, cities, berlin, Biodiversity, megacity, urban gardening
Frostburg State University
Friday, March 14, 2014
Frostburg Grows is an invaluable, deep-seated community sustainability project that focuses on innovative greenhouse operations for producing healthy food, diverse training and education to rebuild and strengthen economic stability within the regi