Green Cities News
On this page, you will find all news related to the Green Cities programme.
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Fewer health complaints among people with a green garden
- More greenery in domestic gardens is not only favourable for climate adaptation and biodiversity in cities. It also seems to have a major impact on... -
Temperature Tiny Forest up to 20 degrees lower than on the streets on hot days
- Tiny Forests form an excellent solution to drought and heat stress in urban areas. Research by Wageningen Environmental Research shows that... -
"The Symbiotic City, voices of nature in urban transformations"
- The symbiotic city: a city that has been re-embedded into nature, one that safeguards the resources of our planet and restores biodiversity. One where... -
‘Landscape architects are genuine optimists who focus on creating a new future’
- Wageningen’s Landscape Architecture group is internationally renowned and has the world’s largest number of publications in this domain.... -
This is how a Dutch city may look in 2120
- Floating houses, self-driving cars, deer in the floodplains, streams with waterfalls, and greenery instead of asphalt. Welcome to the city of 2120.... -
WHO stresses the importance of green spaces for mental health
- Green spaces are important to our mental health. With urbanisation on the rise, people living in cities have less access to green areas. At the same... -
Climate Impact Monitor gathers data on the consequences of climate change
- Northwest Europe is experiencing an increase in extreme weather events, such as flooding, drought and wildfires. Extreme weather is strongly... -
City becomes increasing source of water pollution this century
- In the 21st century, most of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas. Over three-quarters of them will face moderate to high levels... -
The missing chapter in the 2021 Housing Action Agenda: “The green acceleration”
- Within ten years not only one million houses have to be built in the Netherlands, they also need to be sustainable. This is a realistic ambition... -
Seven reasons to choose green in the city
- Green is a scarce commodity in urban areas. Vegetation in cities is in decline, for example as the result of the construction of new homes and...