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Experiencing new forms of gardening

Laboratory

Community gardens provide an ideal setting for experimenting with low-cost, low-impact cultivation technologies. These innovations occupy minimal space and use minimal water, making them sustainable for urban environments. Techniques tested in urban gardens can be scaled and proposed to the broader community as proven solutions for city living.

Create habitats for plants and animals

Rewilding the city

Urban flora and fauna rely on green spaces to flourish. Small urban vegetable gardens, trees, and private gardens can serve as a habitat corridor, connecting larger green spaces like parks. They con also link various urban features such as school playgrounds, cemeteries, and other areas that support wildlife biodiversity.

In the classic urban environment, concrete and buildings contribute to the urban heat island effect, potentially raising temperatures and exacerbating heat-related risks.

Urban

In the green urban environment, parks, trees, and community gardens act as cooling oases, reducing city temperatures by up to 5 degrees Celsius and providing resilience against extreme weather events.

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Green-Urban