Takeaways:
- Green infrastructure can include a variety of environment features in an urban setting: from parks to street trees and green roofs all of which help fight climate change and improve mental health and well being.
- Many cities around the world are undergoing an environmental renaissance in an effort to restore natural systems of irrigation, water retention, and filtration.
- Reducing the urban landscape’s carbon footprint include adding more greenspaces, managing watersheds, expanding bike lanes and developing smart energy policies.
