Posted January 6, 2018 02:21 pm – Updated January 7, 2018 01:25 am Special to The Capital-Journal Local infrastructure can encourage healthy decisions Audrey Power, of Topeka, says she walks on the Shunga Trail every day for her health. (Thad Allton/The Capital-Journal) Audrey Power, of Topeka, says she walks on the Shunga Trail
http://www.thebrittonfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BFhotclimates2013.pdf Everyone appreciates cool shade on a hot day. But in urban settings in the arid west, trees provide benefits beyond the shade they cast. Researchers at the Center for Urban Forest Research in Davis, CA, have been working since 1992 to quantify the benefits that trees provide. However, with water supplies dwindling as population
A rendering of Barcelona’s planner green corridor network, showing the enlarged park at Plaça de les Glories Catalans at its heart. Ajuntament de Barcelona Built-Out Barcelona Makes Space for an Urban Forest FEARGUS O’SULLIVAN MAY 17, 2017 The city is planning a major green makeover to combat the heat island and create a more welcoming place