by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Landscape Trades Green spaces play key role in mitigating the urban heat island effect A blistering heat wave killed hundreds of people across the Pacific Northwest in British Columbia, Oregon and Washington state in the summer of 2021. In B.C.,...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk The former industrial shipyard Western Harbour boasts a heavy concentration of green roofs and a heat pump plant that provides residents with heating and cooling. The neighbourhood of Augustenborg is known for its focus on climate adaptation...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: UrbanNet Quito bears the brunt of climate change, from 100-year storms to mudslides to heat waves – all part of the city’s ‘new normal.’ Urban journalist Mark Douglas Wessel explores how Ecuador’s capital is leveraging the power of Nature-based...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 7, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Increased appreciation for nature in the city and creative use of space suggests that demand will be on the upswing for years to come Park People, Canada’s city park network just released its 3rd annual Canadian City Parks Report, which...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Dec 7, 2019 | Stories
Original source: CityTalk (ICLEI) “The federal government is neglecting the Amazon Rainforest. They’re not committed to the forest. And they’re leaving people who live in the forest very vulnerable.” Those words didn’t come from a New York Times editorial, but rather...
