Green Infrastructure as a solution to flooding

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Frequent, intense storms are having an impact around the globe.  As we continue to build out our green spaces and experience the effects of global warming, green infrastructure is becoming the most optimistic solution to protecting our cities while enhancing the environment.  The examples in this article can be implemented on both a large and small scale.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/why-torontos-don-valley-parkway-floods-so-often

Nature deprivation and a need for change

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As we go through this period of social distancing, those of us who live in cities are becoming increasingly nature deprived.  this results in a lack of concentration and well being.  We can bring nature back into our cities on a site by site basis to restore our health and vitality, while improving the environment.

This article provides great insight into how we are feeling and why some are behaving they way they do.

Here’s why you’re craving the outdoors so much during the coronavirus lockdown