A new exhibition curated by The Building Centre and the Landscape Institute will exemplify how landscape architecture can offer sustainable solutions to the big challenges facing contemporary urban society including flooding and public health.
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The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published feedback and findings following its request for input into the strategy for the management of urban diffuse water pollution in England.
This form of diffuse pollution in rivers and wa
A sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) is designed to reduce the potential impact of new and existing developments with respect to surface water drainage discharges.
Increasing urbanisation has caused problems with increased flash flooding after s
Awareness of landscapes for health and wellbeing is growing across government and throughout the healthcare and landscape profession. During the 66th meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations this year, the socio-economic challenge facin
Skateboarding is growing in popularity and it is far and away the most popular urban sport with a not insignificant industry behind it. Skateboarders are unique in seeing not just a purpose for many urban scapes the majority of the population would l
It is virtually impossible to write a brief summary of fertilisation requirements and nutrient deficiency with regards trees. The subject could amount to a 300 page book with regards one species and still be non exhaustive. It is however one of those
A Plane Tree in Paris.
Paris has a close relationship to trees far beyond the scope of understanding to similar aged cities of equivalent size and importance.
The vast woodlands surrounding the expanding Paris boundaries have expanded outwards as the c
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