NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS G R EEN S O LU T I O N S
GREEN ROOFS
GREEN WALLS
In urbanised areas, green roofs have several benefits, providing biodiversity and habitat, as well as reducing flooding issues.
Green walls or facades act as vertical systems integrating green with the streets, reducing air and noicse pollution; it also helps with keeping the building cool.
URBAN FORESTS The aim of implementing urban forests is to cool down the city. They act as green corridors, reducing air/noise pollution, impacting the well being of the community.
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GREEN TRAMWAYS Green tramways provide an opportunity to replace concrete materials with green cover, in turn reducing heat and flooding issues, adding an aesthetic value to the city.
COMMUNITY GARDENS Community gardens are great way to implement nature based solutions along with participatory urbanism, increasing awareness amongst the community.
AGROFORESTRY AND HORTICULTURE Tree plantation can be beneficial at a macro as well as micro scale, help increase the biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. Horticulture, along with food production, has an educational purpose.
