Cities are often referred to as urban heat islands. This is due to the lack of vegetation in city centers when compared to suburban, exurban and rural areas.
Buildings, asphalt, and concrete absorb solar energy, resulting in the emission of …
What is a life cycle assessment (LCA)?
Life cycle assessment is the accounting of resource inputs, outputs, and net gain or loss over the lifetime of a product. It’s just like accounting for a financial budget, but instead of money, it considers resources, which may or may …
macroclimate
the climate that lies just beyond the local modifying irregularities of landform and vegetation.…
What is enviroscaping and how can it help conserve energy?
Enviroscaping is the practice of landscaping to modify the surrounding environment. The purpose behind the practice of enviroscaping can be to create a sustainable or low-impact landscape, to enhance the natural environment, and also to conserve energy.
In many parts …
What is green infrastructure?
Green infrastructure includes strategically planned and managed networks of natural lands, working landscapes and other open, green spaces that conserve ecosystem values and functions and provide associated benefits to human populations. These natural lands, working landscapes and open, green spaces …