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"Recent extreme weather events have provided a foretaste of how supercharged
storms might threaten our future. So the release today of a new report from the
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) is very good timing.
Titled “Are we building harder, hotter cities? The vital importance of urban
green spaces”, the report examines the climate vulnerability of urban Aotearoa
New Zealand, and the prospects for building resilience.
To combat the multiple threats to cities of a hotter and wetter future due to
climate change, the report suggests two potential pathways. We can take an
engineering approach, with more air conditioning and stormwater infrastructure.
Or we can make our urban areas greener.
The first option, according to the report, lacks the “biodiversity,
recreational and cultural co-benefits that make green space such an important
element of a healthy, liveable city”. In other words, green spaces aren’t just
pleasant places for a family picnic. They are a vital part of an ecosystem, and
a key to making cities liveable as the climate changes."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
