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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Greenery makes great cities
What a difference a tree makes in a baking hot city of concrete. With all the money that is pouring into Dubai to make it one of the premier global cities of the world, they should start planting shady trees everywhere to make a more pleasant place.
A shady tree in Deira - Dubai
A good example of a green city in a hot and dry climate is Madrid. The Spanish capital in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula is one of the greenest cities in Europe. The shady elm trees make the summer days bearable.
Los Angeles has realised the benefit of urban trees and have embarked on a campaign to green the city by launching the Million Trees LA project.
Trees For Cities is another site about beautifying our cities through tree planting.
Having greenery is one thing, but it needs to be usable as well. I found this park near the creek only to find that you can't use it!
A shady tree in Deira - Dubai
A good example of a green city in a hot and dry climate is Madrid. The Spanish capital in the middle of the Iberian Peninsula is one of the greenest cities in Europe. The shady elm trees make the summer days bearable.
Los Angeles has realised the benefit of urban trees and have embarked on a campaign to green the city by launching the Million Trees LA project.
Trees For Cities is another site about beautifying our cities through tree planting.
Having greenery is one thing, but it needs to be usable as well. I found this park near the creek only to find that you can't use it!
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
Thiruvananthapuram trees
Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum if you're not confident enough to twist your tongue around the new name) is the capital of Kerala state and it is quite pleasant for its size. Much of this pleasantness is owed to trees. I have not realised how much I miss urban trees until coming here. This is the first place I have seen in India where new trees are being planted as well.
Tree Planting - Thiruvananthapuram
Tree Planting - Thiruvananthapuram
Labels: thiruvananthapuram, tree, trivandrum
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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