Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities: the Power of Nature-Based Solutions
Executive Summary
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have emerged as a concept to designate interventions which mobilise nature to respond to societal challenges while delivering multiple benefits for human well-being and biodiversity. NbS can be powerful tools toward more climate-resilient, sustainable, dynamic and inclusive city economies.
Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities: the Power of Nature-Based Solutions
Executive Summary
Nature-based solutions (NbS) have emerged as a concept to designate interventions which mobilise nature to respond to societal challenges while delivering multiple benefits for human well-being and biodiversity. NbS can be powerful tools toward more climate-resilient, sustainable, dynamic and inclusive city economies.
The Green Building Handbook
INTRODUCTION
Non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, and cities across the country are enjoying the environmental, health, and economic benefits of green building. Here in New York City, green buildings are an increasingly common element of the City’s skyline, making a lasting impact on the City’s future. Local Law 86, known as the “Green Building Law,” passed in 2005, requires the use of green building standards in the construction and renovation of certain City-owned and Cityfunded buildings. Green buildings are also a key component of the recently released PlaNYC: A Greener Greater New York (PlaNYC), the City’s long-term, sustainability plan. The momentum behind green building is growing and now is the time for those considering capital projects to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with green construction.
The Green Building Handbook
INTRODUCTION
Non-profits, Fortune 500 companies, and cities across the country are enjoying the environmental, health, and economic benefits of green building. Here in New York City, green buildings are an increasingly common element of the City’s skyline, making a lasting impact on the City’s future. Local Law 86, known as the “Green Building Law,” passed in 2005, requires the use of green building standards in the construction and renovation of certain City-owned and Cityfunded buildings. Green buildings are also a key component of the recently released PlaNYC: A Greener Greater New York (PlaNYC), the City’s long-term, sustainability plan. The momentum behind green building is growing and now is the time for those considering capital projects to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with green construction.
Better Forests, Better Cities
Cities across the world are reeling from the direct impacts of deforestation and forest degradation. In neighborhoods with low tree cover, higher mortality rates from extreme heat are on the rise, disproportionately affecting poor and marginalized communities. Meanwhile, deforestation and other disturbances to the world’s forests emit an average of 8.1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, contributing to devastating climate impacts in cities across the world.
Better Forests, Better Cities
Cities across the world are reeling from the direct impacts of deforestation and forest degradation. In neighborhoods with low tree cover, higher mortality rates from extreme heat are on the rise, disproportionately affecting poor and marginalized communities. Meanwhile, deforestation and other disturbances to the world’s forests emit an average of 8.1 billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, contributing to devastating climate impacts in cities across the world.
