How green is your city? These maps compare green spaces around the world The value of trees and plants in the urban environment is well documented: they improve air quality, shade against heat and provide an antidote to congestion, traffic and the pace of city life. Making available significant ‘green’ living space is now virtually mandatory for cities around the world. But are they up to scratch? To answer this question reliably, researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) teamed up with World Economic Forum to create Treepedia, a website which measures and compares cities’ green canopies. See http://ift.tt/2jM9S2V
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