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biodiversity, 45, 47, 50, 61, 69, 76, 92 tree mail, 95
ecosystem, 21, 45, 46–47, 50, 60, tree planting, 9–16, 20–25, 40–41,
68, 76 51, 89, 92, 96–97
health and survival, 7, 9–10, volunteering, 25, 49, 81, 91–93,
12–14, 16, 18–20, 22–25, 27, 96–97
35, 38–39, 42–43, 45–46,
50–51, 53, 76, 79–81, 84–85, eco-gentrification, 18–21, 86–89
92–93, 97 ecoroofs. See green roofs
Boeri, Stefano, 6, 8–9, 16, 25, 27, environmental movement, 30–33,
29–31, 34–35, 37–39, 43, 47, 38, 62–63
68–69, 82–86, 89 Clean Air Act, 32–33
Borio, Emanuela, 37 Clean Water Act, 33
Earth Day, 33
climate change Environmental Protection Agency,
air pollution, 7–8, 10–16, 21–27, 33, 85
30–34, 38, 47, 53, 57–59, 71, green roof movement, 30, 55–57
85–86, 92 Muir, John, 32
cars, 6–9, 20–21, 47, 85 Silent Spring (Carson), 33
cities, 5–9, 14–16, 17–27, 30–34, Thunberg, Greta, 33
38, 43, 44–51, 53–60, 65–66, World Green Roof Day, 62–63
71, 73–81, 82–89, 91–97
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane food deserts, 79–80
(DDT), 33
extinction, 47, 59 gardens, 25, 30, 32, 37–38, 42,
45–46, 54, 60–61, 63, 65–71,
fossil fuels, 6–7, 22–23, 27, 74, 74, 86
76–77, 85
global warming, 6–8, 21–24 benefits, 61, 65–71, 76–77
community gardens, 20–21, 59,
Great Smog of 1952, 32 80–81, 92–94, 96
pesticides, 22, 33, 73, 75, 80 home gardens, 94
smog, 14, 32–33 Gatti, Laura, 37–39, 46, 68–69
traditional farms, 21–23, 74–76, 79 green roofs, 28–31, 53–63, 84, 94
tree farms, 22–24 benefits, 45–47, 51, 53–60, 66
weather, 6–8, 58, 66, 75–76, 80, 89
community involvement, 25, 33, 45, challenges, 56–58
torvtak, 54–55
74, 80–81, 89–97
city planning, 93–94 World Green Roof Day, 62–63
gardening, 37–38, 42, 45–46, 54– Hanging Gardens of Babylon, 54
63, 65–77, 80–81, 86, 91–97 Houx, Denise, 56–57

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