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Howard, Sir Ebenezer, 20–21 soil, 10–12, 22, 33, 37–41, 54–60,
Hundertwasser, Friedensreich, 29–31 68–70, 73–78
solar panels, 41, 57–61, 76
irrigation, 40–41, 69, 73, 76–80 Spheres, The, 15
Leake, Chauncey D., 21–22 sponge cities, 56
Liuzhou Forest City, 82–84 Supertrees, 27
living walls, 46, 84, 93–94
benefits, 65–66, 69–71 trees, 4, 6–7, 9–11, 15, 18, 21, 27,
Blanc, Patrick, 66–70, 97 29–35, 37–43, 45–51, 56, 61,
challenges, 84–86 66, 68, 83–84, 86, 88–90, 92,
extensive, 69–70 94, 96–97
freestanding, 69–70 afforestation, 22–23
intensive, 69–70 arborist, 14, 40–42
semi-intensive, 69–70 coverage in cities, 24–25
Lucca, 17–18 deforestation, 12–13, 16, 22–24,
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Mana Foresta, 27 harm from pollution, 12, 14,
Miyawaki, Akira, 22–24 25–27, 30
London plane, 14, 17
One Central Park, 25, 71
Tree Planting Association, 20
parks, 9, 20–21, 25, 38, 45–51, 84, Washington Elm, 20
89, 92–96 website, 25, 38–39
Central Park, 18–19, 25–49, 49, treescrapers, 9, 27, 45, 53, 84–85
84 Bosco Verticale, 5–6, 8, 15–16, 25,
High Line, 48, 89 37–43, 46–47, 49–51, 58, 65,
Library of Trees, 88 84, 86–88
Patterson, Mark, 60 challenges, 37–42, 51, 84, 86
plants, 4–16, 22–27, 31–35, 37–51, Qiyi City Forest Garden, 86
53–61, 73–81, 84–97 Trudo Vertical Forest, 89
botanical garden, 91–92 US Green Building Council
considerations for living walls, (USGBC), 38
65–71
Serapias parviflora, 60 urban farms, 73
aeroponic system, 76–80
Sharma, Shubhendu, 22–23 aquaponic system, 77–78
Sierra Club, 32 benefits, 74–77
Smith, Stephen, 20 challenges, 76–77
sod homes, 54 Nature Urbaine, 80
vertical farm, 15, 79

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