Greening the City is a research, consulting, and strategic planning firm focusing on connecting human health with performance, sustainability, and nature-based solutions. Using interdisciplinary evidence-based practice and community and workforce engagement we create innovative solutions for public and private organizations that manage risk and uncertainty while ensuring measurable impact for internal and external reporting.
The EU has just passed legislation criminalizing the worst cases of environmental destruction, giving countries two years to put the updated directive into national law.…
Continue reading → Europe passes most stringent global legislation criminalizing ecocide
Awe is a well-known benefit of access to nature- it helps moderate stress, gives a sense of purpose, and can help with innovation and creativity.…
New York City has teamed up with a big data company to estimate which street designs result in fewer crashes. While the results have not…
Continue reading → Using big data to find the safest street design: NYC example
New research seems to shed light on what some have long argued- that not everyone finds nature relaxing. In a recent paper in The Society…
Continue reading → Not everyone finds nature relaxing: new research
Many cities struggling with increasingly hot temperatures are trying to find ways to cool the city. Adding greenspace is being recognized as a multi-benefit way…
Continue reading → Barcelona creatively finds ways to add greenspace to a crowded city
In the new report on London Parks, Park life: ensuring green spaces remain a hit with Londoners, the London Assembly has made a number of recommendations including: In…
Continue reading → London calls for a unified approach to parks and measuring greenspace
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