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Urban farming tech – Sub-irrigation
Sub-irrigation is a phrase I only recently came across. I was familiar with self-watering pots, which a home gardener might have a couple of, and I knew of wicking beds, a type of garden bed which also works on the … Continue reading
Posted in How-to, Technology
Tagged balcony, balcony garden, city farms, recycled materials, rooftop gardens, self-watering, small space gardening, sub-irrigation, summer gardens, urban agriculture, urban design, urban farming, water conservation, water management, water restrictions
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An outdoor nation missing trees: research reports from Tree Day
There’s a disconnect between the way Australians see themselves, and what they’re actually doing – at least when it comes to the big outdoors. For National Tree Day, Planet Ark prepared the Outdoor Lifestyle Survey and report, sponsored by Toyota … Continue reading
Posted in Social and community
Tagged backyards, outdoor kids, public health, trees, urban design, urban farming, urban reclamation
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Wildlife in the city – a new way of perceiving habitat (part 2)
So, yesterday’s argument was that the place to focus our conservation attention is the matrix, the area outside the preserves. Where we live. if you start viewing our suburbs as the new habitat, how does this start making our cities … Continue reading
Posted in Science and research
Tagged animals, community, ecological gardening, ecology, fauna, flora, habitat, landscape design, rehabilitation, research, urban design, wildlife corridors
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Wildlife in the city – a new way of perceiving habitat (part 1)
A lot of the way we manage native flora and fauna is about remnants – those tiny (or not so) patches of land that are still usually relatively undisturbed. We take care of those and map them, survey them, try … Continue reading
Posted in Science and research
Tagged agricultural design, cities, ecology, fauna, flora, habitat, rehabilitation, urban design, wildlife
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