Researchers develop holistic tool to help plan urban vacant lots
Vacant lots, though overlooked or seen as eyesores by many, represent opportunities.
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Sep 6, 2023
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News tagged with vacant lots
Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one parcel of land at a time
More than half of all people on Earth live in cities, and that share could reach 70% by 2050. But except for public parks, there aren't many models for nature conservation that focus on caring for nature in urban areas.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2023
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Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities
In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures into isolated thickets to study Detroit's most elusive residents—coyotes, foxes, raccoons and skunks among them.
Ecology
Dec 7, 2022
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Chicago's sewage district fails to warn gardeners free sludge contains toxic forever chemicals
Bags of the earthy muck are labeled organic or natural. Sometimes it is billed as exceptional quality compost. Industry held a nationwide contest years ago and decided to call it biosolids, a euphemism that beat out black ...
Environment
Sep 21, 2022
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Urban agriculture in Detroit: Scattering vs. clustering and the prospects for scaling up
Despite Detroit's reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new University of Michigan-led analysis of the city's Lower Eastside, which covers 15 square miles, found that community and private gardens occupy less than ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2022
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For urban conservation, local resident involvement is key
Conservation projects in cities are most likely to succeed when nearby residents are part of the planning and design process and feel ownership over the projects, researchers who spent seven years studying conservation in ...
Ecology
Jul 31, 2020
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Large Lot Program shows the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy
In the past 5 years, Chicago residents have purchased nearly 1,300 vacant lots and replaced weed trees and sagging fences with gardens and children's play areas. In doing so, they have demonstrated that transferring city-owned ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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Study shows how urban agriculture can push the sustainability of Phoenix
A community garden occupies a diminutive dirt lot in Phoenix. Rows of raised garden beds offer up basil, watermelons and corn, making this patch of land an agricultural oasis in a desert city of 1.5 million people. In fact, ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2019
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Back to the wild: how 'ungardening' took root in America
Retired union organizer Anna Burger lives by a busy road just a minute's walk from a metro station in the US capital Washington, but every morning she wakes up to a birdsong symphony.
Ecology
Aug 4, 2019
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Controlling ragweed pollen in Detroit: A no-mow solution for Motown?
When it comes to controlling hay fever-triggering ragweed plants on Detroit vacant lots, occasional mowing is worse than no mowing at all, and promoting reforestation might be the best solution.
Ecology
Jun 16, 2014
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