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Vegetation modules to combat urban heat in San Salvador
Zalcoatitán, the valley where the city of San Salvador is located, was named "de Las Hamacas" (of the hammocks) by Spanish conquistadors centuries ago due to the frequent seismic activity in the area, which creates a sensation of ‘swaying.’
An ‘apartment lab’ to test low-tech innovations for sustainable living
So-called « low-tech » technologies are useful, sustainable, and accessible solutions designed to meet the fundamental needs of individuals or communities (water, food, energy) while minimizing their environmental impact.
A collective approach in an Ontario city to reduce food waste
With about one-third of all food produced being discarded, food waste worldwide is a (sadly) perfect example of holistic (un)sustainability, with broad and interconnected environmental, economic, and social ramifications. For one, the decomposition of organic waste, the largest stream in landfills, increases emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas significantly more potent than carbon dioxide.
A Burkina Faso climate-adapted school, for and by the community
‘You break it, you fix it’. In retail stores, this seems common sense (as well as a source of anxiety if one is with a toddler in the shop in question). But this logic is rarely applied when it comes to responsibilities for climate change.
