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Garden cities: how ecosystem services valuation can enable visionary urban development
2014-04-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Giving a value to ecosystem services like food, fuel and pollination has the potential to fundamentally change the way 'garden cities` are designed and built, argues Claire Wansbury. The advantages of the most energetic and active town life, with the beauty and delight of the country, may be secured in perfect combination. This vision of how a garden city might work was introduced by Ebenezer Howard, the originator of the idea, in 1898. The latest Wolfson Economic Prize was launched in November...
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