Wednesday, 26 October 2016

Emma's Hope: Embracing Urban Forest planning for a more sustainable cityscape

Emma's Hope: Embracing Urban Forest planning for a more sustainable cityscape

By Olufemi Akinnifesi

Emma has just migrated from a rural area to Akure, a rapidly developing city in Southwestern Nigeria. As the city develops to accommodate new settlers like Emma, pollution and combustion increase, while forest landscapes are lost faster than envisaged. Through sustainable landscape planning and ‘Urban Forest’ policies, young Emma will have her beautiful nature to hold onto while he enjoys a cityscape with less eco-pressure in the future.
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