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The film was well received when shown at the fair. One study of the fair summarized the film's reception: [9] The documentary was idealistic, framed with a Ruskinian tragic view of technological modernity in which the early 20th-century industrial city became a wasteland of dehumanizing machines, environmental pollution, and anonymous masses ...
Moreover, the lack of green spaces in low income, urban areas green gentrification due to these communities at present struggling with financial matters. [32] The promotion of green areas has a positive effect on the communities, and the imbalance of greenery in wealthy versus low-income areas exhibits environmental injustice.
Large scale urban reforestation programs in the United States include New York City's Million Tree Initiative [11] and TreePeople in Los Angeles, which planted 1 million trees in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics and continued planting thereafter. [1] In 2022, Boston announced a new forestry division to grow the tree canopy within the ...
A glimpse on the history of green urbanism of the U.S. as found in Karlenzig's, et al. ‘How Green is Your City’ book (2007, 06–07). The concept had a gradual start in the late 1800s, when some large cities of the United States (U.S.) started using advanced drinking water, sewage and sanitary systems.
City of Trees is a 2015 independent documentary film, directed by Brandon Kramer and produced by Meridian Hill Pictures in association with Kartemquin Films and Magic Labs Media. City of Trees follows two years in the life of trainees and directors in the Washington Parks and People DC Green Corps, a green job training program funded by an ...
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One-fifth of the world's population, 1.2 billion people, live in areas of water scarcity. Climate change and water-related disasters will place increasing demands on urban systems and will result in increased migration to urban areas. Cities require a very large input of freshwater and in turn have a huge impact on freshwater systems.
The sustainable development of urban areas is crucial since more than 56% of the world's population lives in cities. Cities are in the lead of climate action, while being responsible for an estimated 75% of the world's carbon emissions. [55] [56] [57] [58]