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Green, Eco-Urban Cities

Why should cities be “green”?

Green, Eco-Urban Cities

What comes to mind when you think of…

Eco? Eco-Urban? Green Infrastructure? Streets that are “alive”? Living walls? Bioswales?

Green, Eco-Urban Cities

Green, Eco-Urban Cities TOP 10 Green Cities in

the USA

1. Portland, Oregon 2. San Francisco,

California 3. Boston,

Massachusetts 4. Oakland, California 5. Eugene, Oregon 6. Cambridge,

Massachusetts 7. Berkeley, California 8. Seattle, Washington 9. Chicago, Illinois 10. Austin, Texas

My work in Berkeley, California Streets Alive!, an initiative of Earth Island Institute to

revitalize the streets of the Bay Area through art and nature.

http://earthisland.org/ | http://www.earthisland.org/streetsalive/

Streets Alive! San Francisco Bay Area, CA

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r7U2cM9wgUg/UeXExLtp9kI/AAAAAAAAAHM/D_ELUiCvDbM/w999-h646-no/turning+utility.png

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-r7U2cM9wgUg/UeXExLtp9kI/AAAAAAAAAHM/D_ELUiCvDbM/w999-h646-no/turning+utility.png

Streets Alive! aims to engage and inspire communities and decision makers about the concepts and application of Sustainable principles. By using art and nature as the platform for storytelling and communication, Streets Alive! will turn neglected urban landscapes and infrastructure into vibrant art pieces and community gathering spaces.

Streets Alive! San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Sustainability Themed Utility Box Art

Sustainability Themed Utility Box Art

Sustainability Themed Utility Box Art

Oakland, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://adaptoakland.org/

Oakland, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://adaptoakland.org/

Oakland, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://adaptoakland.org/

Oakland, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://adaptoakland.org/

Oakland, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://adaptoakland.org/

SF, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://pplanter.com/

SF, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://pplanter.com/

SF, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://pplanter.com/

SF, CA

http://urbanbiofilter.org/ | http://pplanter.com/

Seattle, WA Green Streets

Seattle, WA Green Streets

Seattle, WA Green Streets

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/images/Green-Street-Planters.jpg http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/images/Green-Street-Planters.jpg

Parklets

http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/greeninfrastructure/images/Green-Street-Planters.jpg

rklet Pilot Project South Berkeley

Greening Lviv?

Thank You!

Christina Monzer shtoshouwhat.com

[email protected]