‘Sponge’ Cities Combat Urban Flooding by Letting Nature Do the Work
nnIn China, a landscape architect is reimagining cities across the vast country by working with nature to combat flooding through the ‘sponge city’ concept.nnBut just as the Chinese Communist Party famously describes its policies as “Socialism: China style,” Yu Kongjian has put a decidedly Middle Kingdom spin on this concept which has taken root across […]
The Altar Stone ringed in red – credit SWNS News Media.
Christian Bowen – Unsplash
dead-leaves
sanya-dong-an-wetland-park-sanya-hainan-province-china-2021-photo-turenscape-courtesy-the-cultural-landscape-foundation-2
nanchang-fish-tail-park-nanchang-jiangxi-province-china-2021-photo-turenscape-courtesy-the-cultural-landscape-foundation-2
benjakitti-forest-park-bangkok-thailand-2022-photo-turenscape-courtesy-the-cultural-landscape-foundation-2
“Only the educated are free.” – Epictetus
Quote of the Day: “Only the educated are free.” – EpictetusnnPhoto by: ©GWCnnWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, August 15
Today is Ferragosto, one of the most important public holidays on the Italian calendar. It is a unique institution, in which working people, typically professionals, take trips to the mountains/hills, the sea, or the cities for leisure, and will stay away between one and two weeks on either side of August 15th. Inaugurated by Caesar […]