Urban Mobility 2011 | August 08, 2011 | 7 comments

Terreform1 and Urban Sustainability

The team from Terreform1 suggests ways in which vehicles and urban homes can be deigned to maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Access to local food is another major concern for urban communities as transportation raises food costs. To combat these rising costs urban communities are growing their own produce and livestock in a new sustainable living revolution.

 

 

Community gardens are a green oasis in a concrete landscape. They provide locally grown produce and, as many community gardens are organic or pesticide free, they limit the amount of toxins and free radicals released into the environment. If a community garden isn't your thing you can still plant your own urban garden on a rooftop, windowsill or on your front stoop. Check out Urban Gardens for ideas on building your own sustainable urban garden complete with birdhouse designs and links to websites by other urban gardeners.

 

(Photo credit: Getty Images)

Do you belong to a community garden or have your own urban windowsill garden? If so, what do you grow?

 

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