Next time you’re out and about in your neighbourhood, take a look around at all of the forgotten spaces, bits of fallow dirt and other abandoned spots that populate the larger cityscape. Including, medians, hellstrips, round-a-bouts and parking lots, derelict or forgotten construction and former industrial sites. When you add it all up, that’s a lot of space that could and should be filled with life. Adding eco-services (air and water filtration, flood mitigation, wildfire breaks etc), when filled with plants and by association, insects, fungi, birds and other wildlife seeking refuge.
This subject area is interesting to me, there's so much scope for regenerating brownfield sites. Everyone wants the nice land, but there's a much greater difference to be made with developing these degraded plots.
Do these companies also test the soil for toxicity/contaminants before beginning? Personally I've noticed small pieces of asbestos in my own back garden and allotment from less than scrupulous disposal habits from years gone by.
Could you list a few of the plants and trees that these companies have decided are suitable candidates? I've actually got a substack article coming out on a similar topic, it would be interesting to see the overlap!
This subject area is interesting to me, there's so much scope for regenerating brownfield sites. Everyone wants the nice land, but there's a much greater difference to be made with developing these degraded plots.
Do these companies also test the soil for toxicity/contaminants before beginning? Personally I've noticed small pieces of asbestos in my own back garden and allotment from less than scrupulous disposal habits from years gone by.
Could you list a few of the plants and trees that these companies have decided are suitable candidates? I've actually got a substack article coming out on a similar topic, it would be interesting to see the overlap!