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Biophilia and Biophilic Design: Incorporating Sustainability Into The Built Environment

Green Business Bureau

The experience of space and place refers to spatial features and characteristics of the natural environment that have advanced human health and wellbeing. Studies have proven that biophilic design can improve mental and physical health, environmental conditions and may be economical. Biophilic Design and Biophilic Urbanism.

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Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’

Envirotec Magazine

acre) virtually air-tight ecological system containing five areas, modelled on Earth’s biomes, and an agricultural system. Our health depends on our biosphere and it is urgent we use every approach to better understand how it functions – and how we humans can cooperate with our ultimate life-support system, not degrade it. hectare (3.1

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How To Reduce Lagoon Pollution

The Environmental Blog

The industrial and community wastewater discharge, irresponsible use of agricultural chemicals, land-based pollutants carried by storm water runoff, and the growth of tourism activities all contribute to the pollution of lagoons. Furthermore, human health is also at risk when the lagoon is polluted. Install A Rain Barrel. Bottom Line.

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Striving for environmental balance: nutrient neutrality to futureproof the development pipeline

Envirotec Magazine

By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll With Natural England’s recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes built from 240,000 a year in 2018-19 to a projected 111,000 by 2025, awareness of nutrient pollution as a problem is becoming more widespread.

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Comment: Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants problem

Envirotec Magazine

This approach is far from ideal and ignores other key players such as pharmaceutical companies and agriculture when tackling micropollutants. In addition, some health services have takeback programmes for expired or unused medication, preventing them from being flushed down the drain or disposed of improperly.

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Hear local experts discuss climate issues

Greenability Magazine

Land Use: MARC’s Tom Jacobs and Scott Schulte with Vireo Landscape Architects highlight green infrastructure for better soil health and stormwater retention. Watch it here. Watch it here.

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Trends in Water & Circular Economy Innovation with Kim Baker

Elemental Excelerator

Concepts like decentralized agriculture, water conservation, and shared economy came naturally since there was simply no other choice. Covid exposed additional health and sanitation-related challenges ranging from access and manpower to data availability and onsite operations. Stormwater/flood management and earth observation science.