We need to make cities greener and more sustainable to ensure quality of life for people and the planet. By 2030, there will be 5 billion city dwellers, around 60% of the total population.
Green cities, why not?
Urban areas, especially large cities, can never be compared to rural areas or areas with less construction. However, green spaces are increasingly becoming a goal because of the benefits that both large parks, covering several hectares, and small gardens in buildings or squares bring to the environment and people's lives.
The “countryside” can even enter the city through community gardens, a growing trend to encourage organic farming in urban areas. Agricultural parks promote sharing and ultimately reduce the amount of food entering cities and waste.
Sustainable technology.
Humans are constantly looking for ways to improve their quality of life through technology, and sustainability is increasingly entering the equation through sensors, monitoring, and improving urban efficiency in various areas. “Smart cities” are more sustainable, and it is hoped that the new 5G mobile network will take them to a new level.
The fifth generation of mobile technology combines faster communications and data speeds with the ability to connect more devices, not just smartphones or computers, but all kinds of equipment such as cars, traffic lights, lighting, trash cans, and irrigation systems. In the future, all this sensorization will improve the efficiency of mobility and traffic, lighting, garbage collection, and irrigation systems, generating less pollution and waste of energy and water.
Less pollution and less waste.
One of the immediate effects of changes in mobility in cities can be seen in the environment, whether it be noise or air pollution. And this is another critical point defined by the UN, not least because air pollution kills around 4.2 million people a year, according to the World Health Organization, and 9 out of 10 people breathe air with some kind of pollutant. A clean, green, and well-planned city has direct health benefits.
Reversing the trend involves recycling and better waste treatment, but before that, there must be upstream investment in promoting a lifestyle that uses less plastic and other materials that serve only as packaging. Reducing and reusing, two of the ‘Rs’ of the Circular Economy, are ways of combating waste that are as important as, or even more important than, the correct separation of waste in bins.
Source: https://www.edp.com/
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