Buildings That Breathe: Greening the World's Cities

by Nancy Castaldo and Nancy F. Castaldo

Book Overview

Imagine looking out from your 18th floor apartment in the middle of the city and seeing trees right in front of you.

In an effort to stem climate change, reduce pollution, combat heat, and protect biodiversity, architects are teaming up with botanists, urban wildlife ecologists, and other scientists to design high-rise forests, living walls, and vertical farms in some of the world's most populated places. These projects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798765650493
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (Tm)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary