Green Cities Projektbeispiele

 

Mobile Tree Alley

Mobile trees on the street

Where streets are grey with concrete, and quickly heating up in summers, Mobile Tree Alleys can be a good solution to provide green and shade, to filter dust and and remove some of the CO2 emissions. Small to midsize trees in containers are positioned on or alongside the pavement - if they fit on rolling boards, you can kick-off the involvement of neighbours by organising a parade to move them in. Ideally, each tree has a volunteered patron who waters it every day; and in some cities benches are placed around the trees. After a testing phase, the alley-in-boxes can be replaced by planting of bigger trees, and the Mobile Tree Alley might move on to another grey street.

Climate Escape Game

An escape game, also known as an escape room, is a type of puzzle-based game in which players are locked in a themed room or series of rooms and must solve a series of puzzles and challenges to escape within a set time limit. Escape games are often designed to be immersive experiences, with elaborate sets and storylines that engage players and create a sense of urgency and excitement. An Escape Climate Change as an interactive game for schools engages with the subject of “climate protection” in a fun and exciting way. The mobile game is aimed at secondary school children aged 14 and above.

 

Building Solar Cookers

Directly using solar power to cook food? Yes, you can! Simply save a lot of energy for your cooker by using a (self-made?!) solar oven instead. It is a low-cost, ecologically-friendly technology that seems to have everything going for it, even more when built from recycled materials. Solar ovens gather solar energy - light and heat emitted from the sun - and designed to absorb more heat than they release. And with some patience the sun cooks a tasty treat for you! Using an old pizza box, aluminum foil, black paper and a few other ingredients you can easily built your own solar cooker – get the instructions here [LINK to https://www.goethe.de/resources/files/pdf184/sff-activity_build-a-solar-oven-from-recycled-materials.pdf."

Parking Day

Parking lots in cities take up far more of the available open space than do parks and places allocated for people. Park(ing) day is an annual campaign where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people. The area can be covered by an artificial grass and decorated with trees, bushes or flowers (in containers) and chairs or sofas. Anyone can come to relax and enjoy the temporary community areas which are freed from cars at least this one day a year.