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Landscape architecture is of great importance in the sustainability of our environment and the health of its inhabitants. Plants and animals are protected and encouraged to thrive in diversely designed habitations and green environments. Humans also benefit from tree planting and landscaping by the environment's abilities to clean the air, filter the carbon dioxide, catch the dust, shade from radiation, dilution of stormwater, beautification of the environment and best of all the cooling of the climate.

Green Industrial Revolution: 1. Ban on combustion engine sales by 2030, with grants for electric cars, & funding for charge points. The sale of some hybrid cars & vans will continue until 2035. 2. Previously announced pledge to quadruple offshore wind power by 2030, to 40GW, enough to power every UK home. 3. Moves to boost hydrogen production, with the promise of a town heated entirely by hydrogen by end of the decade. 4. Investment of £525m for new nuclear power, based on “next generation of small & advanced reactors”. 5. £1bn next year for funds to insulate homes & public buildings, using existing green homes grant & public sector decarbonisation scheme. 6. An extra £200m invested in carbon capture initiatives. 7. Support for greener energies in aviation & maritime sectors, with £20m committed to the latter. 8. 30,000 hectares of trees planted every year, as part of nature conservation efforts. 9. Moves to promote public transport, cycling & walking. 10. Pledge to make London global centre of green finance.

Urban is the word that sits alongside farms of the future. Whether it be an apartment's small balcony or the whole rooftop of a university's largest faculty, spaces not normally connected to farming are now becoming urban oases of the production of organic fruits and vegetables and even beekeeping. Here are some great examples from around the world.
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