Polyurban Waters

Category: Streets

  • Floating Garden

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    Floating gardens typically consist of rafts that enable certain plants to be grown hydroponically, with their roots extending into the water. These gardens can be used for growing vegetables, for decorative purposes, or both. Benefits (+) Habitats provision for marine and terrestrial species(+) Considered as habitats linkage across urban boundaries (connective features)(+) Climate change mitigation…

  • Double Line Trees

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    Double line trees are represented by several trees used mainly for mitigating urban heat stress. The trees could be arranged in a shape of a line along street, bicycle paths, or sidewalk. By planting two lines of trees, it would represent a canopy shape where the middle area is shaded or protected from heat and…

  • Bioswales

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    Swales are vegetated, linear and low-sloped pits (larger than rain gardens) often established in urban areas near and between roads. They absorb, store, and convey surface water runoff (mainly draining from roadways) and remove pollutants and sediments when the water trickles through the vegetation and soil layer. Additionally, swales can serve as traffic harassment and…