lynksis12 I know right. We say we are the most intelligent animal but a fish will never take out the salt in water only to put it back after realising it's importance.
lynksis12 It is actually.. I don't know about London and other examples given here. But In india.. it's a huge thing. There is a Urban Forrestry department that takes care of this issue. In my city.. every street is covered with trees..
To be honest I think trees are a great way to break up cities anyway. The endless concrete jungle can really feel depressing and it adds a bit of life to the city.
"trees emit reactive volatile gases that contribute to air pollution and are hazardous to human health" www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
One solution is making rooftops greener: rooftops are spaces nobody uses anyways. And it doesn't have to be trees, you can use all sorts of plants really.
oooh, vines on roofs is smart. But it shouldn't be too heavy. Especially in areas where it snows. If the roof is flat, and has plants/dirt/snow on it, the roof could cave in. Almost happened with mine.
FSM FSM again, it can be any type of plant, not just trees. They're already doing this a lot in san francisco. just look up 'green rooftops' it looks amazing
I went to Singapore last year and it is so amazing how they have trees almost everywhere you look. Somehow they'll find space to plant a tree. Along roads, between blocks of apartments, beside traffic lights. There isn''t a single second outside a building where you won't see a tree
That's a lot like Portland, Oregon. We even have a large 6,000 acre forest park in the middle of downtown. I've always used to think trees in downtown/cities were quite normal for most cities; who knew.
One example of a city that understands this is Vancouver. They go as far as to plant trees on the tops of buildings there. It's one of the most beautiful cities I've visited.
Glockshna And Singapore. I am a resident in Singapore and I take for granted or often forget how many trees we plant compared to other countries. Perfect blend of city and nature.
Glockshna One thing I need to know. With cities with extensive underground infrastructure (gas, phone lines, electricity, fibre optic, sewer systems, transport, buildings foundations) isn't it impossible to just start post-planting trees all willy nilly? The roots will destroy EVERYTHING!
MySisterIsAFoodie I'm not a civil engineer but I'd guess they would plant them in metal planters to prevent that. Whether or not they can find the space in the ground to actually do it is another thing.
My bus route always go through a 1 block park. When you pass through it, the air feels clean, fresh and cooler than the whole travel. It's amazing how trees filter the air
They have a MASSIVE team of journalists, producers, camera operators, editors, animators etc. working on multiple projects at once. They're successful enough to be able to afford a big team
Brendan Brendan22 Cars/automobiles were invented by Karl Benz from Germany. The rest you mentioned are substantial points but there are countless other discovered breakthroughs that helped the entire world progress, not just America. I don't know if you think America is still a Superpower of a country and everything revolves around them, but it isn't anymore. It still is strong but other countries are getting stronger. Sir, I really think you overreacted to a comedic exaggaration. If you are so unstable to the point of breaking down at the sight of something as feeble as that, I suggest you seek clinical help and mental support from loved ones.
> Remind me again who invented cars Germans > the Internet British > Apple Apple is American, yes, but it wasn't the first nor doesn't have anything unique. First mechanical computer was made by British tho. > got to the moon USSR, USA, Japan, India, ESA (European Space Agency). Yes, USA is the only one who sent humans there, but sho cares? > essentially made the modern world. Industrial Revolution
Lucia Brown You can't just as a sitizen plant trees. 1. trees need soil, wich neither pavements or streets provide. 2. seeds are not free 3. the trees you plant may ruin the ecosystem of the city
But you can, however, put a couple small plants on a balcony or next to your house, or talk to your landlord about planting some trees at the front of the building, where there's usually some dirt and grass. If you have a backyard, you can definitely plant trees there. It won't make a big change, but it'll at least improve the air around you somewhat.
+Alex Stefanov Most city trees are planted under the concrete/pavement with a grate that lets water in. China has this down to a science and even today's technology is much worse than the technology from 1000 years ago. A flood hit Beijing a few years ago and wastewater engineers were really confused as to why certain places in Beijing were handling the floodwaters just fine while the sewage system was being overwhelmed. They found out that a long time ago city engineers had built this massive sewage system where the trees themselves were the inlets. Their roots filtered most sediment that made it in and the sewers themselves were meticulously designed to have stone shaped in angles that self-washed the sediment away. Even centuries later it was outperforming the most modern sewage systems out there. If you get creative with trees, you can do some really incredible things.
Your city is definitely not alone. Even in Europe some city officials think that without trees we would look more modern and more developed. Because trees for them are outdated soviet idea from 1960-80...
Greg Pim He said it doesn't really matter if it's all one place, the 100ft radius is cleaning central park, but without other tree's throughout New York the air will still taste, smell, and be bad for you
No so much. The trees only effect a certain radius. The rest of the city will be polluted. Sure its nice that you can go to a park if you want to breathe. But you need to plant them everywhere to have proper effect.
That is one reason why cities like Portland and Seattle are considered to have higher standards of living compared to other U.S. cities. I've visited both and you call feel the difference in the air when you get off the airplane after you've lived in cities like NYC or LA
It isn't just the suburbs. Downtown Portland has tons and tons of large trees among apartment high rises and office towers. Probably at least 30% of the surface is covered in trees. Many buildings even have green roofs with gardens growing on top. We even have a 6,000 acre forest nature park (all wild native forest habitat, complete with hiking trails), bisecting the city straight through the middle of downtown. It is called Forest Park. We also have tons and tons of other smaller nature parks and reserves within the city boundary. I live in PDX in the suburbs, but travel downtown rather often. It is true that our cities and states are the best in the U.S.; both in scenery, aesthetics, and environmental sustainability. Our water is so clean, we don't even need to filter it. It comes straight from the mountains and into our faucets (passing through several reservoirs).
Mrbrain bob Or maybe I just critizies because CZcams is not just in one country. And, by the way, America is not a country. But if you dont understand the benefits of the international system, then you will not get this neither
Nice Video, but the initial statement is just outright wrong, more people living in cities doesn't mean more cars, more factories and more pollution. The exact OPPOSITE is the case. People that live in cities have significatnly LOWER carbon footprints per person, drive less carmiles per person and use less energy per person than those living in rural areas with comparable standards of living. More people in general produce more smog and CO2, but people living in densely populated cities use much less energy and produce less smog than people living in widespread suburbs, with less energy density, bigger distances to cross by car and more sealed/destroyed natural landmass per person. Just think about this: Who uses more energy, drives more miles and uses up more natural space, 1000 people living in one single building, or a 1000 people in 500 buildings spread across several squarekilometers?
I get what you are trying to say but I do not see the point... the result is the same. Rural usage may produce more pollutants, but there are way more people in cities, so even if only a percentage had cars, that's still way more output than the rurals. Plus that output is all in one area.
Very good point there. Due to public transportation being used more and people just taking a simple bike to where they go helps a lot of that. People who live outside the city, drives to the city for simple shopping and a day or night out for fun. They also have generally bigger malls and attractions for people. I was in Atlanta and couldn't believe anyone would want to live there because of all the smog in the air. So the point is, the more of the city, the more that people have a reason to go there. Even if that's because of bigger and better hospitals for treatment.
Good point but I don't agree. People in rural areas has more trees per person than in cities. So that lower their carbon footprint. But in general, is a really complex system and depends on a lot of variables. Carbon is not the only thing that matters in health. My city for example has better air quality (there are lot of trees) than near rural areas that have really dangerous agrochemical pollution (nobody controls that issue here).
I've lived in semi-rural towns all my life, usually always surrounded by plant and wildlife. It not only provides a cleaner air space, but also beautiful scenery I never get bored of. My neighborhood was build on the edge of a national forest, and most of the forest comes into my backyard. It's a wonderful sight and being able to step outside into fresh air is wonderful. I do hope more major cities take to planting trees and foliage around. It would improve the life of its inhabitants (human and animal) so much more.
Zach Gerrity well its not exactly easy. You can't just throw a seed in a hole and expect it to grow. You'll need to take care of it day by day, it takes years to grow large plants like trees and you'll need large spaces as well especially spaces for the roots but since all the space is filled with buildings (most likely important ones) it'll be hard to destroy it or even destroy a part of it. You'll also need to have water but not all countries has access to water not even safe/clean water. Certain plants wont grow in certain places and even if they've found a plant that would be able to grow there the circumstances, area/habitat should be benefiting to the tree so it can prosper and flourish
@@dbclass4075 smaller plants need more maintenance. Trees don't need maintenance after they grow to a certain size, but with smaller plants like shrubs or vines, they need lifelong maintenance
This is such an all-around good and somewhat obvious solution. In Finland, even the bigger cities and towns have trees planted all around, with large parks and forests nearby. It's beautiful, gives the city a unique look during each season and most importantly, helps with pollution and oxygen. I know it's not so easy to do in some parts of the world, but whenever planning or expanding cities, the greenery should be a major part of the consideration from the start.
***** then how you can explain this www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/17/beijing-smog-pollution-red-alert-declared-in-china-capital-and-21-other-cities
I tried for years to get the city (where I was an urban planner) to plant new urban trees and preserve existing ones. Instead they did the opposite. Smh...politicians are tough to work with sometimes.
*Reducing Urban Heat In A City* 2 simple, fundamental, effective and cheap long term solutions for reducing urban heat in a city: 1) Plant more trees near areas where there are running water in streams, canals or rivers 2) Create more running waters in streams near areas there are more trees. Notes: 1) Other vegetation do not result in as much water evaporation as water evaporation by trees 2) Trees not near running water or streams may not have enough water for water evaporation to effectively reduce ambient heat in the environment or to reduce urban heat 3) Most current air-con systems are very wasteful as they merely transfer indoor heat to outdoor, resulting in increase in the ambient temperature in the environment or increase in urban heat.
I'm moving to Saint Paul, MN and I'm really excited cuz close to the house is the Mississippi River and just across it, is a HUGE wall of trees. Its beautiful.
I love trees. The one thing this report didn't talk about is the damage caused by tree roots though. This video convinently left out this part of the study "It concluded that while trees should not replace other strategies to make air healthier, they can be used as part of a suite of interventions that aims to control particulate matter pollution as well as mitigate against rising temperatures in cities." I'll always support more trees though.
This is why I miss my home city of Novi Sad in Serbia... so many parks and tree-lined streets. You can walk everywhere. The city is 15 minutes away from a beautiful, very fertile mountain full of fruit orchards, so during the season there is always super-fresh organic produce you can buy at local markets. I miss it so much...
I live in Montpellier, in Southern France there is a lot of trees, also most houses have bushes, and there are many parks. It's nice. We're lucky. And it works even though it rarely rains. Really rarely.
Christian Blønd well it doesnt really help with flooding but it does help with the large amounts of damage caused by floods, same can go with land slides and earthquakes too!
Trees brighten up highways. Look at US-50 in Fairfax County, (just outside western D.C. Beltway) it's sad is empty. But look at Southern Maryland. Every time I go there, I can see trees along roads and highways. It's really pleasing to the eye.
Good job VOX. (Plants inside the house also perform a similar function.) Picking the right place and the right tree matters. For example don't copy Seoul in SK. They planted thousands of Ginko trees, because they were beautiful in the fall coating the sidewalks with yellow leaves, BUT without realizing that the trees also smell terrible and the sidewalk cleanup is a horrendous problem. Urban planners should use effective but very low maintenance trees that don't smell, clog sewer lines or attract biting insects. Biking, walking, and good public transportation also lowers pollution levels.
Ginkgo Trees are often chosen for their high tolerance for polluted air. They are often well suited for large cities. Of course, like you said, there are disadvantages too.
Most people ignorantly think of trees as something that provides shade and dont realize how they can filter and clean the air as well as produce oxygen......information and videos like these help change that.
Seen images and lots of footage of Johannesburg. Looks to have less trees than most cities I'm familiar with but maybe it's different outside of the city center
jon trollston is right ive watched independent journalism talking about how most germans dont want to blame the migrants for their actions because they will look like nazis when they damn well know the migrants are an issue
I have many plants in my house balcony- Money Plant, Grass, Areca Palm, Holy Basil, Aloe Vera, Lily, and many more. So i don’t have any indoor air pollution. I prepare liquid fertilisers from kitchen waste and water them regularly.
Here in Sheffield UK they're chopping down all the trees, not planting them. Shame too bc we used to be Europe's greenest major city, but have since lost that record.
Trees might be cost-effective but they dont give quick returns. It takes years fo them to be fully functional. So they cant be the only solution. Govt.s only take action when not taking an action will cost them their power.. and so they look for quick solutions whose results are visible to quickly pacify the growing unrest in public.
It's quite cheap actually to buy and plant grown saplings from tree farms that take much less time to mature. In fact since cities tend to be hostile environments for developing plants this is precisely what they do.
Well, according to MIT the Paris accord is only going to reduce global temperatures by 0.2 degrees by 2100 if all member nations meet their obligations news.mit.edu/2017/mit-issues-statement-research-paris-agreement-0602 So planting trees is actually a lot quicker. I will at least get to see a tree grow to maturity in my life time as I won't be alive by 2100 to see that meager drop in temperature.
I have lived in Cali, Colombia for more than a year now and I can testify this video to be correct: there is not a single street in here that is not covered by trees, they´re all even numerically labeled. Temperature here is quite high, but when you're walking under the shade of those beautiful trees you can actually feel the temperature dropping drastically. On top of that, trees make the city look beautiful, it is so nice to see green and not just concrete!
Erik Tran I don't think so. The photo is of India probably New Delhi and it hardly rains there and the concerned authorities don't even water those plants regularly. I know this cause I live there and I see such dust covered trees/leaves on a daily basis.
Philippine population is booming so the government took advantage of it for every people in a house hold must plant a Tree in a selected area in the district Example: if you have a 4 people in your house the government will write your name you have to sign it then your saplings that they provided will be planted for you
Its what they did in here in london in the 1950's to get rid of smog, and it worked a treat. go down any centeral london street and it is guarenteed to be lined with plain trees.
man I say this ALL the time! Cities need to plant as many trees as possible. Every home owner with a yard should plant as many trees possible in it without over crowding.
Nirav And no one uses it because of the reasons I listed above. If you want more people to use the service do something about it. No one is going to use a terrible service if they have a choice.
Oddly enough, "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell" just released a video about cities and population growth during the same hour to this one. Coincidence?!... probably...
Oh I'm so glad Moscow has a tonn of trees, we have public gardens in-between houses, and they can be called parks. And now with the reconstruction even more trees were planted.
I am surprised that there is no mention of Singapore, the 'Garden City'. If you look down from the windows of skyscrapers at its busiest roads (Orchard Road, for example), you won't be able to see anything but the canopies of trees.
If every city did this or atleast the ones in the US India and china the cities would look far nicer and global warming would not be a problem for atleast another 200 years at which point you would have to replant the trees most likely and also cover new areas that have been added to the city with trees. Also I wouldn't have developed asthma in the first place
proto stfu. Kiran I think a good solution are plants that dont need lots of water. Palm trees are great and even cacti. California and most of the South is pretty much the desert (Arizona, New Mexico too) and they have a bunch of plants with low water need. Deserts have an abundance of different types of plants that not like the ones you see usually in more humid places.
They make the cities look nicer too
Josh Lee calmer too
Josh Lee and shade from the sun as well.
and they grow things that you can eat too
and birds can lay eggs on it too.
+Kassa and you can piss there if you can't find a bathroom too
I'm surprised this isn't common sense to urban planners yet
lynksis12
I know right. We say we are the most intelligent animal but a fish will never take out the salt in water only to put it back after realising it's importance.
Irate Mastermind fish don't know how
Amarsbar -
I was half joking. Of course a fish doesn't know how. That's not the point.
lynksis12 It is actually.. I don't know about London and other examples given here. But In india.. it's a huge thing. There is a Urban Forrestry department that takes care of this issue.
In my city.. every street is covered with trees..
lynksis12 it’s not as simple as you think
To be honest I think trees are a great way to break up cities anyway. The endless concrete jungle can really feel depressing and it adds a bit of life to the city.
if only we would cut down less trees though. highway expansion and new flat construction has felled many old and large trees.
@Gregory Samuel Teo You can replant those trees along side the highways & around buildings, just need to install root barriers
Tom go to Singapore
"trees emit reactive volatile gases that contribute to air pollution and are hazardous to human health" www.nytimes.com/2014/09/20/opinion/to-save-the-planet-dont-plant-trees.html
Sulp Elgoog please then give a better solution for global warming
One solution is making rooftops greener: rooftops are spaces nobody uses anyways. And it doesn't have to be trees, you can use all sorts of plants really.
oooh, vines on roofs is smart. But it shouldn't be too heavy. Especially in areas where it snows. If the roof is flat, and has plants/dirt/snow on it, the roof could cave in. Almost happened with mine.
Theres grass roofs in Scotland.
Aphro and there should be measures to prevent stuff from falling down to the streets and harming people
Or even better legalise weed and grow weed on the roofs of buildings
FSM FSM again, it can be any type of plant, not just trees. They're already doing this a lot in san francisco. just look up 'green rooftops' it looks amazing
Not to mention the fact that greener cities are more beautiful
wait, this is REAL!?!??!?
Florence Italy and Paris are quite beautiful and they are a concrete jungle with some parks here and there.
You'd think this would be obvious.
True 😂😂😂
Nope.just a liberal SJW conspiracy.
@@theligerloverman tf
@@sanderayala7689😳 you have six hundred and sixty six likes
@@theligerloverman
It isnt, it basic 5th grade Science
In Singapore, Trees are everywhere.
L7 NumbCorns I live in a rural village and having trees everywhere around me is so annoying
티모 xd Here, all area have tress... kind of annoying tbh
티모 xd Try having to know that you have to wear a mask outside becuase if you didn't you could get major health problems everyday..
Myth NumbCorns we do but recently they cleared a forest for an international school
... Also in Beijing and Shanghai
Trees are lit.
they shouldn't be lit
the forest of fangorn lies on our doorstep
underrated comment
too soon
California will remember this
This video needs to go viral.
Alvin Lee half a million anit bad
should be more than half a million to save OUR planet
yeah!
Love how most people complain about Vox and the crazy things they advocate for when the more sensible things gain barely any attention
@@dashontelamarcus1814 田山
I went to Singapore last year and it is so amazing how they have trees almost everywhere you look. Somehow they'll find space to plant a tree. Along roads, between blocks of apartments, beside traffic lights. There isn''t a single second outside a building where you won't see a tree
That's a lot like Portland, Oregon. We even have a large 6,000 acre forest park in the middle of downtown. I've always used to think trees in downtown/cities were quite normal for most cities; who knew.
That's a lot like Chandigarh, northern India
same in Hamburg/germany
@@saaargummm1868 NO one live there
Ecosia 👍
One example of a city that understands this is Vancouver. They go as far as to plant trees on the tops of buildings there. It's one of the most beautiful cities I've visited.
Glockshna And Singapore. I am a resident in Singapore and I take for granted or often forget how many trees we plant compared to other countries. Perfect blend of city and nature.
Glockshna One thing I need to know. With cities with extensive underground infrastructure (gas, phone lines, electricity, fibre optic, sewer systems, transport, buildings foundations) isn't it impossible to just start post-planting trees all willy nilly? The roots will destroy EVERYTHING!
MySisterIsAFoodie I'm not a civil engineer but I'd guess they would plant them in metal planters to prevent that. Whether or not they can find the space in the ground to actually do it is another thing.
@MySisterIsAFoodie Yeah, in cities they use root barriers to prevent roots from destroying foundations, google search it its an awesome solution
Feels good to be Canadian
My bus route always go through a 1 block park. When you pass through it, the air feels clean, fresh and cooler than the whole travel. It's amazing how trees filter the air
John HeadBuster 😍
John HeadBuster Where do you live?
I still can't believe how Vox can make quality content every single day
Ahmes Syahda ik it's nice to see a mini doc everyday
***** ikr, because most channel only uploads like every week to make contents like this
I think it's many people making one video a week, so on Mondays a guy uploads, and on Tuesdays another guy and so on
They have a MASSIVE team of journalists, producers, camera operators, editors, animators etc. working on multiple projects at once. They're successful enough to be able to afford a big team
Ahmes Syahda just like watchmojo and BuzzFeed right?
1:24 just you putting some images of trees in makes the city look better and more futuristic 10/10 would live there
v legit hax that City is Atlanta Georgia and Atlanta is known as“the city in a forest”
Stop speaking in Fahrenheit! Speak in Celsius already! You think the whole world lives in the stone age like you ?
ArcaneThinker Only a minority uses fahrenheit. I agree with you.
I don't mind him using Fahrenheit, but showing Celsius as well would be great! I have no idea what 1-2 Fahrenheit is.
Brendan Brendan22 Cars/automobiles were invented by Karl Benz from Germany. The rest you mentioned are substantial points but there are countless other discovered breakthroughs that helped the entire world progress, not just America. I don't know if you think America is still a Superpower of a country and everything revolves around them, but it isn't anymore. It still is strong but other countries are getting stronger. Sir, I really think you overreacted to a comedic exaggaration. If you are so unstable to the point of breaking down at the sight of something as feeble as that, I suggest you seek clinical help and mental support from loved ones.
Brendan Brendan22 You are totally right, but everyone of the people that invented those things used the metric system, and I bet you don't.
> Remind me again who invented cars
Germans
> the Internet
British
> Apple
Apple is American, yes, but it wasn't the first nor doesn't have anything unique. First mechanical computer was made by British tho.
> got to the moon
USSR, USA, Japan, India, ESA (European Space Agency). Yes, USA is the only one who sent humans there, but sho cares?
> essentially made the modern world.
Industrial Revolution
I'm gonna start planting trees everywhere I go. Hopefully they grow.
Aphro don't forget to water 'em
Don't forget to get a permit, plant the wrong tree & you'll end up destroying surrounding structures
Everyone should plant trees!
Lucia Brown You can't just as a sitizen plant trees.
1. trees need soil, wich neither pavements or streets provide.
2. seeds are not free
3. the trees you plant may ruin the ecosystem of the city
But you can, however, put a couple small plants on a balcony or next to your house, or talk to your landlord about planting some trees at the front of the building, where there's usually some dirt and grass. If you have a backyard, you can definitely plant trees there. It won't make a big change, but it'll at least improve the air around you somewhat.
+Alex Stefanov Most city trees are planted under the concrete/pavement with a grate that lets water in. China has this down to a science and even today's technology is much worse than the technology from 1000 years ago.
A flood hit Beijing a few years ago and wastewater engineers were really confused as to why certain places in Beijing were handling the floodwaters just fine while the sewage system was being overwhelmed. They found out that a long time ago city engineers had built this massive sewage system where the trees themselves were the inlets. Their roots filtered most sediment that made it in and the sewers themselves were meticulously designed to have stone shaped in angles that self-washed the sediment away. Even centuries later it was outperforming the most modern sewage systems out there.
If you get creative with trees, you can do some really incredible things.
Rufei wow mind blown
Better yet, stop the pollution! Go Solar!
Cities should also consider setting up moss and lichen walls. Moss can take up way more carbon dioxide from atmosphere than trees.
It is such a shame that the people of my hometown is petitioning to cut down some trees for improvements. That's just a shame.
You can't replant them after?
Dumbass tree cutters.
least we could make use of those logs.
Your city is definitely not alone. Even in Europe some city officials think that without trees we would look more modern and more developed. Because trees for them are outdated soviet idea from 1960-80...
@@ligametis If not trees, would they consider smaller plants? Shrubs can be an alternative.
Thank God Central park is as big as it is. Really smart move when urbanizing Manhattan back in the day. Lot of trees in NYC.
Greg Pim He said it doesn't really matter if it's all one place, the 100ft radius is cleaning central park, but without other tree's throughout New York the air will still taste, smell, and be bad for you
you also voted for trump so what would be the point of explaining anything to you?
Go use hairspray inside the room and lock the doors
Greg Pim true but the park used to be a magnet for crime
No so much. The trees only effect a certain radius.
The rest of the city will be polluted. Sure its nice that you can go to a park if you want to breathe.
But you need to plant them everywhere to have proper effect.
Million trees NYC was my favorite thing Bloomberg did while mayor. Made our streets beautiful and gives us shade in the summer months
I really want more cities to have nice gardens. Not only does it look nice it'll also have a really good affect on attitude, economy, and environment.
John Alexander not too sure about economy
Where I live the homeless people steal all the stuff.
@@josezaragoza3188 It is quite a struggle to uproot a tree. Sawing will create a lot of noise (even with manual method).
@@nachainananderson8746 How about smaller plants? After all, if we are concerned about air, we will prefer plants with more leaves.
If trees provided wifi, cities would look like forests. Too bad they only help us breathe.
Nah nah nah. Realistically, it would be like this: If trees made money, cities would look like forests.
why not BOTH.
@1000 subs with no videos you right..
IAmProcrastinatingRightNow Im14andthisisdeep
R/im14andthisisdeep
I live in Portland! It is practically a forest in the suburbs and sometimes the city!
That is one reason why cities like Portland and Seattle are considered to have higher standards of living compared to other U.S. cities. I've visited both and you call feel the difference in the air when you get off the airplane after you've lived in cities like NYC or LA
+ozmark123 Awesome cities. As long as they don't let it get to their heads
Same in Vancouver
It isn't just the suburbs. Downtown Portland has tons and tons of large trees among apartment high rises and office towers. Probably at least 30% of the surface is covered in trees. Many buildings even have green roofs with gardens growing on top. We even have a 6,000 acre forest nature park (all wild native forest habitat, complete with hiking trails), bisecting the city straight through the middle of downtown. It is called Forest Park. We also have tons and tons of other smaller nature parks and reserves within the city boundary. I live in PDX in the suburbs, but travel downtown rather often.
It is true that our cities and states are the best in the U.S.; both in scenery, aesthetics, and environmental sustainability. Our water is so clean, we don't even need to filter it. It comes straight from the mountains and into our faucets (passing through several reservoirs).
Portland Oregon or Maine ?
Farenheid? Dude, this is youtube, it is an international plataform, use international system, please!!
just google it.
Aphro Hell no! Use you the correct system.
YPG
vox - American
Audience -American
so no like the other guy said just google it
'MURICA NUMBA WON!!
Mrbrain bob Or maybe I just critizies because CZcams is not just in one country. And, by the way, America is not a country. But if you dont understand the benefits of the international system, then you will not get this neither
in here Singapore with have a lot of trees!
Go upper Thompson road and see Deforestation yourselves.
Nice Video, but the initial statement is just outright wrong, more people living in cities doesn't mean more cars, more factories and more pollution. The exact OPPOSITE is the case. People that live in cities have significatnly LOWER carbon footprints per person, drive less carmiles per person and use less energy per person than those living in rural areas with comparable standards of living. More people in general produce more smog and CO2, but people living in densely populated cities use much less energy and produce less smog than people living in widespread suburbs, with less energy density, bigger distances to cross by car and more sealed/destroyed natural landmass per person.
Just think about this: Who uses more energy, drives more miles and uses up more natural space, 1000 people living in one single building, or a 1000 people in 500 buildings spread across several squarekilometers?
True. But it does mean more per unit area.
I get what you are trying to say but I do not see the point... the result is the same. Rural usage may produce more pollutants, but there are way more people in cities, so even if only a percentage had cars, that's still way more output than the rurals. Plus that output is all in one area.
way to miss the point
Very good point there. Due to public transportation being used more and people just taking a simple bike to where they go helps a lot of that. People who live outside the city, drives to the city for simple shopping and a day or night out for fun. They also have generally bigger malls and attractions for people. I was in Atlanta and couldn't believe anyone would want to live there because of all the smog in the air. So the point is, the more of the city, the more that people have a reason to go there. Even if that's because of bigger and better hospitals for treatment.
Good point but I don't agree. People in rural areas has more trees per person than in cities. So that lower their carbon footprint. But in general, is a really complex system and depends on a lot of variables. Carbon is not the only thing that matters in health. My city for example has better air quality (there are lot of trees) than near rural areas that have really dangerous agrochemical pollution (nobody controls that issue here).
I thought this was just common sense
I've lived in semi-rural towns all my life, usually always surrounded by plant and wildlife. It not only provides a cleaner air space, but also beautiful scenery I never get bored of. My neighborhood was build on the edge of a national forest, and most of the forest comes into my backyard. It's a wonderful sight and being able to step outside into fresh air is wonderful. I do hope more major cities take to planting trees and foliage around. It would improve the life of its inhabitants (human and animal) so much more.
Vancouver and Singapore plants the most number of trees per square meter foot in the world
Surely this is all just pure common sense? I'm shocked city planners aren't already doing this
Zach Gerrity well its not exactly easy. You can't just throw a seed in a hole and expect it to grow. You'll need to take care of it day by day, it takes years to grow large plants like trees and you'll need large spaces as well especially spaces for the roots but since all the space is filled with buildings (most likely important ones) it'll be hard to destroy it or even destroy a part of it. You'll also need to have water but not all countries has access to water not even safe/clean water. Certain plants wont grow in certain places and even if they've found a plant that would be able to grow there the circumstances, area/habitat should be benefiting to the tree so it can prosper and flourish
@@fabreo4041 oh
@@fabreo4041 Can smaller plants do? We need more leaves if air is our main concern.
@@dbclass4075 smaller plants need more maintenance. Trees don't need maintenance after they grow to a certain size, but with smaller plants like shrubs or vines, they need lifelong maintenance
@@ritwikreddy5670 Maybe smaller trees? Those whose maximum height is 4 feet.
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This is such an all-around good and somewhat obvious solution. In Finland, even the bigger cities and towns have trees planted all around, with large parks and forests nearby. It's beautiful, gives the city a unique look during each season and most importantly, helps with pollution and oxygen. I know it's not so easy to do in some parts of the world, but whenever planning or expanding cities, the greenery should be a major part of the consideration from the start.
where I can see undedited satellite photo?? I want to see Jakarta and another city in Indonesia
***** then how you can explain this www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/17/beijing-smog-pollution-red-alert-declared-in-china-capital-and-21-other-cities
Can we just make this go viral?
DO IT
at times, Vox makes great video essays, with great visuals, graphic deisgn & content.
in my small town, we praise trees and they are everywhere
I tried for years to get the city (where I was an urban planner) to plant new urban trees and preserve existing ones. Instead they did the opposite. Smh...politicians are tough to work with sometimes.
Since when politicians ever understood anything specialised?
Scrolling to see if anyone mentioned the Lorax
someone did. The comment right below you when I was reading this haha
Singapore, the garden city!
I visited Singapore in late 2013.
I was deliberately trying to find streets without trees (which is a good thing)
#CityGoals
How are you know
plant weed ayyy lmao
my man
TYPICAL LIBERAL PROPAGANDA! !!!!!!
there'll just be more smoke
ayy lmao
Singapore is the most beautiful city on earth not without a reason: there are majestic trees everywhere
*Reducing Urban Heat In A City*
2 simple, fundamental, effective and cheap long term solutions for reducing urban heat in a city:
1) Plant more trees near areas where there are running water in streams, canals or rivers
2) Create more running waters in streams near areas there are more trees.
Notes:
1) Other vegetation do not result in as much water evaporation as water evaporation by trees
2) Trees not near running water or streams may not have enough water for water evaporation to effectively reduce ambient heat in the environment or to reduce urban heat
3) Most current air-con systems are very wasteful as they merely transfer indoor heat to outdoor, resulting in increase in the ambient temperature in the environment or increase in urban heat.
I'm moving to Saint Paul, MN and I'm really excited cuz close to the house is the Mississippi River and just across it, is a HUGE wall of trees. Its beautiful.
New Year's resolution #5 Plant a tree in 2017
It's December 2017. Did you make it?
Did you do it? (and what were the other resolutions)
I love trees. The one thing this report didn't talk about is the damage caused by tree roots though. This video convinently left out this part of the study "It concluded that while trees should not replace other strategies to make air healthier, they can be used as part of a suite of interventions that aims to control particulate matter pollution as well as mitigate against rising temperatures in cities."
I'll always support more trees though.
This is why I miss my home city of Novi Sad in Serbia... so many parks and tree-lined streets. You can walk everywhere. The city is 15 minutes away from a beautiful, very fertile mountain full of fruit orchards, so during the season there is always super-fresh organic produce you can buy at local markets. I miss it so much...
I live in DC and they really helped out the pollution problem with trees
More Environmental coverage please !!
do an episode of why latvia (my country) is the 2nd greenest country in the world.. cause we've known the benifits for a while
Atlanta is well known for our forested city, makes me proud.
I live in Montpellier, in Southern France there is a lot of trees, also most houses have bushes, and there are many parks. It's nice. We're lucky. And it works even though it rarely rains. Really rarely.
They also help prevent flooding :D
Christian Blønd well it doesnt really help with flooding but it does help with the large amounts of damage caused by floods, same can go with land slides and earthquakes too!
True ;)
Rubbing my screen like a physchopath at 2:00
kashem ali why?
at 2:00 it makes your screen look dirty because of all the decor in the background.
It's just the style the video creator was going for but it honestly just makes the screen look dirty.
Trees brighten up highways. Look at US-50 in Fairfax County, (just outside western D.C. Beltway) it's sad is empty. But look at Southern Maryland. Every time I go there, I can see trees along roads and highways. It's really pleasing to the eye.
i never knew maple trees were so good, i had one outside my house years ago and barely got sick there when i opened my window for 10 minutes a day
I appreciate how Vox actually provides solutions to problems
If you live in singapore, every single place you look on the road, trees trees and more trees
Good job VOX. (Plants inside the house also perform a similar function.) Picking the right place and the right tree matters. For example don't copy Seoul in SK. They planted thousands of Ginko trees, because they were beautiful in the fall coating the sidewalks with yellow leaves, BUT without realizing that the trees also smell terrible and the sidewalk cleanup is a horrendous problem. Urban planners should use effective but very low maintenance trees that don't smell, clog sewer lines or attract biting insects. Biking, walking, and good public transportation also lowers pollution levels.
Ginkgo Trees are often chosen for their high tolerance for polluted air. They are often well suited for large cities. Of course, like you said, there are disadvantages too.
I did a study in school, proving that plants increase your mood!
Trees are awesome.
In my home city of Hamburg, Germany if you cut down a tree you are required by law to plant another tree.
portland maine has an trees everywhere and its pretty nice
One of the reasons I love me city, trees everywhere. Probably explains why we've only just started to have smog problems, even then it's very minor.
Right know Pakistan is planting 14,000,000 trees all over the country.
And india has 1 billion. Lol
Rogue Samurai And also, don’t forget to grow up
@Rogue Samurai i am from kashmir free kashmir
@@SaurabhMishra-tt5qt lol really?
I love planting trees and plants
Most people ignorantly think of trees as something that provides shade and dont realize how they can filter and clean the air as well as produce oxygen......information and videos like these help change that.
Happy I live in Johannesburg, South Africa worlds biggest man made forest. But it's still pretty polluted
think about how much more polluted it would be if the trees weren't there
Tsungai Murahwi ummmmm. Where did you get that statistic from? The biggest man made forest that is......
MySisterIsAFoodie it's a fact just google it.
Seen images and lots of footage of Johannesburg. Looks to have less trees than most cities I'm familiar with but maybe it's different outside of the city center
What's up with Julius malema tho?
Please do a video on all the attacks which were done by migrants on in Europe
Jon Trollston why
Would love to see the Mongols on there
almost all of the attacks have been my people that were already born in europe. not migrants
jon trollston is right ive watched independent journalism talking about how most germans dont want to blame the migrants for their actions because they will look like nazis when they damn well know the migrants are an issue
thats just not true, there is a lot of discussion going on in germany
I have many plants in my house balcony- Money Plant, Grass, Areca Palm, Holy Basil, Aloe Vera, Lily, and many more. So i don’t have any indoor air pollution. I prepare liquid fertilisers from kitchen waste and water them regularly.
My class and me are actually doing a project about trees and this will help me a lot. (Thank you) (You have earned new subscribers)
Love it. Thanks for another great video!
Trees also make the city look nicer
Just imagine the place at 2:55 if it didn't have those trees
i live in minneapolis and we have sooo many trees and it’s really nice
Another reason why Sydney is amazing!! So many trees!!
Here in Sheffield UK they're chopping down all the trees, not planting them.
Shame too bc we used to be Europe's greenest major city, but have since lost that record.
I was trying to clean my screen...then it was the video
Trees are eco-friendly and beautiful!
Londoner here. born and bred British love London dearly and UK for that matter =)
Trees might be cost-effective but they dont give quick returns. It takes years fo them to be fully functional. So they cant be the only solution.
Govt.s only take action when not taking an action will cost them their power.. and so they look for quick solutions whose results are visible to quickly pacify the growing unrest in public.
It's quite cheap actually to buy and plant grown saplings from tree farms that take much less time to mature. In fact since cities tend to be hostile environments for developing plants this is precisely what they do.
gunjeet singh Do large tree transplants, how do you think such large trees get put in brand new developments
Well, according to MIT the Paris accord is only going to reduce global temperatures by 0.2 degrees by 2100 if all member nations meet their obligations news.mit.edu/2017/mit-issues-statement-research-paris-agreement-0602 So planting trees is actually a lot quicker. I will at least get to see a tree grow to maturity in my life time as I won't be alive by 2100 to see that meager drop in temperature.
UGH I JUST LOVE THE EDITING OF VOX
Atlanta, GA is known as a City in the Forest! Trees are everywhere here!
I have lived in Cali, Colombia for more than a year now and I can testify this video to be correct: there is not a single street in here that is not covered by trees, they´re all even numerically labeled. Temperature here is quite high, but when you're walking under the shade of those beautiful trees you can actually feel the temperature dropping drastically. On top of that, trees make the city look beautiful, it is so nice to see green and not just concrete!
1:36 that dust on the leaves is gross!!
I'd imagine it would be worse in your lungs xD
Brian Pollard the rain will just wash it away so don't worry.
Erik Tran I don't think so. The photo is of India probably New Delhi and it hardly rains there and the concerned authorities don't even water those plants regularly. I know this cause I live there and I see such dust covered trees/leaves on a daily basis.
Suman Sahoo
Ok. Thanks for the information.
Philippine population is booming so the government took advantage of it for every people in a house hold must plant a Tree in a selected area in the district
Example: if you have a 4 people in your house the government will write your name you have to sign it then your saplings that they provided will be planted for you
Its what they did in here in london in the 1950's to get rid of smog, and it worked a treat. go down any centeral london street and it is guarenteed to be lined with plain trees.
man I say this ALL the time! Cities need to plant as many trees as possible. Every home owner with a yard should plant as many trees possible in it without over crowding.
Changing public transport to use less fuel is great, but people should freaking use public transport!
Nirav Exactly!
Public transport is usually unpleasant, crowded, and inconvenient.
Ricky Johnson Yes it is because less people use it and governments cannot put more money in it if no one uses it
Nirav
And no one uses it because of the reasons I listed above.
If you want more people to use the service do something about it. No one is going to use a terrible service if they have a choice.
My city doesn’t have one...
Oddly enough, "Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell" just released a video about cities and population growth during the same hour to this one. Coincidence?!... probably...
That's not even that big of a coincidence...
at all...
Oh I'm so glad Moscow has a tonn of trees, we have public gardens in-between houses, and they can be called parks. And now with the reconstruction even more trees were planted.
I am surprised that there is no mention of Singapore, the 'Garden City'. If you look down from the windows of skyscrapers at its busiest roads (Orchard Road, for example), you won't be able to see anything but the canopies of trees.
If every city did this or atleast the ones in the US India and china the cities would look far nicer and global warming would not be a problem for atleast another 200 years at which point you would have to replant the trees most likely and also cover new areas that have been added to the city with trees. Also I wouldn't have developed asthma in the first place
Do a christmas related video
Jimster 101 they did one less than a day ago
They did one on the Dutch Christmas
Jesse Guzman are you stupid? Sinterklaas is not Dutch Christmas you idiot!
It's similar.
Please no, I'm sick of christmas at this point.
Madrid, Spain, has a tree for every 3 citizens. it's hard to find a city with that many trees and it looks amazing in my opinion
It improves health and all around, makes places look a lot more aesthetically better. Great video.
Its sad we have to watch/make/share a video to learn that.
the moment people get rid of greed for timber and quick profits then can the environment be sustained
we need to balance it, timber is important as environment, we need resources, yet we need to keep environment.
This summer make sure to take some time to plant trees, start a garden, or donate to environmental funds!
Showing Doha, Qatar but choosing a clip for one of their open markets instead of the actual city. I love it.
So, what about places like Doha? What's the solution for them?
Kiran Bokkesam no solution. their fault for living in a desert
proto stfu. Kiran I think a good solution are plants that dont need lots of water. Palm trees are great and even cacti. California and most of the South is pretty much the desert (Arizona, New Mexico too) and they have a bunch of plants with low water need. Deserts have an abundance of different types of plants that not like the ones you see usually in more humid places.
Aphro I hope those plants are sufficient enough for those places.
proto please be quiet
They move the city to a place where water is plentiful.