Is there a way we can coerce nature to grow again in urban areas? When walking through the Rotterdam Zoo, I learned of a type of project they are experimenting with to do just this. Printed from 3D materials, their so-called urban reef is porous allowing water to be absorbed into the structure while also having a rough texture designed for plants to be able to attach themselves. They say that this innovation is not meant to fix environmental conditions that starve nature from urban settings, but as a way to bring a little bit of diversity into them. Urban Reefs are ways we as humans can integrate nature back into our everyday world.
Urban Reef Prototype in the Amazon section of the zoo
Sign at the base of the reef explaining what it is
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