Cities are getting greener
Barcelona has a very ambitious plan to make the city greener. Part of the Eixample district is converted into 'supermanzana', transforming streets and intersections into parks and playgrounds.
“It's like living in a village again,” says 88-year-old Juan Tutusaus, blissfully, as he sinks back on a bench at the passers-by. A few years ago, at what used to be a busy crossroads, he would still have ridden off the socks through the traffic that ripped past. But cars on this stretch of asphalt in the heart of Barcelona (1.6 million inhabitants) have now largely been exchanged for colourful planters, comfortable wooden benches and tables used for a snack or a game of chess.
Built out Barcelona makes way for an urban forest
The city plans a big green makeover to fight the heat island and create a more hospitable place for humans and animals.
What do you get if you make cars disappear and appear green? This artist depicts the utopian city
Artist Jan Kamensky makes animations of world cities where cars fly away and trees fall from the sky. So he makes you think about how each city can become an oasis of peace.
