Turning gardens into roads - Supersized driveways are shrinking suburban front yards
"...In 30 years time we’ll suddenly wake up and go ‘Where have all our front gardens gone?’..You end up with this hard infrastructure – houses and driveways – that have this incremental dominance of the landscape."
"Tree canopy coverage was reduced by 62% as older houses were demolished and rebuilt."
"In contrast, the footprint of driveways and other artificial surfaces increased by 57% to 46 square metres."
"...Greater car ownership and households increasingly having multiple vehicles had also contributed to the loss of private green space.The loss of private green space contributes to higher urban heat, reduced biodiversity, and fewer connections with nature..." >>
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... show moreTurning gardens into roads - Supersized driveways are shrinking suburban front yards
"...In 30 years time we’ll suddenly wake up and go ‘Where have all our front gardens gone?’..You end up with this hard infrastructure – houses and driveways – that have this incremental dominance of the landscape."
"Tree canopy coverage was reduced by 62% as older houses were demolished and rebuilt."
"In contrast, the footprint of driveways and other artificial surfaces increased by 57% to 46 square metres."
"...Greater car ownership and households increasingly having multiple vehicles had also contributed to the loss of private green space.The loss of private green space contributes to higher urban heat, reduced biodiversity, and fewer connections with nature..." >>
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Driveway 'accidents' >>
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Image: NSW 'garden' and private toddler playground in suburbia
Research shows average front garden size has declined by 46% in areas where older low-density homes have been replaced by larger, modern houses
Adeshola Ore (the Guardian)
