Within the issue titled Cities 2050, How They Can Build a Better Future for the Planet of Shaastra, the science and technology magazine of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, an interview with Stefano Boeri is featured.
The article, Greening Our Cities, focuses on urban forestry and green projects developed by Stefano Boeri Architetti. Starting from Milan’s Bosco Verticale, the first example of a paradigm shift in the integration of architecture and living nature, the interview also highlights other similar projects worldwide and urban forestry initiatives at various scales.
In the interview, Boeri states:
“We are also working a lot with social housing buildings that are affordable, by adding green facades. I also campaigned for the forestation of cities. With the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), we have promoted the first World Forum on Urban Forests, where we are creating a network of cities that are investing in urban forestry. The goal is to connect all the green and biodiversity hotspots we have in our cities. To do that, we need to substitute parking areas with plants with permeable organic lands. There are many challenges in this — the most important one is about traffic and parking areas. The main challenge is to gradually enhance public transport infrastructure while simultaneously introducing more plants to create biological corridors that connect biodiversity hotspots across cities.”
For the full issue: https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/current-issue