Proposing parks in dry riverbeds

[repo]

Parks can be created on the dry riverbed (tog) that goes through the cities. By planting trees it can moisturize the soil to keep water retention.

Walking on Rivers — Dry Riverbeds as Public Parks? – The Nature of Cities

In most arid regions of the world cities are growing and rivers are running dry. While rapid urbanisation has left little room for creating new public open spaces, could urban riverbeds that remain dry for an extended period of time provide potentials for new types of public parks? Dryland...

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[Ali Nor]

Parks can be created on the dry riverbed (tog) that goes through the cities. By planting trees it can moisturize the soil to keep water retention.

Walking on Rivers — Dry Riverbeds as Public Parks? – The Nature of Cities

In most arid regions of the world cities are growing and rivers are running dry. While rapid urbanisation has left little room for creating new public open spaces, could urban riverbeds that remain dry for an extended period of time provide potentials for new types of public parks? Dryland...

www.thenatureofcities.com

A good idea too could be rolled Turf and Automatic sprinkler's that water the grass every night

 

[repo]

A good idea too could be rolled Turf and Automatic sprinkler's that water the grass every night

They could build dams upstream to minimize seasonal floods and use the water for irrigation or creating smaller streams in the riverbed.

 

[repo]

Here's an example in Oman.

(PDF) Landscape practice in the Middle East between local and global aspirations

PDF | In the Middle East today, there are strong tensions between global and local aspirations in landscape architectural projects. Modernism,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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[sanger]

What a great post!