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Building Communities of People and Nature through IoT (that is, ‘Internet of Trees’)

Through various iterations of the “Tree House”, we realized that bringing nature back to our doorstep was essentially a community effort. Thus, without a doubt, we looked into the ways our project would be incorporated into everyday living. First as a brief recapitulation, the idea of “Nature Deficit Disorder”1 coined by Richard Louv perfectly captures […]

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The Tree House: Are Urbanization and Nature Mutually Exclusive?

By 2030, the United Nations projects that urban areas will house 60 percent of people globally. It is undeniable that urbanization is progressing at a rapid pace. With new structures and cities erected left and right, humans as a species should also become more conscientious of how our growing habitat may in fact have drastic consequences […]