unpave
Tear up concrete
To unpave is to remove pavement from a surface, restoring it to bare earth or converting it to green space.
The term appears in urban planning discussions about reducing impervious surfaces: The city voted to unpave the parking lot and plant trees.
Environmental advocates promote unpaving to reduce flooding and urban heat.
Power tool for breaking concrete
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- concreteSolid building mixture
bulldozer · backhoe · tarmac · strip · earthmover · pickaxe · shovel · roadwork
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- floraPlants of a region
fauna · permeable · soil health · groundwater · percolation · watershed · microclimate · carbon sequestration
Restoring lost plant cover
- regreeningRestoring vegetation to land
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- restorationReturning something to condition
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
rehabilitation · greening · regeneration · ecological recovery · naturalization · native planting · soil restoration · daylighting
Stripping hardscape to restore soil
- concrete jungleDense cityscape, few parks
- urban greeningAdding plants to cities
- car-freeProhibiting motor vehicles
- pedestrianizationRemoving vehicles from streets
climate adaptation · community garden · pocket park · guerrilla gardening · placemaking
jackhammer
Power tool for breaking concrete
- excavateRemove earth systematically
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
concrete · bulldozer · backhoe · tarmac · strip · earthmover · pickaxe · shovel · roadwork · gravel
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
flora · fauna · permeable · soil health · groundwater · percolation · watershed · microclimate · carbon sequestration · green space
revegetation
Restoring lost plant cover
- regreeningRestoring vegetation to land
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- restorationReturning something to condition
reclamation · rehabilitation · greening · regeneration · ecological recovery · naturalization · native planting · soil restoration · daylighting
depaving
Stripping hardscape to restore soil
- concrete jungleDense cityscape, few parks
- urban greeningAdding plants to cities
- car-freeProhibiting motor vehicles
pedestrianization · climate adaptation · community garden · pocket park · guerrilla gardening · placemaking