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[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I'd have to see how it is better than, worse than trees on a case-by-case basis. But generally speaking, I can think of a few reasons this is better:

Trees are messy. They take a long time to grow, they take constant maintenance while growing, then they eventually die. Tree roots fuck up pipes & concrete. If this installation is equivalent to 1 or more trees, it is doing the work in a fraction of the space.

[–] CiderApplenTea@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

At the same time, though, green space has shown to improve mental health. I would be curious (and very sceptically biased) if algae tanks have the same impact.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 11 months ago

Trees also provide shadows and space for birds and other animals.