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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34366718

I guess the IBX is loud enough to wake the dead?

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[–] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For the grieving thing, they really don’t need that much land to do it. I think the other commenter is generally correct, though.

When it comes to the wildlife thing, it’s all just low-height grass monocultures and maybe a few trees if you’re lucky. That’s not really doing the animals any favours, they need taller grasses and bushes to hide in, and more tree density than a cemetary allows for. A dense urban forest with a footpath would be far better. An example of this is Montréal’s Parc Angrignon, if you want to check that out.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

True, a densely forested park is better than a cemetery. In my experience, most parks are not this type though and many cemeteries - especially those more than a century old - have more trees.

I mean, take a look at e.g. Greenwich Park in London. That's nearly a golf course!

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sounds like we just need to make better parks, then, no? Like, we’re already asking for change so why not just have that be part of it?