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The success of green roofs depends on more than just good intentions and engineering – they need long-term love and care.
Chronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures are linked to that kind of pain.
Australia largely has enough off-street parking to do away with unsightly kerbside parking – and free up space for bikes, pedestrians and scooters.
Planting grass or succulents along tram tracks can cool streets, cut pollution and make cities feel more beautiful.
Across Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging
Cities breed smart wildlife because it takes savvy to survive there.
Historic buildings are worth preserving not only for their architectural significance but their scenic quality.
New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother can meet her basic nutritional needs.
Across the world, urbanization affects how food is grown, distributed and consumed, and cities are primary drivers changing food systems.
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
The Johannesburg Market has many challenges, including poor governance and infrastructure decay. Its story underscores the need to protect such markets nationwide.
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
Glass seems simple − it’s just sand and a few more ingredients. Yet mining and production are rarely local, raising questions about sustainability.
Colorado’s governor declared a no-eating-meat day that sparked outrage in the state’s rural communities.
New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.
Bringing nature back to our cities doesn’t just mean plants and birds. We can bring native animals back too.
Cats aren’t the only bird hazard around your home. More than 1 billion birds die each year from hitting windows, often during migration.
Forced eviction is not a solution to the growth of slums.
Teaching young children is one of the most stressful occupations.
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College
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Professeur titulaire, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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University of Manchester
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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University of Manchester
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Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, Design and Policy | Urban welfare researcher, York University, Canada
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Professeur agrégé, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Research Officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University
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Lecturer, Management Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
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Reader, Anglia Ruskin University
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Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
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Professor Spatial Transformation, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen