As climate change progresses, trees in cities struggle
As the driest summer in Seattle's record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms.
As the driest summer in Seattle's record books ended, trees across the city were sounding silent alarms.
Ecology
Nov 16, 2022
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For all the vastness of our Outback and bush, most Australians live in urban areas. In cities, we live within an orderly landscape, molded and manufactured by us to suit our needs. But other species also live in this modified ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2022
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Australian cities are good at growing—for decades their states have relied on it. The need to house more people is used to justify expansion out and up, but it is the rates, taxes and duties that flow from land transfers ...
Social Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
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In the popular Japanese TV series Old Enough, very young children are sent out into their neighborhood on their first solo errand. The release of this long-running series on Netflix this year created a buzz among Western ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2022
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Urban areas are often thought of as concrete jungles, but they encompass much more than that. Nature, people and built structures are interconnected. Together they comprise the urban environment of the cities and towns in ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2022
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The rapid rise of the "gig" economy for moving people, goods and services is transforming Australian cities, but not necessarily for the better, a new University of Melbourne study has found.
Social Sciences
Jul 13, 2022
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Protecting people from floods requires many technical professionals to make good predictions and decisions.
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2022
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High demand for green space under COVID restrictions led councils in Melbourne to temporarily open golf courses to non-golfers and fuelled public calls to "unlock" or repurpose them permanently. However, this must be done ...
Ecology
Nov 5, 2020
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The various restrictions put in place to combat the spread of coronavirus in recent months have disrupted life for everyone—including criminals.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2020
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A Roadmap to fast-track flourishing green roofs, walls and facades in Australian cities released today promotes six positive actioned based strategies to help grow green cities.
Environment
Jun 8, 2020
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