In cities growing in both size and thirst across the globe, sustainability is constrained by the gray of dams and water treatment facilities. In this week's Nature Sustainability, research by Michigan State University scientists ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2021
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The city park may be an artificial ecosystem but it plays a key role in the environment and our health, the first global assessment of the microbiome in city parks has found.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2021
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Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife.
Ecology
Jan 4, 2021
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Scientists have devised a simple new model that explains how the undesirable effects of urban heat islands vary across seasons. Their results could help cities in different climatic regions design heat mitigation strategies.
Earth Sciences
Mar 24, 2020
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A community garden occupies a diminutive dirt lot in Phoenix. Rows of raised garden beds offer up basil, watermelons and corn, making this patch of land an agricultural oasis in a desert city of 1.5 million people. In fact, ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2019
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San Francisco and Amsterdam set an online stage for an environmental rivalry regarding which city is more nature-friendly.
Environment
Dec 2, 2009
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Dear EarthTalk: What is the "green cities" movement? - John Moulton, Greenwich, Conn.
Environment
Mar 23, 2009
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Southwest Research Institute has created a comprehensive data analysis tool to help metropolitan areas curb urban heat islands (UHIs) and pursue mitigation methods for especially vulnerable populations. This project was a ...
Environment
May 29, 2024
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What makes a city a good place to live? Practical features are important, such as well-maintained streets, good public transit and reliable trash collection. So are amenities that make cities attractive and interesting, such ...
Environment
May 23, 2024
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"When it rains, it pours" once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it's becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate.
Environment
May 8, 2024
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