One in four Australians feel lonely on three or more days a week. Our longitudinal study, just published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, finds adults in neighborhoods where at least 30% of nearby land was parks, ...
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2021
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Failure to comply with international exposure recommendations for air pollution, noise, heat and access to green space is associated with more than 1,000 deaths per year in Barcelona and more than 900 in Madrid, accounting ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2021
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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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Trees planted in urban spaces provide a multitude of ecosystem services: they reduce air pollution and noise, provide habitat and shelter for other species, and reduce erosion during heavy rains. They also offer opportunities ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2020
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The recent opening of a golf course to the public in the inner north of Melbourne caused a flurry of excitement. Since then, thousands of visitors have explored the expanse of manicured rolling greens, fairways and rough. ...
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2020
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Population density, and not the proportion of green spaces, has the biggest impact on species richness of pollinators in residential areas. This is the result of a study from Lund University in Sweden of gardens and residential ...
Ecology
Aug 25, 2020
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Disease outbreaks shape our cities. Public health concerns have influenced some of the most iconic developments in urban planning. London's sewage systems were developed in response to cholera outbreaks in the 19th century. ...
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2020
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A new study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology highlights specific features of urban green spaces that support the greatest diversity of bird species. The findings were published today in the journal Landscape and Urban ...
Ecology
Jul 21, 2020
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With the right mix of plants, urban green spaces can be a rich habitat to support diverse pollinators, according to a study published July 15, 2020 in the open-access journal PLoS ONE by Benjamin Daniels from RWTH Aachen ...
Ecology
Jul 15, 2020
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Access to green spaces in metro areas—parks, trails, even the tree cover in a neighborhood—is largely associated with income and race, new research indicates.
Social Sciences
Jun 23, 2020
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