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Whether it’s pressures of space or a warmer climate, which is affecting Melbourne’s elms, urban greening must respond to the challenges of 21st-century urban living. Joe Castro/AAP

Higher‑density cities need greening to stay healthy and liveable

Melanie Davern, RMIT University; Alison Farrar, The University of Melbourne; Dave Kendal, The University of Melbourne, and Lucy Gunn, RMIT University

Greening cities that are becoming denser is a major challenge. City-dwellers’ health benefits from both well-designed green spaces and urban density, so we must manage the tensions between them.

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