Xinyu Fu – The Conversation

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February 10, 2025

Nature and shops: here’s what people told us they want most from urban planning

Iain White, University of Waikato; Silvia Serrao-Neumann, University of Waikato, and Xinyu Fu, University of Waikato

People want easy access to green spaces and shops and they don’t want to travel more than 20 minutes to get there – but women feel a lot less comfortable after dark.

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August 30, 2023

Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change

Xinyu Fu, University of Waikato; Iain White, University of Waikato; Rob Bell, University of Waikato, and Silvia Serrao-Neumann, University of Waikato

New or improved flood protection can give a false sense of security – the so-called ‘levee effect’. But climate change is unpredictable, meaning ‘residual risk’ always exists and must be planned for.

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