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When communities are surveyed, green infrastructure is usually high on their list of urban planning priorities. But until now planners have lacked tools to quantify the long-term benefits.
New research has shown that living near green spaces can improve children’s cognitive development.
While city planners have been encouraged to plant trees and gardens to green the city for the health of its inhabitants, recent research has found that the same trees can damage certain buildings. Our…
Australia’s major cities routinely rank among the world’s most liveable. But for all our clean streets, good healthcare and educational opportunities, one of the things we have to contend with is our sweltering…
A new study sheds light on why natural spaces in cities can help keep us healthy. Researchers found that people living in neighbourhoods with a large amount of green space, such as parks or playing fields…
Breathing in air pollution at a lower rate that prescribed EU limits for prolonged periods of time increases your risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the Lancet Oncology. The study…
Spending time with nature in our cities’ parks and gardens can improve individual satisfaction in life and make us less aggressive, anxious and stressed. So isn’t it time we placed access to nature alongside…
Australians are more likely to feel happy, safe and healthy if they maintain the green areas and nature spots in their cities…
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Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
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Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester
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Professor of Cities and Planetary Health, ARC Future Fellow in nature-based solutions for loneliness, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Urban Ecology and Urban Horticulture, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, Australian Urban Design Research Centre, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Planning and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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