Koalas can cope with the stresses of city life provided we plan urban developments in ways that help meet their basic needs.
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Moves to connect people with nature for both the conservation and health benefits point to the need for people to experience nature as they find it in the city, rather than only out in natural areas.
Darwin’s climate is getting even hotter and it’s one of the main reasons people leave the city. A lot more can be done, though, to make our tropical cities safe, cool and enjoyable.
Many US cities are investing in bike infrastructure and shade trees. Properly located, these additions can make streets cooler, cleaner and safer for all users – even those who drive.
Urban trees are literally made with the help of human breath – they turn the carbon dioxide we breathe out into the building blocks of plant growth. So your local trees have a piece of you inside them.
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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National Technical Executive in Ecology at WSP Australia Pty Ltd. Adjunct Associate Professor, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Ecology and Associate Director, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, Bangor University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Urban Health and Environment, UNSW
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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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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Senior Researcher in Ecology & Biostatistics (CNRS), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)
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Professor of Practice, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle
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Distinguished Professor, Director of Smart Green Cities, Macquarie University
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