On paper, swapping gas-guzzling trucks for bikes may sound like an appealing option for greening e-commerce. However, there are sizeable obstacles to implementing this in cities.
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Noise pollution is a serious problem, and cars make a lot of it. But roads are also a factor.
Cities are crucial to addressing climate change. To meet emission reduction targets, cities need to involve their residents in environmental action at the local level.
Seen from above, parts of our cities now have very little green space, and we’re losing the green corridors that enable wildlife to move between the remaining urban habitats.
Australia’s big cities have grown rapidly and strains are showing. Yet the state of the urban environment has been rated good and stable due to local and state responses to these challenges.
Cities have the authority and duty to consider children’s rights as part of climate change responses.
Kéré shows how architecture can build better futures by embracing communities to help catalyse progress.
Learning about sustainable development and consumption should not be limited to particular disciplines like those in the sciences and technologies.
Flooding constitutes a threat to Nigeria achieving the global sustainable development goals.
Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic levels, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As we look beyond a world besieged by Covid-19, the relationship between humans and nature in our cities must be shaped and reclaimed.
The pandemic offered a tantalizing look at city life with fewer cars in the picture. But with traffic rebounding, there’s limited time to lock in policies that make streets more people-friendly.
Cities around the world are reducing traffic speeds and improving access to local services and activities by public transport, cycling and walking. They are now reaping the many ‘slow city’ benefits.
Cities are danger zones for migrating birds, but there are ways to help feathered visitors pass through more safely
The built environment plays a pivotal role in lowering residents’ exposure to climate change driven risks.
Walking all parts of Melbourne before and after the pandemic hit was eye-opening. It brought home just how much change is possible if we wish for a better, more sustainable way of living.
Parts of Nairobi are already dealing with temperature increases and reduction in humidity. These conditions are associated with increases in mortality, especially in children and the elderly.
A space the size of 284 Bluewaters is surplus to requirements.
Motorways were once seen as a way of reducing congestion in our towns and cities. But the more we build, the more they fill with drivers.
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Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Research Scientist, Harvard University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Urban Policy and Director, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor Sustainability and urban Policy, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Geography, Environments, Geomatics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
