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A new report sets out the practical ways New Zealand can improve its urban resilience to flooding due to climate change. But time, rather than money, is of the essence.
A public survey found 86% of people want more space for nature in the city. The city council is already taking steps to add green space and increase biodiversity, which should boost public wellbeing.
The communities of Australia’s biggest cities could soon face the prospect of having nowhere to bury their loved ones. Four key changes are needed to avert the crisis.
New Zealand’s urban green space has dwindled over the past six decades. The Commissioner for the Environment has issued a warning and a challenge – get greener before climate change gets meaner.
A big reason the idea is gaining momentum globally is that the benefits for the health of individuals, communities and the environment are clear and almost immediate.
Voters in the region have long been seen as caring more about their finances than green issues. But living through extreme heat, rain and floods has them focused on living with climate change.
Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone, has a chief heat officer, the first in Africa. She has her work cut out for her.
South Africa needs to integrate urban green spaces as part of valuable infrastructure and provide framework for their sustainability.
The UK government wants every household in England to be within 15 minutes walk of a park, woodland or water.
Urban green spaces are threatened by growing cities. But research shows the importance of protecting access to nature as housing densification increases.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Green spaces have the potential to reduce heat and improve health, especially in urban areas.
Urban plantings are part of the solution to living in warmer cities, but most tree and shrub species in the world’s cities will struggle too. The impacts on liveability could be huge.
People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.
When the pandemic hit, green space was there for us at a time when others weren’t or couldn’t be. Urban greening might be the solution to the ‘lonelygenic environment’ that our cities have created.
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.
During heatwaves, the highest temperatures are often found in urbanized areas. Small green spaces are often overlooked as a way to cool urban areas.
There is a growing interest in planting small trees in urban areas. However, large trees have significant advantages.
The more new housing a neighbourhood has, the less of the local area is dedicated to green space, which has knock-on effects for wellbeing and the climate crisis.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Urban Health and Environment; NHMRC Career Development Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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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 Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology, Akure
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Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Urban Ecology and Urban Horticulture, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor in Urban Ecosystems, The University of Melbourne
