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Ghanaian city authorities are focused on addressing problems of poverty, education and health rather than managing green spaces in slums
It’s no coincidence that more books about trees are popping up. There is an air of desperation in new books by Peter Wohllben, Janine Burke and others.
Green spaces can be part of the plan to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19. But city officials and policy-makers must address systemic racism for urban green spaces to benefit public health.
For the areas of cities with less than 10% green space, increasing that to 30% could cut the overall odds of residents becoming lonely by a quarter.
The more our cities grow, the more we need access to enjoy — and be in relationship with — urban forests to maintain our well-being.
To protect urban trees, it’s important to reduce the impact from construction. Advance planning and close supervision can help.
Access to parks and green space in England’s cities is far from equal.
COVID-19 restrictions led to calls to open up golf courses to the public. But these are such precious refuges for native flora and fauna that access will have to be carefully managed.
All parks are not equal. The response to the opening of golf courses to the public during the COVID pandemic shows the quality of green open space is a big issue for city residents.
Politicians are keen to talk up the benefits of parks and other outdoor spaces – but less eager to spend money on their upkeep.
Municipalities are now forced to identify new cemetery planning methods and models that are environmentally sensitive and consistent with diverse cultural practices, and facilitate social cohesion.
Melbourne’s stage 4 lockdown forbids residents travelling more than 5km from home during their daily hour of exercise. Fine for those in leafy suburbs, but not for those with less greenery nearby.
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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
