During the global COVID-19 pandemic, people started moving into smaller cities, drawn by the possibility of more affordable and pleasant quality of life.
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In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with three scientists who study the ways plants and animals evolve in a world dominated by humans.
Well-designed residential developments with abundant tree cover can help protect cities against urban heat and flooding.
The sustainable and inclusive development of the St. Lawrence River is essential. A prolonged laissez-faire attitude will have harmful consequences on people and the environment.
During heatwaves, the highest temperatures are often found in urbanized areas. Small green spaces are often overlooked as a way to cool urban areas.
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and that share is growing. Rapid climate change could make many cities unlivable in the coming decades without major investments to adapt.
As sand markets boom, entrepreneurs, organized crime and others are cashing in — leaving widespread environmental damage in their wake.
COVID-19 is not the first – nor likely the last – to emerge from the two continents.
The current outbreak of COVID-19 underscores the need to study urban growth to understand the spread and control of future epidemics.
From Santiago and La Paz to Beirut and Jakarta, many of the cities now gripped by protest share a common problem: They’ve grown too much, too fast.
Urban pollutants are a health concern in growing cities. Scientists are turning to honey bees to help monitor contaminants in soil, water, air and plants.
Brazil’s scorpion infestation, which is terrorizing residents of São Paulo and other major cities, is a classic ‘wicked problem.’ That means officials must think outside-the-box to fix it.
Today, 8 out of every 10 Americans live in a city or suburb.
Our current celebration of cities is a big shift from the past generation when cities were seen to contain all of our problems. Should we believe the hype? Are the new ideas equally problematic?
Urban growth and landscape transformations in York region: How Vaughan and Markham are exploding.
Research shows that Indigenous women are at greatest risk of injury within Canada. Income, education and housing inequities play a role. So does systemic racism and post-colonial trauma.
Research shows that technology disrupts economies of scale, turning megacities’ huge populations from strength to liability. To survive, megacities, like companies, must adapt.
How do you prevent urban sprawl? Researchers look to a program in New Mexico for an answer.
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor, Political Science, Georgia State University
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Senior Fellow in Science, Technology & Economics at RSIS, Nanyang Technological University
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Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oklahoma
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Researcher in Complex Social Problems, Universidade de São Paulo
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Associate Research Fellow in RSIS, Nanyang Technological University
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Planning and Real Estate, University of Arizona
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Public Finance Policy , Tulane University
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Professor of Law, University of Florida
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M. Anne George is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor Emerita Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate in Urban Planning, Design and Policy | Urban welfare researcher, York University, Canada
