Resilience Photo by V2F on Unsplash Green spaces in poorer parts of England more likely to be built on, study finds More deprived areas have fewer parks and public places protected by official local green space designation.
Good NewsGeoff Whalan/Flickr Cities really can be both denser and greener A classic urban trade-off might not be our destiny. That’s great news for the climate.
Newsletter Photo by Matteo Miliddi on Unsplash Mapping New York City's trees (now with more trees) The database, which has delighted New Yorkers since 2016, has been expanded to include 150,000 park trees.
Newsletternewscenter.lbl.gov Citizen scientists map urban heat down to the block level Thousands of volunteers have taken part in a federal agency-led initiative to better understand where US cities’ hot zones are.
Causes Photo by rawkkim on Unsplash Koreans protect green spaces from being destroyed by intensive urbanization Residents in the South Korean capital are trying to protect what little greenery is left after decades of rapid economic growth.
ImpactsAlex Berger/Flickr This laser-firing truck could help make hot cities more livable Scientists are driving around in a specialized observatory to better understand how urban heat varies not only block to block, but door to door.
Impacts Photo by Voicu Horațiu on Unsplash Indonesia's giant capital city is sinking. Can the government's plan save it? Indonesia has grand plans for Jakarta—a new capital on Borneo, a giant bird-shaped sea wall to protect Jakarta itself—but they don’t solve the underlying problem.
