Urban expansion and the collapse of tropical stream ecosystems
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Sacred sites as refuges for native plant diversity in an urbanized tropical landscape
Newbold, T. et al. Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity. Nature 520, 45–50 (2015). Article …
The true impacts of the built environment
Cement and concrete underpin modern societies, yet their true resource demands and the dynamics that govern their efficient…
Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by climate change
Mack, E. A. & Wrase, S. A burgeoning crisis? A nationwide assessment of the geography of water affordability…
Impacts of nature-inclusive urban development on well-being and fairness perceptions
WWF Living Planet Report 2022 – Building a Nature-Positive Society (WWF, 2022). Simkin, R. D., Seto, K. C.,…
AI Reveals Global Ocean Sediment Carbon Cycling
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new physics‑based artificial intelligence approach that, for the first…
The trade-off between microbial functionality and evolutionary flexibility under urbanization
Oke, C. et al. Cities should respond to the biodiversity extinction crisis. npj Urban Sustain. 1, 11 (2021).…
Migratory bird stopover patterns linked to urbanization and social landscapes
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Key Facts. ESA/P/WP/248 (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population…
Recycled aggregate concrete design, application and challenges
Hasheminezhad, A., King, D., Ceylan, H. & Kim, S. Comparative life cycle assessment of natural and recycled aggregate…
Observed evaporative cooling of urban trees and lawns during heatwaves
Perkins, S. E., Alexander, L. & Nairn, J. Increasing frequency, intensity and duration of observed global heatwaves and…
Urban sprawl is associated with reduced access and increased costs of water and sanitation
Liu, J. et al. Water scarcity assessments in the past, present, and future. Earth’s Futur. 5, 545–559 (2017).…
Understanding the potential of urban parks to promote well-being
Data OSM is a globally encompassing geographic information database based on crowdsourced contributions. While accessible through a map…