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
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Migratory bird stopover patterns linked to urbanization and social landscapes
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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…
Establishing the nexus between urban walkability and thermal comfort in a changing climate
Ullah, S., Aldossary, A., Ullah, W. & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. Augmented human thermal discomfort in urban centers of…
Unforeseen high continental-scale soil microbiome homogenization in urban greenspaces
Theodorou, P. The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions. Curr. Opin. Insect Sci. 52, 100922 (2022). Google Scholar …
Acute mental health benefits of urban nature
Hartig, T., Mitchell, R., de Vries, S. & Frumkin, H. Nature and health. Annu. Rev. Public Health 35,…