Few things are as soothing on a hot summer’s day as a walk through a beautiful botanical garden, but they are not just oases of…
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Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning
Epidemics of cholera and other infectious diseases in the 19th century taught us that clean drinking water, sewage and waste collection were essential for healthy…
View More Why health and wellbeing should be at centre of urban planning‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars
If you were to imagine the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the modern US, it would be difficult to conceive such a thing…
View More ‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned carsUlez just the start and similar scheme needed for buildings, experts warn
Imposing strict controls on car exhausts will only partially improve the quality of air people breathe in the UK, scientists have said. New measures to…
View More Ulez just the start and similar scheme needed for buildings, experts warnSadiq Khan in U-turn on ‘eco’ wood-burners amid pollution fears
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has withdrawn his endorsement of wood-burning stoves promoted as “environmentally friendly” after a surge in sales of the appliances,…
View More Sadiq Khan in U-turn on ‘eco’ wood-burners amid pollution fears‘Let them garden’: call for landlords to help tenants and wildlife flourish
Landlords have a responsibility to allow renters to garden, a top garden designer has said while exhibiting a “portable” wildlife courtyard at Hampton Court Palace…
View More ‘Let them garden’: call for landlords to help tenants and wildlife flourishUK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study finds
A study reveals that farming is responsible for more than a quarter of the particle pollution in UK cities. UK agriculture created 38% of the…
View More UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study findsGreenery and bright colours in cities can boost morale – study
Having bright colours and greenery in our cities can make people happier and calmer, according to an unusual experiment involving virtual reality headsets. A team…
View More Greenery and bright colours in cities can boost morale – studySwedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette butts
Crows are being recruited to pick up discarded cigarette butts from the streets and squares of a Swedish city as part of a cost-cutting drive.…
View More Swedish firm deploys crows to pick up cigarette buttsContact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows
Contact with nature in cities significantly reduces feelings of loneliness, according to a team of scientists. Loneliness is a major public health concern, their research…
View More Contact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows