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Category: cities

cities / climate change / Health and Medicine / temperature / trees

Trees and tall buildings reduce urban heat island effect

The urban heat island effect can lead to dangerous temperatures during the summer. But trees—and higher buildings—can lessen the effect.

cities / conservation / Earth and Environment / money / streams / water

Tools gauge value of healthy urban streams

A new suite of tools estimates the total economic value of improving water quality in urban streams.

cities / conservation / Earth and Environment / money / streams / water

Tools gauge value of healthy urban streams

A new suite of tools estimates the total economic value of improving water quality in urban streams.

cities / Internet / mobile devices / Society and Culture / transportation

Ride sharing beats taxis during urban emergencies

Ride-sharing platforms outperform taxis in coping with urban emergencies, largely due to the benefits of technology, a new study shows.

biodiversity / cities / Earth and Environment / food / gardens / well-being

Community gardens boost well-being and biodiversity

Community gardens and urban farms are good for biodiversity and ecosystems. They also benefit the well-being of people that work in them.

biodiversity / cities / Earth and Environment / food / gardens / well-being

Community gardens boost well-being and biodiversity

Community gardens and urban farms are good for biodiversity and ecosystems. They also benefit the well-being of people that work in them.

cities / climate change / Earth and Environment / guns / Health and Medicine / United States / violence / weather

Shootings rise on unusually hot days in US cities

“Our study provides strong evidence that daily temperature plays a meaningful role in gun violence fluctuations.”

cities / climate change / Earth and Environment / guns / Health and Medicine / United States / violence / weather

Shootings rise on unusually hot days in US cities

“Our study provides strong evidence that daily temperature plays a meaningful role in gun violence fluctuations.”

cities / genomes / lizards / reptiles / Science and Technology

City lizards sport genomic markers in common

“Understanding how animals adapt to urban environments can help us focus our conservation efforts on the species that need it the most…”

cities / genomes / lizards / reptiles / Science and Technology

City lizards sport genomic markers in common

“Understanding how animals adapt to urban environments can help us focus our conservation efforts on the species that need it the most…”

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