According to the United Nations, an estimated 54.5% of people live in cities worldwide, which is expected to increase to 60% by 2030. The area of public green space in a city can be as low as 2%, as in Dubai, and as high as 54%, as in Moscow. For many, the only option for …
Air pollution is one of the most detrimental health hazards today. Air pollution lowers quality of life and contributes to health problems such as heart attack, stroke, cancer, and asthma. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 4.2 million deaths occur worldwide each year as the result of outdoor air pollution. Sources of air …
Trees are vital to many environments, but a benefit in the urban environment is to mitigate the heat island effect. Our cities are becoming heat islands: urban centers that are up to 3°C warmer in the daytime and up to 12°C warmer at night than surrounding rural areas due to hard, impermeable surfaces like roads, …
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