Strategies should ensure provision of urban forest, including street trees, very close to residences to promote the restorative benefits of urban forests for people. Agencies should consider including explicit goals of improving mental health and social cohesion outcomes. Strategies to encourage physical ...
Economic depressions made recycling a necessity for many people to survive, as they couldn't afford new goods. In the 1940s, goods such as nylon, rubber and many metals were rationed and recycled to help support the war effort. However, the economic boom of the postwar years caused ...
When these trees are aggregated and form parklands, they not only provide local cooling but also minimize the impact of heat on people. To manage the impact of increased urban temperatures, it is important to create more thermal oases within urban car parks. Dr. Sebastian Pfautsch emphasizes ...
As cities grow larger to accommodate more people, trees are cut down to make more room for houses and roads. This urban sprawl deforestation is occurring worldwide, now that 55 percent of the human population lives in cities [source: UN]. Did Deforestation Lead to the Steam Engine? As mine...
A growing body of evidence suggests that wildfire smoke raises the risk of neurological diseases, as well as harming the lungs, kidney, and other organs.
Getting out into nature may sound like a simple fix, but for many people, particularly those living in urban areas, nature can be hard to access. Green infrastructure such as trees, woodlands, parks and allotments in and around towns and cities are essential to making sure the benefits of ...
The majority of the respondents thought more trees were needed in the city. In general, our results show that although people perceive that trees in urban areas can cause damages, they often show more interest for the benefits related to trees and consider there should be more trees in cities...
Continue exploring the outdoors at Thomson Nature Park , opened at the end of 2019 to help conserve the critically endangered Raffles’ banded langur. For lunch, New Rong Liang Ge Cantonese Roast Duck Double Boiled Soup is a beloved hawker stall that debuted on the Bib Go...
Until it was demolished in 1946, this was the site of Mountain Lodge, an airy retreat from the urban maw for the governor, and it’s a reminder that rather than Must-Gram No 1, the Peak – Tai Ping Shan in local parlance – is a living, breathing (the air’s clearer up h...
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