Archives: Greenspace

Friday, October 6, 2017

Urban Greenness and Mortality

In a recent article, we investigated the potential links between green space and cause-specific mortality. We found that higher levels of urban greenness were associated with reduced risk of mortality for several causes of death. This study is one of the largest of its kind, and improves upon previous studies with a long mortality... More

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The end of the parking lot?

Mother Jones ran an interesting think-piece by Clive Thompson on how "robot cars" may fundamentally change cities, not just when they're moving, but when they're sitting. Cars are sitting idle for about 95% of the time, whether at home, at work, at shopping, or at play. Cars are designed to get us places, but once... More

Load More →