The combination of air pollution, dense urban development and limited green spaces increases the risk of asthma in both children and adults. The combination of air pollution, dense urban development ...

Associate Professor of Sociology Hillary Angelo, co-founder and founding director of CUES. Sociology Professor Miriam Greenberg, assistant director and co-founder of CUES. One of UC Santa Cruz’s ...

This contemporary business district demonstrates how thoughtful urban planning can create a comfortable environment for both ...

Urban trees are essential to the health of cities and their residents: they cool neighborhoods, filter pollution from the air, support biodiversity, and improve human well-being. But these benefits ...

Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...

The sonic environment of a city can be described as the urban soundscape. This covers all sounds, including those regarded as pleasant, such as birdsong and children playing. However, cities can be ...

Written by Alejandro Restrepo Montoya Published on July 31, 2024 Medellín's urban plan focuses on answering how urban planning can improve people's quality of life. By developing its proposal, the ...

Laughter radiates from the kitchen as students sit in the greenhouse to study. Professors and students mingle while making coffee. Environmental groups hold planning meetings. The Urban Environmental ...

In the heart of Madison, two red tailed hawks have turned the Wisconsin State Capitol into their hunting ground. Male and female red tailed hawks at the Wisconsin State Capitol building. (Soren ...