Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.

Our maps show some kids have nearer, bigger playgrounds than others.

Access to nature is provenly beneficial. Yet the UK’s urban green spaces are poorly funded and are vulnerable to local government budget cuts.

From special paving to green walls, the recent Cool Towns project highlights the best ways to protect urban areas, and the people living there, from the effects of heatwaves.

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood with more vulnerable residents was also hotter.

Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.

A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.

Vital records document the birth, death, marriage and divorce of every individual. A more centralized system in the US could help public health researchers better study pandemics and disease.

The UK government wants every household in England to be within 15 minutes walk of a park, woodland or water.

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