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.
Facing human threats, Mumbai’s Koli community are taking risk reduction into their own hands – other vulnerable coastal settlements should take note.
Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?
Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?
We know cities need green spaces – but what should they look like and where should they go?
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