Stanford research has found that people who walked for 90 minutes in a natural area, as opposed to participants who walked in a high-traffic urban setting, showed decreased activity in a region of the brain associated with a key factor …
Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature Read more »
The Routledge Green City collection brings together their latest research articles covering aspects of the future of sustainability in urban environments. The articles will remain free to access until the end of the year.
This research surveyed 45 natural forest remnants across the rapidly urbanising City of Gold Coast to quantify the distribution and abundance of hollow-bearing trees. The results highlight the value of urban forest remnants in maintaining the functional capacity of urban …
Distribution and abundance of hollow-bearing trees in urban forest fragments Read more »
The August 2015 issue of Decision Point takes a critical look at biodiversity offsets – their pros, cons, strengths and weaknesses.
A presentation given by Associate Professor Sarah Bekessy at the recent Biodiversity Across The Borders conference can be viewed online. It includes discussion of how cities are disproportionately important for threatened species and recommends the introduction of Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design …
Presentation – Planning for biodiversity at the urban-rural fringe Read more »
The following urban biodiversity research briefs can be viewed in Decision Point Online: Managing the impacts of urban development on old trees, Urban expansion, climate change & frog habitat, and Planning for biodiversity in the urban fringe.
Urban Planning is a new international peer-reviewed open access journal of urban studies aimed at advancing understandings and ideas of humankind’s habitats – villages, towns, cities, megacities – in order to promote progress and quality of life. Urban Planning is …
The ND-GAIN Index summarises a country’s vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. Australia’s ranking was 6 from the 178 countries indexed.
Systematic reviews are powerful tools for summarising evidence to guide policy. They reduce the influence of author bias while considering bias in primary studies. This open access research summarises how to conduct systematic reviews and the rationale for each stage, …
On the use of systematic reviews to inform environmental policies Read more »
Community gardeners and urban farmers can use an innovative research toolkit developed in New York City to measure and track the impacts of their work (with thanks to The Nature of Cities).