Tag: Cities
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Lincoln Larson, North Carolina State University and S. Scott Ogletree, Clemson University
The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate.
Some scholars...
How dogs help keep multiracial neighborhoods socially segregated
Sarah Mayorga-Gallo, University of Massachusetts Boston
Cities in the United States are getting less segregated and, according to a recent national survey, most Americans value...
Most of America’s rural areas are doomed to decline
David Swenson, Iowa State University
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people....
Why some counties are powerhouses for innovation
Christopher Boone, Arizona State University
By the time the application window closed, Amazon had received 238 proposals from cities and regions throughout North America looking...
Not so long ago, cities were starved for trees
Sonja Dümpelmann, Harvard University
Many cities, in recent years, have initiated tree planting campaigns to offset carbon dioxide emissions and improve urban microclimates.
In 2007, New...
Bolsonaro’s anger won over working-class Brazilians, but his presidency may betray...
Benjamin H. Bradlow, Brown University
Brazil’s next president Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on Jan. 1, is often called the “Trump of the Tropics” for...
Parks help cities – but only if people use them
Thaisa Way, University of Washington
In cities, access to parks is strongly linked with better health for both people and neighborhoods.
Children suffer higher rates of...
Low-income neighborhoods would gain the most from green roofs in cities...
Ashish Sharma, University of Notre Dame
Heat waves aren’t just a source of discomfort. They’re the nation’s deadliest weather hazard, accounting for a fifth of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
