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According to researchers from the University of California San Diego's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbours and have a stronger sense of community than those who live in car-dependent communities.

Wealthy elites with huge swimming pools and well-kept lawns are leaving underprivileged people in cities throughout the world without basic access to water. According to a new study, societal inequalities drive urban water issues more than environmental factors like climate change or urban population increase.

The study has explored the relationship between maternal education and children's health in the rural-urban context in India

Up to 78% of walkers would take a more challenging route featuring obstacles such as balancing beams, steppingstones and high steps, research has found. The findings suggest that providing 'Active Landscape' routes in urban areas could help tackle an "inactivity pandemic" and improve health outcomes.

Many well-known health benefits of urban green space include increased life expectancy, fewer mental health issues, and improved cognitive performance. However, it is unclear how much green space is required to benefit people's health.

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): According to a recent study done by Lund University in Sweden, cities have a detrimental impact on bird diversity. Even if the forest areas are of the same quality, urban woods have much fewer bird species than rural forests.

Lausanne [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Researchers studying effects of vegetation and colourful patterns in an urban setting used virtual reality to discover that green vegetation caused volunteers to walk more slowly while also raising their heart rate, which led to a pleasurable experience.

New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): It was at the turn of this century that Dickson Despommier an American microbiologist and Malaysian architect Ken Yeang jointly coined the term 'Vertical Farming'. What they proposed was an ultra-modern way of urban agriculture. Simply put, it meant stacking 'crop-crates' one on top of another other instead of laying out farm beds horizontally.

Paris [France], April 1 (ANI): According to a new study, growing up in rural or urban areas or, in cities of varying complexity, influences people's sense of direction in adulthood.

Waterloo (Ontario) [Canada], February 2 (ANI): Urban life in cities has radically changed post the spread of COVID-19. But planners of downtowns in mid-sized areas are more interested in returning those spaces to the way things were, says a recent study by the University of Waterloo.