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Trees in an Indian city street. Photo: hannahisabelnic via Flikr (Public domain)

Wrong trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study reveals

10 Dec 2024

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at...

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Cambridge to launch lectureship in Chinese urban development

20 Sep 2017

探花直播creation of the lectureship, based at the Department of Land Economy, was announced at a signing ceremony held in Hong Kong.

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Urban Uganda

Urbanisation of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes

29 Jul 2014

探花直播increasing urbanisation of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to an explosion in incidences of heart disease and diabetes, according to...

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Separation barrier in Jerusalem

Capturing urban conflict: beyond the newsreel

19 Oct 2011

A new exhibition unveils the work of a unique study into some of the most bitterly divided cities in the world, such as Jerusalem and Belfast...

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drawing CAD

Designing sustainable cities of the future

01 May 2008

As more people become city-dwellers, can we design cities to be more sustainable?

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Members of the European Legal Development Project

Finding fault

01 Feb 2008

A multicentre project led by the Faculty of Law has reached its conclusion, having studied over a century's worth of European legal changes relating...

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