News articles tagged with 'urban'
Rivers may aid climate control in cities
— 17 Nov 2011 17:51 | EnvironmentSpeaking at the URSULA (Urban River Corridors and Sustainable Living Agendas) Conference, in Sheffield, Dr Abigail Hathway, of the University of Sheffield, will demonstrate how rivers…
Ecologists use 70-year-old pressed plants to chart city's vanishing native flora
— 18 Mar 2011 14:44 | BiologyMore than half of the world's population now lives in cities, yet we know little about how urbanisation affects biodiversity. In one the first studies of its kind, ecologists in Indianapolis,…
Mapping food deserts
— 4 Mar 2011 13:47 | HealthMaps are great for showing where things are. They're also good for showing where things aren't…
Children in public housing play outdoors more
— 18 Feb 2011 18:32 | HealthYoung children living in urban public housing spend more time playing outdoors than other urban children, according to researchers at Rice University, Columbia University and Princeton…
Impact of FDA regulations restricting outdoor cigarette advertising near schools examined
— 8 Feb 2011 17:30 | HealthWhen the FDA proposed new rules restricting outdoor tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds in 2009, the tobacco industry argued that such rules would lead to a near complete…
Scientists: Big city life may alter green attitudes
— 18 Jan 2011 17:35 | EnvironmentPeople with good jobs found in large cities are more likely to engage in pro-environmental activities. So says a new study of China's environmental behaviour published this week in…
Albert Einstein College of Medicine helps address need for improved cancer care in rural America
— 5 Dec 2010 17:37 | HealthNearly a quarter of Americans live in rural areas, which consistently report higher cancer mortality rates than urban and suburban areas. Among the complex causes for this disparity…
Detroit's urban farms could provide a majority of produce for local residents
— 17 Nov 2010 10:15 | EnvironmentTransforming vacant urban lots into farms and community gardens could provide Detroit residents with a majority of their fruits and vegetables…
Non-medical prescription drug use more common among rural teens than city dwellers
— 2 Nov 2010 15:28 | HealthRural teens appear more likely than their urban peers to use prescription drugs for non-medical purposes, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the March 2011…
Home visit program for at-risk first-time mothers associated with delaying their next pregnancy
— 2 Nov 2010 15:25 | HealthAfter a three-year implementation period, home visits by nurses to high-risk mothers appear to increase their likelihood of waiting at least two years to have a second child, according…