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A building is pictured through trees amid heave smog on a polluted day, in Beijing, China, on December 2, 2018.

Light Pollution Reshapes Growing Seasons

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A study finds artificial light at night can extend plant growing seasons, possibly altering ecosystems and public health

Regenerative Infrastructure, One Health, and City Diplomacy

Regenerative Infrastructure, One Health, and City Diplomacy

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Earth's thermodynamics can inform the application of integrative health approaches for building resilient infrastructure

Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health

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Collaborative governance among cities is expanding and should be central to global health diplomacy

Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health

Infrastructure, Cities, and Global Health Diplomacy

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The interconnections of societies on an urbanizing planet require cities to network and engage more in health diplomacy

Infrastructure, Cities, and Global Health Diplomacy

Pandemic Urbanism

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Emerging infectious disease on a planet of cities

Pandemic Urbanism

Rising from the Ashes

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An interview with Phoenix, Arizona, Mayor Kate Gallego

Rising from the Ashes

A Touch of Green

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Snapshots from cities creating green spaces and sustainable structures

A Touch of Green

Cities: Creating Transformative Spaces that Address Climate and Health

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Nature-based and social solutions benefit cities in low- and middle-income countries

Cities: Creating Transformative Spaces that Address Climate and Health

Adapting Our Cities to the Future

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Why cities need to plan for climate change now

Adapting Our Cities to the Future

Syndemic Urbanism: Urban Injustice in Traumatized Cities

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How violence, neglect, and health are entangled in urban territories

Syndemic Urbanism: Urban Injustice in Traumatized Cities

Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization

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To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization

A slum dweller woman carries drinking water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Africa's Urban Housing Crisis

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Without new policy and investment to stimulate affordable housing, young people will continue to be left out in the cold

Construction workers stand on a scaffolding on February 18, 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria—one of the countries with a looming crisis of an unmet need for housing coupled with a projected population increase. Picture shows a man in a bright orange jump suit and a yellow contruction hat balancing with his legs wide apart on a metal scaffolding against a grey sky. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde