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Advisory Board
Denis Hayes
Bullitt Foundation, US
Paul Hodges
New Normal Consulting
Richard Lorch
Building & Cities
Professor Bernhard Müller
Technical University of Dresden, DE
Professor Tadj Oreszczyn
University College London, UK
Professor Flora Samuel
University of Cambridge, UK
Briony Turner
European Space Agency: World Climate Research Programme
Alex Wilson
Resilient Design Institute, US
Latest Commentaries
Integrating Nature into Cities
Increasing vegetation and green and blue spaces in cities can support both climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, while also enhancing biodiversity and ecological health. Maibritt Pedersen Zari (Auckland University of Technology) explains why nature-based solutions (NbS) must be a vital part of urban planning and design.
Co-ordinate Built Environment Research for the Public Good
Gavin Killip and Kate Simpson (Nottingham Trent University) propose a coordinated research programme of field trials to create a focus for iterative learning about outcomes in the built environment, for the public good. They explain why a transdisciplinary programme is needed and seven key characteristics of the programme are proposed.