#naturecities — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #naturecities, aggregated by home.social.
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🌍 New research in Nature Cities uses high-resolution WorldPop data to reveal demographic changes hidden by national averages across 10,000+ cities worldwide.
The study shows how migration and natural growth shape urban populations differently, helping guide infrastructure and climate resilience investments where they're needed most. 📊🏙️
#Demography #UrbanData #PopulationData #NatureCities #ClimateAdaptation #GIS #OpenData
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What are Urban Blue Spaces? Or "UBS"?
These are the overlooked rivers, lakes and wetlands in cities. Researchers took a deep dive to find out more!
They surveyed 1,200 people in 4 cities in India and found foraging in these areas to be widespread, providing valuable food, income, culture, support, connections: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=8007
Research in #NatureCities: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00337-4
Recognizing the importance of foraging in #UBS can support more equitable, resilient urban food systems.
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There are 8 #NightStudies articles in the new #NatureCities issue, here's a quick rundown.
First, an editorial from the journal about the importance of night in urban studies: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-025-00272-4 (1/8)
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"Like most people, I initially did not notice that my hometown was saturated with murals and pieces, as well as hastily executed stencils, tags and throw-ups. But just like a gestalt image, once you shift your gaze towards the street, you start seeing them, and then there is no turning back."
How to love #graffiti — learning from #Bogotá | #NatureCities
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-023-00026-0