Renee de St. CroixJun 10
“Compared with non-active travelers, the cyclists had a 19% lower risk of all-cause dementia, a 22% lower risk of Alzheimer's, a 40% lower risk of young-onset dementia (before the age of 65), & a 17% lower risk of late-onset dementia.” Cycling linked to reduced dementia risk. #HealthyCities

Cycling Linked to Lower Risk o...
Cycling Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia, Study of Half a Million Finds

Getting from A to B on a bicycle more often could reduce risk of dementia, possibly by protecting a part of the brain tied to memory functions, new research finds.

ScienceAlert
The-14Jun 7
How Climate Change Threatens the Sports Economy
#ClimateChange #Sports #Environment #Sustainability #SportsEconomy #GlobalWarming #ExtremeHeat #Football #GreenEconomy #Athletes #FIFA #NetZero #Nutrition #Gaming #CarbonEmissions #HealthyCities #FifaWorldCup
https://the-14.com/how-climate-change-threatens-the-sports-economy/
How Climate Change Threatens the Sports Economy | The-14

Climate change and extreme weather threaten the sports economy, putting events, athletes and future growth at risk while driving sustainability.

The-14 Pictures
Charlie_HouseMay 26

🌱 Superherbs against heat stress:

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-106a-1582-2518-812667386397

🌱 Superherbs against heat stress:

Why we should green up pavement joints: In Santiago de Compostela, a city planner accidentally discovered something that can keep us all cool: plants in pav...

Aj. Barcelona (bot no oficial)Apr 18
Parcs i Jardins se suma a la iniciativa Healthy Cities de Sanitas amb la plantació de 27 nous arbres a la ciutat
#Notesdepremsa #Arbres #HealthyCities #Verd #Barcelona https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/premsa/2026/04/17/parcs-i-jardins-se-suma-a-la-iniciativa-healthy-cities-de-sanitas-amb-la-plantacio-de-27-nous-arbres-a-la-ciutat/
Parcs i Jardins se suma a la iniciativa Healthy Cities de Sanitas amb la plantació de 27 nous arbres a la ciutat – Servei de Premsa

Lloc web del Servei de Premsa del Gabinet de l'Alcaldia de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona.

P Gurgel-SegrilloApr 17

Wildflowers are thriving where other plants can't – cities.

"Arable land is heavily managed, and everything that's not a crop is taken out"

We need to accept a bit of wildness and untidiness. We can't exist as humans alone; we're part of nature and we need to let nature in – Nadine Mitschunas

https://bbc.in/3OHpJQb

#wildflowers #cities #HealthyCities #city #plants #biodiversity #pollinators #urban

Why wildflowers are moving from meadows to the city

The amount of green space for wildflowers in the UK has shrunk amid the rise of modern agriculture. But wildflowers are thriving where other plants can't – cities.

BBC
Urban Truth CollectiveMar 13
“If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about vaccines, diet, measles, Medicaid cuts and health insurance costs – but much less about one of the greatest threats to global public health: climate change.” Via @[email protected] #ClimateCrisis #HealthyCities

Want to make America healthy a...
Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change

From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.

The Conversation
P Gurgel-SegrilloFeb 22

People who have lived in a place for decades hold memories that city planners cannot see.
https://theconversation.com/how-artists-are-tracking-environmental-change-through-poetry-film-and-sound-258838

#ArtMatters #environment #urbanism #HealthyCities #ProtestArt #memory

How artists are tracking environmental change through poetry, film and sound

People who have lived in a place for decades hold memories that city planners cannot see.

The Conversation
P Gurgel-SegrilloJan 29

Cork City Council now seeks to collect the views of the public and stakeholders regarding speed limits on public roads in built-up and urban areas of Cork City.

Submissions: https://consult.corkcity.ie/
Closing date: February 13

#Love30 #CorkCity #mastodaoine #Cork #SpeedLimit #Urbanism #SafeCities #HealthyCities #StreetsForPeeps

Brent ToderianNov 13, 2025
“If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about vaccines, diet, measles, Medicaid cuts and health insurance costs – but much less about one of the greatest threats to global public health: climate change.” Via @theconversation.com #ClimateCrisis #HealthyCities

Want to make America healthy a...
Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change

From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.

The Conversation
Council for Canadian UrbanismOct 29, 2025
“A new study found when people moved from less walkable U.S. cities to more walkable ones, they increased their levels of physical activity and saw health benefits.” The design of cities can help us be healthier. We’ve actually known that for quite a while. #HealthyCities www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

The design of your city can he...
The design of your city can help make you healthier, study finds

A new study in Nature found when people moved from less walkable U.S. cities to more walkable ones, they increased their levels of physical activity and saw health benefits.

CBC