Beyond the playground
What can urban and town planners do to secure the health and well-being of children in public spaces, and why does it matter? Read more
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Biological and Multifunctional Noise Reduction Barriers
More than 100 million people in Europe alone suffer from harmful levels of noise pollution. Read more
Insights from the Dutch Design Week
Changing the world around us has never been more relevant, inspiring and challenging. Read more
Transport and mobility within Urban Insight in the light of COP26
The sustainable mobility paradigm of Oxford researcher David Banister from 2008 is one of the most cited transport research papers; it presents four overarching strategies needed to address the urgent challenges for transport planning in the light of least not the climate crisis. None of these strategies are themselves enough to greatly reduce the climate impact of travel and transportation; they need to be combined to achieve large-enough effects. Read more
Listen to the Urban Insight podcast
Welcome to the Urban Insight podcast – where science, facts, data and expertise mix with entertainment and an interest in planning and developing future sustainable societies. Read more
IPCC for the construction sector
The extreme weather events that we have seen lately are caused by climate change, climate change is caused by us and it will get worse – but we can still avoid disaster. Read more
Biodiversity: EU increases the pressure
The UN Decade for the Restoration of Ecosystems has began, in October it is time for the UN Biodiversity Summit and now the European Parliament has adopted the Commission's proposal for a strategy on biodiversity Read more
Cycling could cut billions from public health costs
Swedes are one of the most sedentary peoples in the world, but municipal planning could improve people’s health considerably and save lives in the long term Read more
Top urban health and well-being trends 2021
Our way of life has a significant impact both on our health as well as on the Earth’s environment and climate. Read more
The European Commission’s adaptation strategy: 10 key points
The EU’s proposal for a climate change adaptation strategy states that adaptation is just as important as emissions reductions. Sweco’s CSO Mattias Goldmann summarizes the strategy in ten points and lists what you need to keep track of. Read more