liveablecities
There are many superlatives you could use to describe Vienna; beautiful, historic, picturesque, cultured. Now, you can add another to the list: consistent. For the third consecutive year, the Austrian capital has been crowned the most liveable city in the world out of the 173 listed in The Economist’s annual Global Liveability Index. The city’s grip on the top spot seems unassailable, with 2024 marking the ninth occasion out of the last 11 index reports it has taken the top spot. Vienna named world’s most liveable city again in 2023. Other European cities slipped out of top 10With perfect scor...
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Children living in greener neighbourhoods have better lung function, according to a new study. The research, led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), looked at data from 35,000 children in eight different European countries - Denmark, France, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK. It found a “robust” link between exposure to green spaces in early childhood and better lung function. Children living in greener neighbourhoods were found to have better lung function. Those living further away from green spaces had lower lung volume - the maximum amount of ...
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A 2023 study by the University of Technology, Sydney found green roofs when combined with solar panels, not only increased biodiversity and solar output by 107 per cent but also reduced temperatures by a significant 8°C. Green roofs are experiencing a resurgence in interest since a new study published in January 2024 demonstrated that adding volcanic ash to them stabilises temperatures, keeps weeds away, is resilient to extreme weather, drains water efficiently, and is low maintenance. According to the latest market research, in 2023, the North American green roof sector grew by more than 45 p...
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The European Investment Bank has earmarked €2bn in lending for over 100 cities that have signed up to an EU mission to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and the European Commission has set up a financial advisory service as the huge cost of the exercise becomes clear. The von der Leyen commission launched the ‘Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities’ project in April 2022, selecting 100 cities in the EU and 12 in countries associated with the Horizon Europe research funding facility out of a total of 377 who had expressed an interest. The new Climate City Capital Hub was announced at a...
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