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An image created by Wolfgang Beyer with the Program Ultra Fractal 3.

Regenerative Infrastructure, One Health, and City Diplomacy

by Simon Rüegg, Marc Yambayamba, Evelyne de Leeuw

Earth's thermodynamics can inform the application of integrative health approaches for building resilient infrastructure

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A municipal employee works on an empty street during the COVID-19 outbreak, in Mexico City, Mexico, on March 29, 2020.

Making City Diplomacy Work for Global Health

by Michele Acuto

Collaborative governance among cities is expanding and should be central to global health diplomacy 

A worker stands on steel rods at a construction site, Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 2, 2010.
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Infrastructure, Cities, and Global Health Diplomacy

by Evelyne de Leeuw, Patrick Harris

The interconnections of societies on an urbanizing planet require cities to network and engage more in health diplomacy

A woman stands at the balcony of her house which will be demolished to build new apartments in downtown Shanghai, China, on December 1, 2010.
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Pandemic Urbanism

by S. Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly, Roger Keil

Emerging infectious disease on a planet of cities

a man rides a horse in phoenix
Environment

Rising from the Ashes

An interview with Phoenix, Arizona, Mayor Kate Gallego

Along the banks of the Buriganga River, a Muslim boatman performs evening prayer in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 1, 2021.
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Cities: Creating Transformative Spaces that Address Climate and Health

by Brenda B. Lin, Harini Nagendra, Susan Parnell

Nature-based and social solutions benefit cities in low- and middle-income countries

The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as Hartebeests graze at the Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya May 12, 2017.
Environment

A Touch of Green

by Mary Brophy Marcus, Caroline Kantis

Snapshots from cities creating green spaces and sustainable structures

A man refreshes himself and his dog at a fountain, in Madureira Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 19, 2019.
Environment

Adapting Our Cities to the Future 

by Michael Brauer

Why cities need to plan for climate change now 

A young man uses his phone is a destroyed building
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Syndemic Urbanism: Urban Injustice in Traumatized Cities

by Haim Yacobi

How violence, neglect, and health are entangled in urban territories

A slum dweller woman carries drinking water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Bridging Health Gaps With Inclusive Urbanization

by Jessie Pinchoff, Thoai Ngo 

To tackle health disparities, the global health community must promote inclusive urbanization

Construction workers stand on a scaffolding on February 18, 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria—one of the countries with a looming crisis of an unmet need for housing coupled with a projected population increase. Picture shows a man in a bright orange jump suit and a yellow contruction hat balancing with his legs wide apart on a metal scaffolding against a grey sky. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
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Africa’s Urban Housing Crisis

by Michelle D. Gavin

Without new policy and investment to stimulate affordable housing, young people will continue to be left out in the cold