Sentences with phrase «urban air quality continues»
Urban air quality continues to be a primary health concern as most of the world's population currently lives in urban areas (54 % in 2014), and percentage is projected to rise to 66 % by 2050; this is coupled with the fact that one of the main global sources of air pollution in cities is traffic emissions.
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As larger, more populous cities have worse air quality, this means only 12 % of the world's urban population are breathing safe air, putting almost 90 % of the urban world at risk of respiratory [continue reading...]
Even as Frederick Law Olmsted's landscape designs continue to naturally ease urban flooding and improve air and water quality on our cities, just as he imagined they would, few urban dwellers see his works as anything more than ornamental wonders and respite from the harder urban world.