The challenge for urban development

The world’s cities are expanding, and so are the challenges they face. People living in towns and cities around the world face increasing pressure from climate-related impacts like heat waves and flooding, as well as problems like air pollution and high noise levels. All of these have human health and environmental impacts, and they carry an economic cost.

Science for sustainable cities

Our science is informing better ways to develop and manage cities all around the world, so they enable people and nature to thrive. We provide government departments and agencies, local authorities, consultancies and relevant industries with expertise, data, toolkits and models to tackle a wide range of urban environmental challenges. These include net zero and green infrastructure targets, biodiversity net gain, air pollution, flood risk, heat risk, natural capital accounting, noise impacts and water quality.

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