Cities and Urbanization

How the right city designs can help us live longer and better

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Meeting green space recommendations can help improve our health. Image: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Rizka Maulida
PhD researcher in behavioural epidemiology and urban health, University of Cambridge
Tolu Oni
Clinical Professor of Global Public Health and Sustainable Urban Development, University of Cambridge
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