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

Jul 15, 2021

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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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