Category: Quality of Life

Ripping up School Playgrounds

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Here’s a report about a transformation that’s not only helping schoolkids and school properties, but might provide a path for even larger urban contributions. I’ll add comments afterwards.

 

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Why schools are ripping up

playgrounds across the U.S.

 

Projects to plant trees, build shade structures and reduce the amount of pavement

around schools have become high-priority as schoolyards become dangerously hot.

 

By Anna Phillips

The Washington Post

September 14, 2024

 

PHILADELPHIA — As a girl growing up here, Natalie McHugh used to play on the vast expanses of asphalt and concrete that coated the city’s schoolyards.… Keep reading

U.S. Happiness out of top 20.

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Here’s an interesting report about a decline in the overall happiness of Americans. The questions for me: Why is this happening? Are some parts of our citizenry more unhappy than others? And how does this affect our ability to deal with climate change and sustainability? Comments afterwards.

 

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U.S. Falls Out of Top 20

Happiest Countries for the first Time Ever

 

Solcyre’ Burga

TIME

MARCH 19, 2024

 

For the first time in the World Happiness Report’s dozen-year history, the U.S.… Keep reading

Climate Change vs Brain Health

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Here’s another concern about climate change: it’s having an impact on our brain health … enough to cause a medical journal to do an in-depth study and share the consequences. Comments and suggestions afterwards.

 

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Brain Health Compromised

by Climate Change

 

Shifting weather patterns may continue to

affect stroke, dementia, neurologic infections.

 

by Judy George,

Deputy Managing Editor

MedPage Today

May 28, 2024

 

Climate change will continue to affect brain health, researchers predicted.… Keep reading

Climate change aggravates brains

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Here’s an interesting and unusual and little-discussed effect of climate change. We know there are more small wars and increased rates of shootings and, in many areas, gang violence. While more violence tends to brea out during hot summer conditions, I hadn’t thought that there might be some unifying causal condition. Comments afterwards.

 

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Climate change is likely to aggravate

brain conditions, study finds

 

Sanjay M Sisodiya et al.

The Lancet Neurology

University College London

May, 2024

 

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argues a UCL-led team of researchers.… Keep reading

Euro Cities fighting climate change

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For some reason, cities all over Europe are taking concrete action to adapt to our changing climate. Solutions also seem to provide quality-of-life enhancements to those cities. It’s not just nature who wins. Comments afterwards.

 

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91% of Europe’s cities are looking

to nature-based solutions to

fight climate change

 

By Rosie Frost

Euro.Green

29 April, 2024

 

Cities are home to a majority of Europe’s population and are

particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change.… Keep reading