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Parks can cool neighborhoods and cut pollution hundreds of meters beyond their boundaries, study finds

Urban parks could play a major role in protecting people from rising heat, pollution and noise in cities, according to new research led by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

Parks can cool neighborhoods and cut pollution hundreds of meters beyond their boundaries, study finds
Image: Phys.org
Urban parks could play a major role in protecting people from rising heat, pollution and noise in cities, according to new research led by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

Originally published at Phys.org

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