Post by University College Cork

What are our streets trying to tell us? A study led by Prof Marguerite Nyhan used data to analyse the daily mobility of over 500,000 unique mobile phone users in New York. The research focused on the Bronx – where asthma rates are some two-and-a-half times higher than the New York City average. The research found  that in many cases exposure is underestimated. Professor Nyhan working with teams based across the world, at University College Cork, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Brown University and more in Norway and Italy have provided evidence that support calls that a one-size-fits-all plans to address pollution are not the answer, a multi-layer approach to sustainable urban living, starting with the individual and addressing policy at street, neighbourhood and city level is needed. Read more in The Arch: https://lnkd.in/dKeDh-RD