The impact of public transportation renovation on reducing air pollution/ Maryam Avishan and Ali Yousefi

According to the World Bank report in 2016, air pollution has been identified as the deadliest type of pollution and the fourth leading cause of premature death worldwide. In recent years, major cities in Iran – including Tehran – have been seriously affected by air pollution, with a significant contribution (over 60%) from mobile sources. […]...

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Why should health and well-being be at the center of urban planning? / Maryam Khojandi and Mehrush Khojandi

Epidemics of cholera and other infectious diseases in the 19th century taught us that clean drinking water, proper sanitation, and waste management are essential for healthy cities. Scientists around the world began to think about how the construction and functioning of modern urban infrastructure could affect the incidence of diseases. According to Dr. Haneen Khreis […]...

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