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Towards Urbanome the genome of the city to enhance the form and function of future cities

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  • Lidia Morawska

    (International Laboratory for Air Quality & Health (ILAQH)
    Science and Engineering Faculty
    Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI))

  • Wendy Miller

    (Science and Engineering Faculty)

  • Matt Riley

    (Climate and Atmospheric Science)

  • Sotiris Vardoulakis

    (Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM))

  • Yong-Guan Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Science)

  • Guy B. Marks

    (University of New South Wales
    University of Sydney)

  • Prachi Garnawat

    (RMIT University)

  • Prashant Kumar

    (University of Surrey)

  • Marie Thynell

    (School of Global Studies)

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The health of the city depends on how well all the elements of this system are interconnected and operating in harmony. Here the authors introduced the concept of urbanome which is analogous to the human genome that can be used to characterise the form and functioning of cities.

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  • Lidia Morawska & Wendy Miller & Matt Riley & Sotiris Vardoulakis & Yong-Guan Zhu & Guy B. Marks & Prachi Garnawat & Prashant Kumar & Marie Thynell, 2019. "Towards Urbanome the genome of the city to enhance the form and function of future cities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-11972-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11972-6
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