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New-builds and the climate emergency
11 February 2020
A letter by Clare Melhuish on the environmental impact of new-build developments has been published in The Guardian.
Dr Clare Melhuish (Director, UCL Urban Laboratory) has penned a letter in response to an article published in The Guardian, arguing that many new-builds are not just a blight on our cityscapes, but that they are also a major contributor to the climate crisis.
Image: Development in Gyeongju City, Republic of Korea. Credit: Bobae Lee