PinnedJames HorroxThe Science of HikingHarvard physician Paul Dudley White, the ‘father of American cardiology’, believed that a brisk, five mile walk every day is as good a…·6 min read·Nov 19, 2017--44--44
James Horrox“OK fine. Where d’you want to walk to?”On walkability and the people who just don’t get it.·4 min read·Jun 27, 2023----
James HorroxinFrontier GroupSpare us from the lightEnding the scourge of light pollution isn’t just about reclaiming our ability to experience the wonder of the night sky…·5 min read·Jun 23, 2023--1--1
James HorroxThe ideal city does not existVincent Callebaut on nature, architecture, and why the concept of the ideal city was a modernist fantasy.·5 min read·Apr 28, 2023--1--1
James HorroxWhat have urban trees ever done for us?Quite a bit, actually.·5 min read·Apr 20, 2023----
James HorroxinFrontier GroupHow noise is damaging your healthToo often we’ve treated noise pollution simply as an annoyance. A growing body of research tells us it’s a whole lot worse than that.5 min read·Oct 21, 2022----
James HorroxinFrontier GroupEdward Abbey and the Ideology of the Cancer CellWhen Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it didn’t immediately find much of a readership. “Another book dropped down the…4 min read·Feb 2, 2022--1--1
James HorroxinFrontier GroupCommunities of the good and the politics of purityTransportation Twitter is a weird place. A couple of weeks ago, someone I’ve followed for a while — a well-known and apparently…5 min read·Sep 27, 2021----
James HorroxinFrontier GroupPlanting trees won’t solve the climate crisis — but if it’s done right, it can help.Forest ecosystems are the largest terrestrial carbon sink on the planet, every year soaking up a total of 2.6 billion metric tons of…4 min read·Sep 2, 2021----
James HorroxinFrontier GroupThe greening of cities: Integrating nature into urban designBy 2050, 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. That’s according to a United Nations report released in 2018. The…4 min read·Jun 29, 2021----