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Tag: URBANIZATION
Building a better LED bulb
UH researchers’ new prototype LED lightbulb emits less of that troublesome blue light
Analyzing the impact of college gameday homes in the American south
How vacant gameday homes affect housing prices, neighborhoods in Southern college towns
Study reveals inequities in breast cancer screening during COVID-19 pandemic
Women of color, rural women disproportionally affected by missed screening mammograms
New NUS technology completes vital class of industrial reactions five times faster
The research team used oscillating electric potentials to increase the rate of hydrogenation on typical commercial catalysts
E-scooters as a new micro-mobility service
SMART researchers found that e-scooters are not only a last-mile solution to complement transit services, but also provide a mobility service for short-distance transit trips
UNC Biological Education Doctoral Candidate Awarded $20,000 Award
Karina Sanchez, a Biological Education Ph.D. candidate at the University of Northern Colorado, has been awarded a $20,000 American Dissertation Fellowship award from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), an organization that promotes education and equity for women and girls. Her dissertation involves researching how noise and light pollution and landscape composition in urban settings affects American robins, specifically their bird song.
ENLIGHTENme project hosts “Shaping Light for Health and Wellbeing in Cities”
Growing urbanization around the world has led to an exponential increase in human exposure to electric light at night. This includes public outdoor illumination and the artificial sky glow created by highly urbanized areas as well as exposure to light…
Megaprojects threaten water justice for local communities
Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact. These are…
Parks not only safe, but essential during the pandemic
Parks played an important role for people seeking respite from the toll of social isolation during the pandemic, and according to new research from Drexel University, they did so without increasing the spread of COVID-19.
Cary Institute’s Steward Pickett elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Prestigious honor recognizes Pickett’s contributions advancing the field of ecology
Mobiliscope: hour-by-hour population and social mixing in French and Canadian city regions
Mobiliscope uses travel survey data to visually present how the social composition of a city or neighbourhood evolves over the course of 24 hours. Along with a new interface and new features, the platform now includes 49 French city regions…
Towards a better understanding of natural hazard risk and economic losses in Europe
The ” Science for Disaster Risk Management 2020: acting today, protecting tomorrow “, the second of its series, has been produced with the collaboration of more than 300 experts in disaster risk management. The participants come from different disciplines and…
Smart glass has a bright future
Light modulation via optical MEMS microshutter and micromirror arrays could provide huge energy savings
African elephants only occupy a fraction of their potential range
Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research shows
NTU Singapore scientists design ‘smart’ device to harvest daylight
Device can be used to illuminate dark, underground spaces in daytime
SMART study finds ridesharing intensifies urban road congestion
The study conducted across the United States revealed the intensity of road congestion increased by almost 1% while the duration of congestion rose by 4.5%
Leipizig University joins new DFG Priority Program on the fluvial anthroposphere
Collaboration between Leipzig University, the University of Tübingen and the Technical University of Darmstadt
Psychological interventions can reduce engine idling and improve air quality
New research by the University of Kent has found that using low-cost psychological interventions can reduce vehicle engine idling and in turn improve air quality, especially when there is increased traffic volume at railway level crossings.
Urban and transport planning linked to 2,000 premature deaths per year in Barcelona and Madrid
Failure to comply with international exposure recommendations for air pollution, noise, heat and access to green space is associated with more than 1,000 deaths per year in Barcelona and more than 900 in Madrid, accounting for 7% and 3% of…
Environmental antimicrobial resistance driven by poorly managed urban wastewater
Researchers from Newcastle University, UK, working with colleagues at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand and the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, analysed samples of water and sediment taken from aquaculture ponds…
How AI beats spreadsheets in modelling future volumes for city waste management
Growing cities tend to run out of land for waste management and new landfill sites. Artificial Intelligence can help city managers create more powerful long-term forecasts of solid waste volumes and landfill requirements, even with missing or inaccurate data. UJ…
The race is on, but cooling industry needs to accelerate net zero efforts
First-ever report shows cooling industry slow to join race to net zero emissions; New tools released to support industry to join the race to zero; Major cooling industry player Johnson Controls reinforces commitment to net zero cooling
Mapping COVID risk in urban areas: a way to keep the economy open
Researchers in India use GIS mapping to identify city neighborhoods at highest risk of a COVID outbreak–helping officials place targeted restrictions to avoid an economic shutdown
Mixed reality gets a machine learning upgrade
Researchers at Osaka University use machine learning to enhance the ability of a mixed-reality mobile viewer to digitally remove obstructions and add greenery, which may improve sustainable architecture and urban planning
USC researchers show path to zero-emissions L.A.
Powering Los Angeles entirely with renewable energy can be accomplished without significant disruption to the economy or lifestyles over the next 25 years, if not sooner, according to new research conducted by USC experts for the city and federal government.…
Making plastics production more energy efficient
New approach to chemical catalysis results in higher yields of propylene using less energy
Major ‘State of the Planet’ report out in advance of first Nobel Prize Summit
‘This decade must bend the curves on emissions and biodiversity loss’
Want to improve your health? Head to a national park, and absorb the sounds
Wolves howling, birds singing, rain falling – natural sounds inspire us and connect us to nature. New research by a team of scientists shows that natural sounds are also good for our health. Researchers from Carleton University, Michigan State University,…
New studies in indigenous languages
Articulating lingual life histories and language ideological assemblages
Go with the flow: New model helps cities crack bottlenecks, decrease commute times
A world-first ‘flow model’ devised by Australian researchers could drastically slash public transport commuter times during peak periods on some of the busiest roads in major cities, new research shows. When this flow model was implemented to improve the worst…
Story tips: Urban climate impacts, materials’ dual approach and healing power
Modeling – Urban climate impacts Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified a statistical relationship between the growth of cities and the spread of paved surfaces like roads and sidewalks. These impervious surfaces impede the flow of water into…
Unique sensor network for measuring greenhouse gases
MUCCnet: Precision technology allows quantification of urban greenhouse gas emissions
WE-TRANSFORM: Artificial and collective intelligence for the impact of automation
A European Horizon 2020 project coordinated by Professor Cristina Pronello of the Politecnico di Torino, brings together 34 partners around the world to find concrete solutions to the changing demand for skills in the work
World War II and urbanization leave their mark on Finnish genetics
New analysis details how Finland’s genetic makeup changed throughout the 20th Century
ENLIGHTENme: Exploring the impact of urban lighting on health and wellbeing
While EU cities have worked on improving urban lighting services, this has mostly focussed on efficiency, reducing costs and lowering emissions. Yet, it has failed to consider the effect urban lighting may have on citizens’ health and wellbeing. This will…
Asian century fades as the region grapples with social, political, and economic headwinds
A new book challenges conventional thinking about Asia
Scoot Over! Study Reveals E-Scooter Use in Washington D.C.
Researchers Build First Model to Track Travel Patterns that Captures Built Environment Variables More Precisely
The risk of ADHD may be lower if children grow up in green environments
The results of a new Danish study by researchers from iPSYCH show that the amount of green space surrounding children’s homes has influence for the risk of developing ADHD. The study is so far the largest of its kind.
Showcasing the green construction sites of tomorrow
There hasn’t been much focus on green transition of construction sites, but there’s a lot to be gained; a number of companies and institutions have now joined forces to establish a full-scale demo construction site as it may look in a greener future
Social dilemma follows 2018 eruption of Kilauea volcano
The unprecedented cost of the 2018 Kilauea eruption in Hawai’i reflects the intersection of distinct physical and social phenomena: infrequent, highly destructive eruptions, and atypically high population growth, according to a new study published in Nature Communications and led by…
Toronto’s COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail
A study by University of Toronto Engineering researchers found Toronto’s temporary cycling infrastructure increased low-stress road access to jobs and food stores by between 10 and 20 per cent, and access to parks by 6.3 per cent.
Improving road safety to tackle crime
Improving road safety in cities could result in a lower rate of violent crime, according to research from UCL.
Revive the map: 4D building reconstruction with machine learning
A research team from Skoltech and FBK (Italy) presented a methodology to derive 4D building models using historical maps and machine learning. The implemented method relies on the geometric, neighbourhood, and categorical attributes to predict building heights. The method is…
Sustainable but smartly: Tackling security and privacy issues in smart agriculture
Scientists discuss the emerging security challenges that come with integrating technology in modern agriculture and suggest measures to tackle them
Transforming urban systems: Toward sustainability
Synthesis of five frameworks seeks to advance global urban science
Project examines how to make ‘farm to table’ more sustainable
UTA research into Iowa farming has potential impact for urban and rural areas in Texas
Effort to understand agricultural nitrogen in U.S. and China receives joint funding
CAMBRIDGE, MD (February 22, 2021)–A collaborative project to identify ways to improve sustainability of nitrogen management in food, water, and energy systems in China and the United States has received funding from the United States and China’s National Science Foundations.…
An eco-route for heavy-duty vehicles could reduce fuel consumption
Semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for nearly half of road transportation carbon dioxide emissions in Europe, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation. A team of researchers in Italy has proposed a plan to reduce the emissions…
What impact will robots and autonomous systems have on urban ecosystems?
The University of Leeds has coordinated a study with 170 experts from 35 countries, including E.T.S. Agronomic Engineering lecturer Luis Perez Urrestarazu. The study conclusions have just been published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution . The researchers highlighted…