Joy at the café: Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions
An analysis of nearly 2 million Tweets made by people in London and San Francisco explores specific events and types ...
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Over 4% of summer mortality in European cities is attributable to urban heat islands
Over four percent of deaths in cities during the summer months are due to urban heat islands, and one third ...
Project to analyze microplastic pollution in cities
Cities are the main source of the more than 24 trillion microplastics floating on the surface of our oceans, and ...
Factors influencing bike share among underserved populations: evidence from three US cities
Researchers Jennifer Dill, Jiahui Ma, Nathan McNeil, Joseph Broach and John MacArthur of Portland State University have published a new article ...
Are sponge cities a solution to growing urban flooding problems?
So-called sponge cities use green roofs, rain gardens, wetlands, and other nature-based measures to absorb, retain, and purify excessive stormwater. ...
How to improve landscape visual aesthetic effects of street pedestrian spaces in China’s mountainous cities
With the increasing demand of urbanization for land, Chinese cities and towns are gradually growing from plains to mountainous areas. ...
Lead safety guidance lacking for urban farmers in many major US cities
American Geophysical Union 27 September 2022 AGU Release No. 22-57 For Immediate Release This press release and accompanying multimedia are ...
Ancient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury
The cities of the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica never fail to impress. But beneath the soil surface, an unexpected danger ...
Rapid land sinking is making many coastal cities worldwide vulnerable to sea level rise, finds international group of scientists
A team of international scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that many densely populated coastal ...
Intelligent cooperation to provide surveillance and epidemic services in smart cities
There has been a lot of interest in mobile robots and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in recent times, primarily because ...
Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities and Villages
The book “Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities and Villages” is divided into three sections to impart a better understanding of ...
Longer, hotter and more frequent heat waves in cities
Hot days followed by sweltering nights without any temperature relief in between might become a new norm towards the end ...
Argonne puts climate impact in cities under the microscope with new collaborative study
Community Research on Climate and Urban Science will conduct neighborhood-scale climate research aimed at advancing scientific understanding and empowering communities ...
Living in timber cities could avoid emissions – without using farmland for wood production
Housing a growing population in homes made out of wood instead of conventional steel and concrete could avoid more than ...
China’s cities leading the way on carbon reduction – Study
Thirty-eight Chinese cities have reduced their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) despite growing economies and populations for at least ...
HKU study by remote-sensing and geoscience scholars reveals imbalance in urban greenspace planning leads to severe inequalities in access to greenspace among cities
Greenspace is an important component of urban nature, providing vital ecosystem services to society and protecting human health. The United ...
European cities need more legal flexibility to prepare and protect residents from the climate emergency, study warns
Laws intended to protect the environment in European cities must be more flexible in order to protect residents from the ...
All roads lead to big cities
The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” captures in five words how important roads are for important cities. Yet, when ...
De-prosecution policy associated with rise in homicides in American cities
De-prosecution, a discretionary decision not to prosecute certain criminal offenses regardless of the evidence, has become an increasingly popular criminal ...
Cities of the future may be built with algae-grown limestone
Global cement production accounts for 7% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in large part through the burning of quarried limestone. ...