Urbanization

Research team led by University of Göttingen reconstructs late medieval trade routes digitallyCredit: www.viabundus.eu The Hanseatic League was a confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe,…

Credit: Mobiliscope 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…

Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floodsCredit: Photo by Carsten Grupstra/Rice University HOUSTON - (April 6, 2021) - Runoff from Houston's 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017's Hurricane…

LAWRENCE - Whereas most people look at Antoine Vollon's sumptuous painting "Mound of Butter" and see pure, yellow joy, University of Kansas Professor of Art History Marni Kessler sees a severed head and underlying rancidity. Same sort of…

Credit: © IRD - Rafaël Almar With Global Africa, the UGB's LASPAD (Laboratoire d'analyse des sociétés et pouvoirs / Afrique - Diasporas) aims to report on political, social, economic, environmental, and technological issues, both in Africa…

Light modulation via optical MEMS microshutter and micromirror arrays could provide huge energy savingsCredit: Hillmer et al. Buildings are responsible for 40 percent of primary energy consumption and 36 percent of total CO2…

Elephants have plenty of habitat if spared from the ivory trade, new research showsCredit: David Giffin Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research, the potential range of African…

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…

Collaboration between Leipzig University, the University of Tübingen and the Technical University of DarmstadtCredit: Christoph Zielhofer, Leipzig University Floodplains are exceptionally dynamic landscapes and key areas of Europe's…

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.…

Device can be used to illuminate dark, underground spaces in daytimeCredit: NTU Singapore A team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) researchers has designed a 'smart' device to harvest daylight and…

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%Credit: Amy Wanjin Diao Transport Network Companies (TNCs) not only increased…

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…

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%…

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…

Credit: Therese van Wyk, University of Johannesburg 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…

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 shutdownCredit: Study authors As COVID-19 vaccines slowly…

UNIST's Department of Design and the University of Ulsan's Department of Industrial Design are hosting a joint exhibition in the Design Showroom at UNIST. Started on March 15, the exhibition will held throughout the weekdays until March…

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…

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 planningCredit: Osaka…