Climate Change
How urban green can keep tropical cities cool
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Climate ChangeHow urban green can keep tropical cities cool
Urban green spaces are considered a nature-based solution to help cities adapt to climate change. A recent study investigates the specifics of this phenomenon in a tropical city to gain a deeper understanding of urban green spaces’ cooling dynamics and support effective greening policies.
Worldwide, there is growing awareness and scientific eviden…Adapted by Ottevanger, M. 6 min
ITCArtificial IntelligenceUrban AI and Ways of Knowing
AI is the talk of the hour. With systems like ChatGPT and Midjourney becoming more popular and seemingly sophisticated, we are also increasingly confronted with many ethical questions that those technologies engender.
In May 2024, OpenAI's "Sky" chatbot made headlines for sounding similar to actor Scarlett Johansson’s voice. Sky was taken offline …
Boro, U. 8 min
- Urban Infrastructure
How to design better public spaces for everyone
Deteriorated, unsafe, or simply underwhelming public spaces—how can we turn them into vibrant, community-centred areas? Public participation is the key to bridging the gap between the needs of individual residents and the actions of policymakers.
In this video, Sergio Alvarado Vasquez introduces AMACHAN, a cutting-edge digital tool that incorporat…Alvarado Vazquez, S. 6:55
- Climate Change
Between climate planning and implementation: Closing the gap with a new database
Mitigating emissions and adapting to climate change is challenging. There's often a gap between what science recommends and what gets implemented in our regions and cities.
Our new Integrated database on adaptation and mitigation measures in Europe aims to help close this gap. It provides a collection of practical measures and tools to help make c…Martínez Görbig, G. 5 min
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UAV
Improving road and traffic monitoring using drones and AI
Improving road and traffic monitoring using drones and AI
Resilient roads keep our society and economy going, but taking care of them is getting tougher because of climate change, old infrastructure, and more traffic. Fixing them up costs a lot, especially since many are already past their prime. Monitoring how they're doing is super important to …
Resilient roads keep our society and economy going, but taking care of them is getting tougher because of climate change, old infrastructure, and more traffic. Fixing them up costs a lot, especially since many are already past their prime. Monitoring how they're doing is super important to …
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