The first global assessment of the role ecosystems play in providing sanitation found that nature provides at least 18% of sanitation services in 48 cities around the world, according to researchers in the UK and India. The study was published in the journal on February 19 One earthIt is estimated that more than 2 million […]
The emissions reported by some cities themselves are up to 145% below standardized estimates – ScienceDaily
Cities have become key players in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global climate change. Urban areas generate almost 70 percent of these emissions and city governments are proposing various policies to reduce them. Many cities also make inventories that show greenhouse gas emissions. Now Professor Kevin Gurney of the School of Informatics, Computing […]
New research solves the mystery of how our cities evolved into their present-day form – ScienceDaily
Cities are not all created equal, or at least not their evolution, according to new research from the University of Colorado Boulder. These findings appear in this week Nature communication earth and environment and Earth system science data, defy the historical view that most cities in the United States developed in a similar way. Using […]
Intelligent vaccination schedule for rapid containment of the rabies threat in African cities – ScienceDaily
Thanks to an agile approach to dog vaccination using smartphone technology, more people could be protected from life-threatening rabies to identify areas with low vaccination rates in real time. Vets used a smartphone app to cut the time it takes to run dog vaccination programs in the Malawian city of Blantyre in half. With the […]
Intelligent vaccination schedule for rapid containment of the rabies threat in African cities – ScienceDaily
Thanks to an agile approach to dog vaccination using smartphone technology, more people could be protected from life-threatening rabies to identify areas with low vaccination rates in real time. Veterinarians used a smartphone app to cut the time spent running dog vaccination programs in half in the Malawian city of Blantyre. With the bespoke app, […]
First global study shows uneven urbanization among major cities over the past two decades – ScienceDaily
The world has seen dramatic urbanization in the past few decades. According to the latest United Nations (UN) report, the world population was 7.6 billion and the urban population was 4.2 billion in 2018. By 2050, the world population is projected to rise to 9.7 billion, with 68% of the population living in urban areas. […]