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- Delhi establishes monthly car-free day to combat pollution Sat, 24 Oct 15, 5:00amIs your utopian metropolis dominated by noisy automobiles? Are bike lanes simply another name for parking spot? If we know our audience, chances are your urban ideal features far fewer cars than seen today...
- UN Report Finds the Number of Megacities Has Tripled Since 1990 Wed, 8 Oct 14, 4:00pmA United Nations report has found that the number of megacities in the world has increased almost three-fold in the past 24 years. A megacity is defined as an urban area with over 10 million inhabitants—New York City formed...
- UN Report Finds the Number of Megacities Has Tripled in Since 1990 Wed, 8 Oct 14, 4:00pmA United Nations report has found that the number of megacities in the world has increased almost three-fold in the past 24 years. A megacity is defined as an urban area with over 10 million inhabitants—New York City formed...
- Urban Earth Worm Skyscraper Roots Out Urban Soil and Air Pollution Fri, 15 Mar 13, 3:00amRead the rest of Urban Earth Worm Skyscraper Roots Out Urban Soil and Air Pollution Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "eVolo", Air quality, Architecture, concept, Design, earthworms, evolo skyscraper...
- The Hestia Project Maps the Carbon Emissions of US Cities Down to Street Level Sat, 13 Oct 12, 5:20amA team of researchers from Arizona State University have developed a new software system that is capable of estimating greenhouse gas emissions across entire urban landscapes, all the way down to street level and individual...
- Whole City of Tehran Shut Down Due to Unsafe Smog Levels Sat, 4 Dec 10, 5:15amFor the third time in two weeks, Iran’s capital, Tehran, has been effectively shut down due to seriously unhealthy air pollution levels. All government offices, banks and schools were closed on Thursday and people with...
- Gowanus Canal in NYC Gets an Oxygen Breathing Pipe System Wed, 21 Jul 10, 5:30amThe Gowanus Canal in New York City is one of the most polluted waterways in the country. It was long used as an industrial dumping ground for the factories that line its sides. Now the canal is a Superfund site — a...