urban Insights blog: Steering urban sprawl By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:55:00 GMT Cities with highest average population densities in the world are facing the challenge of urban sprawl. Finding sustainable solutions to reduce sprawl demands rethinking urban space and weighing the private benefits of low density living–my house and garden–against social, environmental and infrastructure costs. Full Article
urban Evaluating the Impact of Urban Road Pricing on the Use of Green Transport Modes: The Case of Milan - Environment Working Paper By doi.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:25:00 GMT The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of congestion pricing on the demand for clean transport modes. It draws on an empirical analysis of the effect of Milan’s congestion charge on the use of bike sharing. The analysis indicates that congestion pricing increases daily bike-sharing use by at least 5% in the short term. Full Article
urban Cities and Green Growth – Urban Evolution By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre 23 – 24 May Full Article
urban Paris Policy Forum - Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: from concept to implementation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMT The policy forum officially launches the conceptual framework to the public and offers an opportunity for participants to discuss the key issues for emerging Asia: housing, buildings and energy, land use and transport, water and waste management, green goods and services. Full Article
urban Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:00:00 GMT The Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth will address cities’ unique role in creating synergies between environmental and economic objectives to advance green growth. Asian cities in particular are at the centre of this challenge. This event is organised as a commemorative event for the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Accession to the OECD. Full Article
urban Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: Knowledge Sharing By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Knowledge sharing is critical in fostering urban green growth. Cities in dynamic Asia urgently need to adopt and strengthen green growth models that take into account rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and motorisation. Full Article
urban Canada: Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs - An analysis of two urban regions Montreal and Winnipeg By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:19:00 GMT This paper looks at a study carried out among 80 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Canadian cities, Montréal and Winnipeg, based on a survey and case studies, which show the importance of innovation among Canadian SMEs. These innovations in turn create new demands for skill development, both through formal training and in informal activities. Full Article
urban The “urban advantage” in education By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2013 15:17:00 GMT Nearly half the world’s population now lives in urban areas. What does that mean for education? Full Article
urban PISA in Focus N°28: What makes urban schools different? By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2013 18:06:00 GMT In most countries and economies, students who attend schools in urban areas tend to perform at higher levels than other students. Socio-economic status explains only part of the performance difference between students who attend urban schools and other students. Full Article
urban Korea: a strong national urban strategy could drive resilient economic growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Korea has weathered the shocks triggered by the global recession and its economy is recovering more quickly and vigorously than most other OECD countries. Full Article
urban Redefining Urban: a new way to measure metropolitan areas By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This report compares urbanisation trends on the basis of a common methodology which helps cross-country comparison of the socio-economic and environmental performance of metropolitan areas in 28 OECD countries. Full Article
urban Canada: Leveraging Training and Skills Development in SMEs - An analysis of two urban regions Montreal and Winnipeg By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:19:00 GMT This paper looks at a study carried out among 80 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in two Canadian cities, Montréal and Winnipeg, based on a survey and case studies, which show the importance of innovation among Canadian SMEs. These innovations in turn create new demands for skill development, both through formal training and in informal activities. Full Article
urban Cities and Green Growth – Urban Evolution By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre 23 – 24 May Full Article
urban Urbanisation and Green Growth in China By www.oecd-ilibrary.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:00 GMT This working paper assesses national policy and governance mechanisms that can influence green growth in Chinese cities. Full Article
urban Rural-Urban Partnerships: An Integrated Approach to Economic Development By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:00:00 GMT This report provides a framework to understand the changing relationships between urban and rural areas. Specifically, it documents the characteristics of these partnerships and the factors that can hinder as well as enable rural-urban co-operation. Full Article
urban Paris Policy Forum - Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: from concept to implementation By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:00:00 GMT The policy forum officially launches the conceptual framework to the public and offers an opportunity for participants to discuss the key issues for emerging Asia: housing, buildings and energy, land use and transport, water and waste management, green goods and services. Full Article
urban Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:00:00 GMT The Japan-OECD Policy Forum on Urban Development and Green Growth will address cities’ unique role in creating synergies between environmental and economic objectives to advance green growth. Asian cities in particular are at the centre of this challenge. This event is organised as a commemorative event for the 50th Anniversary of Japan's Accession to the OECD. Full Article
urban Urban Policy Reviews: Mexico 2015 By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:50:00 GMT In parallel to a sweeping structural reform agenda, Mexico announced in 2013 a new approach to housing and urban policy. Calling for a more explicit qualitative focus on housing and the urban environment, the policy shift is a welcome development. Full Article
urban Urban Green Growth in Dynamic Asia: Knowledge Sharing By www.oecd.org Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2015 08:00:00 GMT Knowledge sharing is critical in fostering urban green growth. Cities in dynamic Asia urgently need to adopt and strengthen green growth models that take into account rapid urbanisation, industrialisation, and motorisation. Full Article
urban Urban Mobility System Upgrade: How shared self-driving cars could change city traffic? By internationaltransportforum.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:21:00 GMT This report explores this question on the basis of detailed mobility data including origin, destination and timing of all trips for a mid-sized European city. ITF developed a model to test various alternative transport system configurations that would provide the same level of mobility (locations and timing) as today. Full Article
urban Business brief: Innovation and urban mobility in Brazil By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 26 May 2015 18:19:00 GMT “What is the city but the people?” asked Shakespeare in Coriolanus. All city planning focuses on people and the quality of life. The big cities in Brazil took shape from the 1950s, when the country’s population amounted to approximately 52 million inhabitants, only 36.2% of whom lived in cities. Full Article
urban Inequality and urban growth By www.oecd.org Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2016 12:34:00 GMT This year London’s population overtook its historical high of 8.6 million reached at the outset of the Second World War, bucking the trend of many European and North American cities, which have experienced only slight, or even negative, growth. Full Article
urban National Urban Policies and Habitat III By www.oecd.org Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2016 09:33:00 GMT The OECD has been selected to co-lead one of the ten policy units contributing Habitat III taking place in Quito, Ecuador from 17-20 October 2016. Full Article
urban Environmental Zoning and Urban Development: Natural Regional Parks in France - Environment Working Paper By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:41:00 GMT This study provides an empirical analysis of the effects of environmental zoning on urban development. It focuses on the case of Natural Regional Parks (NRPs) in France. Of the environmental zoning instruments used in France, NRPs extend over the widest physical area. Three potential side-effects of NRPs on urban development in the regulated area are investigated. Full Article
urban Playing the Long Game: Urban Green Growth, Spatial Planning and Land Use - Insights Blog By oecdinsights.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 12:39:00 GMT Imagine you have an important decision to make. Do you carefully consider the long-term implications of each possible option or do you act impulsively? Would you approach the decision-making process differently if the consequences stretched out to 30 or even 50 years? Full Article
urban Big Data, Complexity Theory and Urban Development By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:39:00 GMT The global challenges of poverty eradication, environmental sustainability, climate change, and sustainable and secure energy are all intimately linked to cities, which are simultaneously places where these global problems emerge and solutions can be found. Blog by Ricardo Herranz, Nommon Solutions and Technologies, Madrid. Full Article
urban OECD, Habitat III and a New Urban Agenda By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:28:00 GMT The OECD Governance and Territorial Development Directorate has worked closely with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on urban development issues. This webpage highlights the complex governance challenges that cities present and offers guidance on how they may be overcome. Full Article
urban Habitat III and the challenge of urbanisation in five charts By www.oecdinsights.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:30:00 GMT A snapshot of current and future challenges in urban development and how they are impacting on human development, well-being, and public governance systems worldwide. Full Article
urban Urban green growth is about asking the right questions at the right time - Insights Blog By wp.me Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:23:00 GMT Are you a city-dweller, concerned about the challenges of urbanisation, resilience and inclusiveness? Cities and urban areas represent unrivalled concentrations of people, economic growth, commercial networks, and innovation – and have the potential to make a significant contribution to the transition towards a low-carbon world. Full Article
urban 2nd International Conference on National Urban Policy By www.oecd.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 12:59:00 GMT The Second International Conference on National Urban Policy was held in Paris France on 15-16 May 2017. The conference was a joint initiative of the OECD, UN Habitat and Cities Alliance. Full Article
urban Urban residents: second-class citizens By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0000 For one-and-a-half lakh people, we have a committee of eight people to decide? Ramesh Ramanathan points to the irony of the allegedly empowered, but actually despairing urban citizen. Full Article
urban Sleep disturbances among infants can affect brain development: Study By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:04:01 +0530 Full Article
urban Study suggests sleep disturbances among infants may lead to altered brain development By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:27:01 +0530 Full Article
urban Women in urban India increasingly opting for life insurance: Max Life By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 02:42:01 +0530 Full Article
urban Punjab govt sets 15 days deadline for urban local bodies to make cities garbage-free By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:40:02 +0530 Full Article
urban Punjab empowers urban bodies to help poor during lockdown By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:43:01 +0530 Full Article
urban Punjab allows construction in rural, with rider in urban areas By www.newkerala.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:48:01 +0530 Full Article
urban Climate change and urbanisation 'threaten groundwater', say scientists - ENDS Report By www.endsreport.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT Climate change and urbanisation 'threaten groundwater', say scientists ENDS Report Full Article
urban Scientists issue call to action for archaeological sites threatened by rising seas, urban development By insider.si.edu Published On :: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:41:25 +0000 Should global warming cause sea levels to rise as predicted in coming decades, thousands of archaeological sites in coastal areas around the world will be lost to erosion. With no hope of saving all of these sites, three archaeologists—Leslie Reeder of Southern Methodist University, Jon Erlandson of the University of Oregon and Torben Rick from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History—have issued a call to action for scientists to assess the sites most at risk around the world. The post Scientists issue call to action for archaeological sites threatened by rising seas, urban development appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Anthropology Marine Science Research News Science & Nature archaeology climate change National Museum of Natural History
urban Exurban development is changing communities of birds in Eastern Forests By insider.si.edu Published On :: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:33:43 +0000 Despite the general perception of exurban development as environmentally preferable to urban sprawl, this is not necessarily correct. Housing development is detrimental for natural bird communities even at low housing levels. The post Exurban development is changing communities of birds in Eastern Forests appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature biodiversity birds conservation conservation biology Migratory Bird Center Smithsonian's National Zoo
urban Alarming number of fledgling, suburban catbirds fall prey to domestic cats, study finds By insider.si.edu Published On :: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:56:28 +0000 Smithsonian scientists report fledgling catbirds in suburban habitats are at their most vulnerable stage of life, with almost 80 percent killed by predators before they reach adulthood. Almost half of the deaths were connected to domestic cats. The post Alarming number of fledgling, suburban catbirds fall prey to domestic cats, study finds appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature biodiversity birds conservation conservation biology mammals Migratory Bird Center migratory birds Smithsonian's National Zoo
urban Urban songbirds adjust melodies to adapt to life in the big city, Smithsonian scientists find By insider.si.edu Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:33:03 +0000 For the first time, researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center analyzed how songbirds are affected by both general noise and the acoustics of hard human-made surfaces in urban areas. The post Urban songbirds adjust melodies to adapt to life in the big city, Smithsonian scientists find appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature birds citizen science conservation conservation biology Migratory Bird Center migratory birds Smithsonian's National Zoo
urban Suburban raccoons more social yet dominance behavior remains that of a solitary animal By insider.si.edu Published On :: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:26:23 +0000 Rooting through the garbage for a late-night snack or stealing food from the cat’s bowl, the suburban raccoon is a nocturnal, intelligent animal. Yet life […] The post Suburban raccoons more social yet dominance behavior remains that of a solitary animal appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature conservation conservation biology mammals Tropical Research Institute veterinary medicine
urban Urban landscapes becoming increasingly bird-unfriendly By insider.si.edu Published On :: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:56:14 +0000 Tasty and easy to find, the heath hen was a favorite dish of America’s colonial settlers. This beautiful little bird, however, was no match for […] The post Urban landscapes becoming increasingly bird-unfriendly appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature bird strikes birds conservation conservation biology endangered species extinction National Museum of Natural History pollution Smithsonian's National Zoo veterinary medicine
urban Urban Nestwatch: A bird in hand awakens a lifetime of wildlife awareness By insider.si.edu Published On :: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:23:50 +0000 Firm though it was, Kaitlyn Wilson’s gentle grip on the rust-brown female cardinal didn’t stop the bird from twisting its head around to deliver a […] The post Urban Nestwatch: A bird in hand awakens a lifetime of wildlife awareness appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Animals Research News Science & Nature birds Smithsonian's National Zoo
urban Streams damaged by too many hard surfaces in urban areas By insider.si.edu Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 16:52:42 +0000 How do you diagnose a sick stream? Count its insects, according to Smithsonian biologist Don Weller. The post Streams damaged by too many hard surfaces in urban areas appeared first on Smithsonian Insider. Full Article Marine Science Plants Research News Science & Nature Video amphibian biodiversity Chesapeake Bay conservation conservation biology insects Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
urban Flexibility is key to managing urban sprawl By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:47:14 +0100 As society changes, it places new demands on its surroundings. New research has found that some EU countries are better able to manage the undesirable expansion of cities, the concept known as ‘urban sprawl’, because they have a flexible spatial planning policy that can easily adapt to changes. Urban sprawl is a term used to describe the expansion of residential suburbs around city centres, driven by peoples’ desire to live in larger houses and the ease of transport made possible by cars. Full Article
urban Polluted urban soil damages lime trees By ec.europa.eu Published On :: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:20:29 GMT The impact of polluted urban soil on trees is highlighted in a recent study from Latvia. The researchers found that high salt levels from de-icing chemicals and nutrient imbalance in soil damaged lime trees growing in the city of Riga. Full Article
urban Relationships, Rigor, and Relevance - The Three Rs of Engaging Students in Urban High Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 06:00:00 GMT High schools that successfully engage students in learning have many things in common. Full Article
urban Entomologist May R. Berenbaum of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Named PNAS Editor-in-Chief By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announces the appointment of May R. Berenbaum as Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the official journal of the Academy. Berenbaum will begin the editorship on January 1, 2019. Full Article