Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
The world’s big cities are already bursting at the seams but are set to grow even larger, with experts predicting that about 70% of the world’s population will be urban by 2050. This will put great strains on infrastructure and the environment, and presents a major challenge to city planners, developers and mayors who gathered
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Qantas Airways Ltd. added Hong Kong stopovers to six flights serving Tokyo’s Narita Airport after an earthquake and nuclear-power plant emergency disrupted transport links in Japan. Tokyo flights linking Sydney and Perth will stop in Hong Kong through March 19, according to a statement on the airline’s website. There are no plans to cancel any
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
CSIRO has joined forces with other leading Australian research to develop science which will underpin improved management and assessment of the health of Australia’s river and wetland ecosystems. As a result of reduced water availability and unsustainable demands on our environment, Australia’s rivers, lakes, wetlands and floodplains havesuffered severe degradation. There is growing recognition of the need to supply
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
President Lee Myung-bak’s achievement in enshrining sustainable development in a legal framework was recognised with the $500,000 Zayed Prize for Global Leadership in Environment. “Climate change is undoubtedly the challenge of our times,” Mr Lee said. “We believe protecting the environment and attaining sustainable growth can go together and we believe it must.” Read More
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Tsunamis on the scale that hit north-east Japan last week may strike the region about once every 1,000 years, a leading seismologist has said. Dr Roger Musson said there were similarities between the last week’s event and another giant wave that hit the Sendai coast in 869AD. It is not unusual for undersea earthquakes to generate tsunamis
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Palisade’s leading risk analysis tool, The DecisionTools Suite, is being used by the University of Bristol’s Environmental Risk Research Centre (BRISK) to add a new dimension to modelling volcanic risk in Guatemala. The ‘Volcán de Fuego’ is potentially one of the most dangerous volcanoes in Central America with a large population surrounding it, and many
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Groundfishermen in New England have been facing a challenging transition to catch-share management, fishing within groups known as sectors; but they are also finding opportunities for innovation. A precedent-setting group of partners launched the Northeast Gear Conservation Engineering and Demonstration Network (GEARNET), funded by NOAA’s Cooperative Research Program. Fishermen are identifying, prioritizing, and designing studies to
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
With the cancellation of the FiReControl Project, gazetteer specialists Aligned Assets are pleased to announce the release of the UK’s first corporate gazetteer designed specifically for the Fire and Rescue Service. With over two years of research and development, the Symphony Bluelight Gazetteer can provide unmatched levels of functionality that enable the fire and rescue
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
This project was focused on understanding the conservation and socio-economic aspects of the proposed MPA network within the UK. This project was focused on understanding the conservation and socio-economic aspects of the proposed MPA network within the UK and was undertaken within the context of the following aims: To understand the different types of MPA proposed
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
The Tekes Board of Directors decided to launch the Learning Solutions programme at its meeting of 16th February, 2011. The objective of the programme is to develop internationally important learning solutions in cooperation with participants in the sector, to develop new operating approaches, create new skills and develop products, services and comprehensive packages for international
