Friday, May 27th, 2011
“The concept of navigation and convenience is changing,” explains Louw. “People now have access to Live incoming data. The innovations of how this technology will change the life of an individual are growing every day. We are seeing that people are relying more on maps to solve their needs.” Read More
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Vietnam’s mangrove ecosystems are tremendously valuable, providing ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, protection from storms, floods, and erosion, provision of timber and non-timber forest products, processing of waste and nutrient pollution, aquaculture and agriculture support, and habitat for aquatic and terrestrial species. Yet, as in many other parts of the world, short-term development needs are
Friday, May 27th, 2011
New online maps published today by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the Joint Research Centre, allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation. The new set of 32 maps shows where certain
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Little tropical countries like Sri Lanka are almost invisible on the global REDD+ agenda. The country is so small, it has been so silent on the REDD front, it has little forest left and it has been embroiled in war for decades. What REDD+ potential could it possibly have?
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Over the next 40 years we will have to build the same urban capacity again that was built over the last 4000 years. On top of this, 80 percent of the expected US$80-100 billion per year in climate change adaptation costs are to be borne by urban areas. Now is the time to make sure
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
When Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, arrived in Africa this week, he would have seen plenty to remind him of home. Tata and Mahindra buses clog the roads, while Bharti Airtel billboards bring a dash of colour to city skylines. Mr Singh arrived in Ethiopia on Monday for the second India Africa Forum Summit –
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
High-speed train projects will connect Turkey’s capital city, Ankara, with the Aegean province of İzmir, the country’s third biggest city, according to information gathered by the Anatolia news agency. The routes, which are planned to pass through the western provinces of Afyonkarahisar and Uşak, will reduce the route between the two cities by nearly 200 kilometers
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
The Russian-European energy partnership is at the core of security of supply considerations in the EU, and of energy relations on the European continent. The Russian Federation is the most important energy partner of the European Union. This will remain so in the future. Russia in 2009 accounted for 36% of EU gas imports – around
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Denmark and Greenland intend to establish an Arctic military command structure, boost oil and gas drilling and claim sovereignty of the North Pole, the country’s draft Arctic Strategy reads. “One of the most striking global conditions in the last 10 years are the major changes of the Arctic region”, the strategy document starts. It outlines a very pro-active
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
The experience developed by Ian McHarg represents the first attempt to base environmental planning on more objective methods. In particular, he supposed that the real world can be considered as a layer cake and each layer represents a sectoral analysis. This metaphor represents the fundamental of overlay mapping. At the beginning, these principles have been
