Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
RTPI – The Local Economic Development Learning Network, run by the Local Government Information Unit and Warwick Business School and supported by IDeA, is exploring new tools and approaches to local economic assessment in the context of local authorities’ increasing responsibilities for economic development. At its meeting on 15 July 2010, Jenny Crawford from the ESPON UK Contact
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
MONGABAY – Scientists convening in Bali expressed a range of concerns over a proposed mechanism for mitigating climate change through forest conservation, but some remained hopeful the idea could deliver long-term protection to forests, ease the transition to a low-carbon economy, and generate benefits to forest-dependent people. Presenting at the annual Association for Tropical Biology and
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
ALL AFRICA – At this moment, over 6,000 satellites are orbiting the earth. In a couple of years, an estimated 2,000 of that number will run out of fuel, becoming obsolete, thereafter being resigned to spending eternity whizzing around earth. Satellites have an operating life span of between five and 20 years. Read More
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – A new study argues that nuclear energy is key to the British government’s CO2 reduction goals. But without major reforms to encourage private investment, plans to construct new atomic power plants could grind to a halt. Read More
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
IRISH TIMES – Tall ship tales as far as I was concerned, this was going to be an adventure unparalleled since Vasco da Gama set sail. It didn’t matter that the journey was a mere five days long, a crossing from Roscoff in Brittany to Dublin, through well-mapped seas with full creature comforts. Oh no.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
ALL AFRICA – these little life miracles have been made possible, thanks to the AfDB’s presence in Burkina Faso’s South-West region, a relatively well-watered fertile agricultural region, considered as one of its breadbaskets. In the words of Dominique Dyemkouma, Coordinator of the Local Development Support Project in Comoé, Laraba and Kénédougou Provinces (PADL/CLK), “through training,
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – Berlin’s state of flux has inspired architects like no other city. There have always been holes in the cityscape, both metaphorically and geographically. A new exhibition presents architectural visions that were never realized. By showing the spirit of the times, the exhibits offer inspiration for the future There are plenty of people
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
BBC – Science minister David Willetts has announced a new UK centre for monitoring the Earth from space. The Earth observation hub will focus on acquiring environmental data, such as information on deforestation and the impact of climate change. The hub will be based at the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) at Harwell in Oxfordshire,
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
ESA – A better understanding of how Earth’s ice fields are changing has come another step closer as the first data from ESA’s ice mission are released to selected scientists around the world for fine-tuning. Read More
Monday, July 19th, 2010
As the foundation of all economic, public and private life, the energy supply plays an important socio-economic role. The rising cost of fossil fuels and climate issues show the urgency in the need for action. Noticeable bottlenecks in the supply of energy and a shift in the political focus in some countries have contributed to
