Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
A new study by the International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN finds that by financing the restoration or protection of natural areas, companies can offset the negative impacts of their operations and generate significant economic benefits, but the needs of local communities must be properly addressed. “Companies are increasingly interested in how to minimize
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
This fall, Matt Forrest and Kate Chanba, the two design-minded map-makers who recently launched a small business called Carticulate, caused a small stir in some of the local corners of the Internet when they released their version of a Minneapolis skyway map. Their innovation was to re-imagine the meandering skyway network as seven interconnected, color-coded
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Quebec is in the midst of one of the largest infrastructure booms in its history. Superhospitals, bridges, highways, hydroelectric megaprojects and commercial and residential complexes are being built or rebuilt, representing tens of billions of dollars in investments over the next half decade. Read More
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Turkey expects to consume 229 billion kilowatts of electricity by the end of 2011, according to Deloitte Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Industry Partner Sibel Çetinkaya. This exceeds the anticipated 225 billion kilowatt figure. There was a 9.5 percent increase in Turkey’s electricity consumption in the first 11 months of 2011 compared to last year,
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
With no success despite making reforms in the existing public bus transport system, all eyes are set on the day the proposed metro rail project — approval of which is pending with the union government — would kickstart in the city. With all other cities going ahead with the implementation of the Metro rail project,
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
First year students of the Department of Sustainable Tourism and Regional Development (STRD) at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech), along with two of their professors, recently made a three-day field trip to the Dhofar region. “Students in our department study the regional development options with a special focus on tourism. The main objective of the
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
These reports, part of the Spatial Data Infrastructure for Development (SDI4MDGs) project supported by the Korean Trust Fund on ICT for Development, explore the role of spatial data infrastructure in Uganda. Read More
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
The creation of Rural Growth Networks will help rural areas overcome barriers to growth, such as a lack of suitable premises, and poor provision of infrastructure, such as superfast broadband and mobile networks, as outlined in Defra’s Rural Economy Growth Review. The Government is investing around £15 million in the pilots, including up to £2.3 million
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Real-time monitoring by technological tools, such as smart meters and sensors, can help big cities save up to Rs 27 lakh a day and at least 15 per cent of water that’s lost owing to leakages and pilferage. Unaccounted for water (UFW) is high at 20-50 per cent in urban India, indicative of inefficient management. The
Saturday, December 31st, 2011
Among the different tests, Eco Wave Power has examined the characteristics of 8 different unique floaters shapes (all with the same volume), through the following experiments: Measuring Voltage output in different wave heights, and different wave periods, Measuring the influence of side waves on the floaters and the connections, Examining different effects originating from the
