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Cities Fail to Recognise Full Potential of Smart Technologies
December 7, 2011 — Cities are wasting the potential of smart technologies by failing to realize the value of their hidden infrastructure and digital ... > full story -
Chinese Health Coverage Increases With New Government Efforts, Study Finds
December 5, 2011 — A new study of health insurance in nine Chinese provinces shows that individual coverage surged within a two-year time frame, from 2004-2006, coinciding with new government interventions designed to ... > full story -
Farming Crucial for Threatened Species in Developing World
December 5, 2011 — A number of threatened species in the developing world are entirely dependent on human agriculture for their survival, according to new ... > full story -
Many Older Floridians Have No Backup Plan After Hanging Up Their Keys
December 2, 2011 — Florida is home to one of the highest percentages of residents ages 65 and older in the United States, but very few of them have thought ahead to a time when they will no longer be able to drive a ... > full story -
Downtown Residential Soil Samples (in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.) Found to Contain Industrial Pollutants
November 29, 2011 — Engineers have collected soils in the residential areas of downtown Cedar Rapids and analyzed them for industrial pollutants known as PCBs and chlordanes. Measured values for both chemical groups ... > full story -
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The Shadows in a City Reveal Its Energy Flow
November 28, 2011 — Researchers have created "shadow models" and a type of software that calculates the amount of solar radiation that reaches streets and buildings in high resolution. According to new results, they ... > full story -
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New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050
November 21, 2011 — Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection. Producing that amount of food could significantly increase levels of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the environment and cause ... > full story -
Public Willing to Pay More for Greener Urban Spaces, British Study Shows
November 17, 2011 — People are willing to pay up to £29.91 per month, or around £360.00 per year, for greener urban spaces, new research ... > full story -
Rehabilitating Vacant Lots Improves Urban Health and Safety
November 17, 2011 — Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents. In a decade-long comparison of vacant lots and improved vacant lots, greening was linked to significant reductions ... > full story -
Risk of Contracting Diabetes to Increase in World of 7 Billion People
November 14, 2011 — World citizen number seven billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS, and more likely to contract diabetes or other non-communicable diseases, as they are now ... > full story
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