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Weekly Roundup 136 – 30th September to 6th October
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Cities Should Think About Trees As Public Health Infrastructure’ Authored by Eillie Anzilotti “Trees are sustainability power tools: They clean and cool the air, regulate temperatures, counteract the urban “heat island” effect, and support water quality and manage flow. Yes, they look pretty, but they also deliver measurable mental and physical … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 134 – 16th to 22nd September
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Forget Carnegie Hall. Musicians rush to rural Colorado to play the Tank‘ Authored by David Kelly Can old, seemingly dilapidated and abandoned buildings be revived and re-adapted into something of value? That’s exactly what happened in Rangely, Colorado, where strange acoustics have made the Tank in a destination for musicians from … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 130 – 19th to 25th August
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Technological Fixes for Climate Change‘ Editorial by Karla Lant ‘Is there a way we can Geo-engineer our way out of the climate crisis?’ This article tries to answer exactly that question. Geoengineering is the deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth’s climate, in an attempt to … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 128 – 5th to 11th August
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Linking urban land use to pollutants in constructed wetlands:Implications for stormwater and urban planning‘ Authored by David J. Sharley, Simon M. Sharp, Stephen Marshall, Katherine Jeppe, Vincent J. Pettigrove Constructed wetlands are recognized as a cost-effective and socially acceptable stormwater treatment option within urban landscapes, satisfying a range of urban … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 127 – 29th July to 04th August
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Urban-Rural Inequalities in Carbon Emissions’ Authored by Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira and Mahendra Sethi In the past, it has been have believed that carbon emissions are heavily correlated to a nation’s wealth. But studies over the past decade and data collected from more than 200 countries suggests that it is … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 126 – 22nd July to 28th July
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘To Learn About a City, Visit Its Neighborhoods’ Authored by Tara Lerman We all travel- for work, for leisure, as a hobby, for meetings, etc. Travelling has become a lot easier off late, with various travel guides and TripAdvisor-esque websites. We can have all the necessary information about popular sight … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 121 – 17th to 23rd June
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘The Future(s) of Mobility : How cities can benefit‘ Authored by Shannon Bouton, Eric Hannon, Stefan Knupfer and Surya Ramkumar The article categorizes mobility scenarios for three different types of cities around the world – ‘The dense cities in developed economies, dense cities in emerging economies, and sprawling metropolitan areas in … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 112 – 15th April to 21st April
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘Mahipalpur: Delhi’s urban village is now the capital’s latest hotel hub’ Authored by Manoj Sharma With modernization and urbanization, there has been a certain gentrification of our neighborhoods. This has led to the mushrooming of “Urban Villages’ in various metropolitan areas and mega-cities. The article talks about the recent addition to … Continue reading
Poetry in a city
City – the word evokes such dichotomous imagery. As I savour the languorous beauty of William Dalrymple’s City of Djinns, the words speak to me and I learn to see through new perspectives, the city I live in. Feeling every bit the outsider, adjusting to the linguistic differences, the charms of this city have begun … Continue reading
Weekly Roundup 108 – 18th to 24th March
FEATURE REPORT/ ARTICLE OF THE WEEK ‘More Grandparents Than Ever‘ Authored by Sharon Jayson As the generation belonging to the “Baby Bloom” period grows older, the major chunk of our population is a grand parent now. Is this a trend towards a major population shift? Read the whole piece here. Published by theworldbank. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF … Continue reading
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