urban areas

Accelerating urbanization presents daunting engineering challenge

harminka — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:23:03 -0600

The stability and livability of the world's growing urban regions is going to depend more than ever on advances in public-infrastructure engineering, says Brad Allenby.

City rats give new ideas to urban planners

harminka — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:56:00 -0600

If you leave it up to the rats, New York City beats New Orleans any day.

Guide provides insight into urban forestry benefits

harminka — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:56:29 -0600

The U.S. Forest Service’s Center for Urban Forest Research has released a guide demonstrating how trees benefit cities in temperate parts of the West such as Southern California, Central Idaho and the Oregon Coast.

Rising Urban and Interurban Traffic Congestion Offers Tremendous Potential

Alla — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:03:47 -0500

Advanced traffic management systems (ATMS) are receiving considerable attention across Western Europe, particularly given surging traffic congestion and pollution levels. While the United Kingdom, France and Germany together account for around 63 per cent of total market share at present, future revenues will come primarily from Scandinavia, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Spain. This is because these markets are growing rapidly, as the focus ever more intensely on improving traffic management activities.

East Asian Miracle Continues, but Strategies Must Adapt

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:33:53 -0600