Coord, a cloud-based integration platform, will act as a "coordination layer" between mobility services, navigation tools and urban infrastructure. Source: Sustainable Cities Collective – Sidewalk Labs' new platform feeds real-time transit data to navigation apps
Interim Mayor Mark Farrell said the project will "close the digital divide, ensure net neutrality, and create a truly fair and open internet in San Francisco." Source: Sustainable Cities Collective – San Francisco issues RFQ for citywide fiber network
To survive, polar bears need to gain weight, not lose it. With a longer summer and less sea ice, it’s a lot harder to do that. LONDON, 2 February, 2018 – Polar bears may be having a harder time than anybody thought. Biologists who monitored the hunting habits of the Arctic’s iconic predator found that […]
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, has quietly launched a climate policy, pledging to stop funding new coal-fired power stations-but only in developed countries. Source: Eco-Business – DBS is first Asian bank to launch climate policy—but it’s still funding coal
The Patriots will face the Eagles in a stadium built to face climate change. Source: Eco-Business – Super Bowl LII tackles sustainable design
Up to 37 million households in India’s urban population live in informal housing including slums because of an acute shortage of affordable housing, according to social consultancy FSG. Source: Eco-Business – Colourful makeover puts Mumbai slum on tourist map
I recently woke up at my family’s cabin, hung-over, and got into a car with some friends to embark on our journey home. Somehow, I got talking about climate change. Source: Eco Business – When will I shut up about climate change?
Engineering firm Black and Veatch is leading the study and donating $400,000 worth of its services as part of the effort. Source: Sustainable Cities Collective – Missouri coalition to study St. Louis–Kansas City hyperloop feasibility
The study, which analyzed 15 major U.S. cities, claims that the least energy-efficient cities are most at risk of feeling the effects of climate change, Source: Sustainable Cities Collective – Study: Miami ranks least energy-efficient US city
Climate effects strike US military installations today, a Pentagon study finds, despite White House failure to recognise any threat. LONDON, 1 February, 2018 – Once more, the administration of President Trump seems puzzled about how seriously – if at all – it should regard how climate effects strike US military abilities. In December the president […]
