News articles tagged with 'city'
UC researchers examine patterns of minority suburbanisation circling the nation's major cities
— 17 Aug 2010 11:00 | HealthAre minorities moving into suburbs that are essentially an extension of the inner city? Or are the outer-ring suburbs becoming more diverse? University of Cincinnati researchers tracked…
Windy cities: Researchers invent new tool to calculate hurricane risk
— 3 Aug 2010 11:51 | EnvironmentBad news, Miami. Of all Florida's major population centres, the city is the most vulnerable to strong hurricane winds, according to Florida State University researchers who developed…
Ecosystem, vegetation affect intensity of urban heat island effect
— 16 Dec 2009 13:51 | EnvironmentNASA researchers studying urban landscapes have found that the intensity of the 'heat island' created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Urban…
Ego City: Cities organised like human brains
— 4 Sep 2009 17:26 | TechnologyCities are organised like brains, and the evolution of cities mirrors the evolution of human and animal brains, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute…
Scientists find city rats are loyal to their 'hoods
— 26 May 2009 14:17 | BiologyIn the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home. Now, a study just released in Molecular Ecology finds the same is true for rats. Although inner city rodents…
New mathematical system helps to cut bus journey times
— 19 Mar 2009 15:12 | TechnologyA research team from the University of Burgos (UBU) has designed a system to reduce the time spent waiting at bus stops in the city, as well as the length of bus journeys. The method,…
Expert recommends town councils to design low-allergy impact green spaces
— 6 Nov 2008 17:08 | EnvironmentContributing to the diversity of plant species (avoiding the massive use of an only or a few species); using examples of native flora preferably instead of exotic species and promoting…
Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions
— 9 Oct 2008 11:08 | EnvironmentCities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the…
Similarity of urban flora
— 29 Sep 2008 16:31 | EnvironmentMore plant species grow in German towns and cities than in the countryside, but those in towns and cities are more closely related and are often functionally similar This makes urban…
Ecologists must join humanity's rush to the cities
— 8 Feb 2008 11:25 | EnvironmentCities are responsible for so many of the sustainability challenges faced by our urbanising world, but urban ecologists can help unlock the benefits of city living, say researchers…
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