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In a world where podcasts occupy a big part of our daily life, twitter spaces come along and offer a slightly similar experience with one major difference: a big number of people is listening and has the opportunity to participate. It is a kind of live interactive theater of dispersed people around the globe. What…
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Following up on our previous blog post, At the intersection of landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology, we go through the resilience tactics of the five urban system in biourbanism: Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Mobility, Technology Economy “…The economy of a city is all the activity related to the production, consumption, and trade of goods and…
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The size of the Sahara Desert, which is the largest desert not near the poles, has a big impact on the lives of people living nearby. We know that climate change will likely affect the desert’s location and size, but previous studies haven’t explored how it will respond in the future, whether it will grow…
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The Associate Editors of the Journal of Biogeography are worried about some big changes happening in academic publishing. Companies like John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley) are moving towards “Open Access” (OA), which means research is free to read online. Sounds good, right? But here’s the catch: many journals now charge authors a lot of…
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Carbon crediting and land offsets for biodiversity protection are developed to deal with the increasing emissions of greenhouse gases and the loss of global biodiversity. The problem with using them separately. When people focus only on capturing carbon (which is the main goal of carbon-focused crediting and offsetting), it can lead to the creation of…
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Taking a macro view on social-environmental challenges defined Biourbanism, as an applied research field that seeks to improve urban life. It is “a nature centric city planning model that assists mayors, city leaders and planners create healthier, more resilient cities“. Biourbanism considers cities as a “form of nature” facing the Anthropocene epoch. The major environmental…
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Water is the essence in the face of climate change, so China, Saudi Arabia and other countries investigate how to create new water sources. Some programs have been launched decades ago. While the benefits are obivous cloud cover, lower temperature, air humidity changes, increase snow cover and precipitation, those intitative may have potential risks and…
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Geology, the science that studies the Earth’s surface, might be one of the toughest sciences to absorb, yet it all comes down to how we explain and clarify the elements of this science: physical structure, composition, and processes. Who studies what exactly? To understand these elements, geologists: Geologists eventually contribute to the explanation of natural…
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We know the rivalry of cities for the most livable status, but how is this measured? Income vs living expenditures = affordability of life? Accessibility of cultural and sports events and activities? You are right, a combination of both: affordability and access to services, sports and culture along with safety and security. The liveability of…
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We all run side projects after work, sometimes for fun and passion, sometimes for the money. In addition, many people pursue their passions outside of work, mainly when the 9-5 job is dissimilar from their love or does not allow creativity. Ultimately, whether or not it is common for employees to have extensive side projects…
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