News tagged with urban development
Road map provides insight to urbanization phenomenon
As the world's population moves towards urbanisation, an international research team involving Queen Mary, University of London, has begun to unlock the factors driving the growing phenomenon.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Build it and they will come? Think again
When it comes to economic development in American cities, the trusted old theory "If you build it, they will come" may not work, a Michigan State University sociologist argues in a new study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Archaeological sites threatened by rising seas, urban development
Should global warming cause sea levels to rise as predicted in coming decades, thousands of archaeological sites in coastal areas around the world will be lost to erosion.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 12, 2010 |
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Turkey ill-prepared for earthquake
(AP) -- More than a decade after a devastating earthquake revealed dangerously shoddy construction across Turkey, authorities are failing to enforce stricter building codes and protect people from another ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Stroke incidence in urban Tanzania significantly higher than in developed countries
The incidence of strokes in rural Tanzania is similar to that reported in developed countries, but rates in urban Tanzania are almost three times higher. These findings highlight the urgent need for community-level health ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Animals talk, sing and act like humans?
How do children reason about the natural world? How do they understand the relation between human and non-human animals?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 10, 2010 |
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Why California should consider Australia's 'prepare, stay and defend' wildfire policy
Even as debate rages over the safety of Australia's "Prepare, stay and defend, or leave early" policy of wildfire defense, fire researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in Australia say that the strategy ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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