What does transportation equity mean? Researcher on why it's too important to ignore
Canada is on the cusp of some major disruptions to its transportation systems.
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2019
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Clarifying the economic value of adjusting power consumption
Since the output of renewable energy such as photovoltaic generation tends to fluctuate, the power system can be viewed as a large-scale complex system with uncertainty. To stabilize the balance of supply and demand of electricity, ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2019
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Do sensors make infrastructure safer?
Simply driving down the road gives you a sense for the current state of our infrastructure: crumbling and in need of repair. Aside from retrofitting or replacing current infrastructure with new construction and materials, ...
Engineering
Jun 5, 2019
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How technology could help rural South Africa turn sunshine into income
The way energy is produced and distributed is changing rapidly as the industry moves away from carbon-based energy production. Technological development in the production of alternative energy has also sped up the emergence ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 3, 2019
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It's time to vote for happiness and well-being, not mere economic growth. Here's why:
As the federal election approaches, we're expected to drown in slogans like "lower taxes", "wage growth", "franking credit reform" or "negative gearing reforms". These mostly assume voters are as obsessed as the politicians ...
Environment
May 2, 2019
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Boeing 737 MAX: After two fatal crashes, an expert explains the issues
The Boeing 737 is the most produced commercial aeroplane in history: over 10,000 have been built since it first flew in 1967, with thousands more on order. Even the UK's Royal Air Force is to put them into service as the ...
Engineering
Mar 20, 2019
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Visualizing interconnections among climate risks
Socio-economic activities in the present world have become increasingly interdependent because of rapid technological progress, urbanization, and globalization. Because of these interdependencies between human society and ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2019
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Streetcars don't guarantee heightened development activity, study finds
Cities considering investing in streetcar systems in an effort to bolster economic development should take caution, according to a study conducted by a University of Kansas urban planning researcher.
Economics & Business
Feb 12, 2019
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The battle for the future of farming: What you need to know
It is widely agreed that today's global agriculture system is a social and environmental failure. Business as usual is no longer an option: biodiversity loss and nitrogen pollution are exceeding planetary limits, and catastrophic ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2018
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Tipping point: Huge wildlife loss threatens the life support of our small planet
A report by the WWF published on October 30 reveals how our actions are degrading the natural world – the very basis on which our livelihood depends. The Living Planet Report 2018 shows that between 1970 and 2014, vertebrate ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2018
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