Growing NZ cities eat up fertile land—but housing and food production can co-exist
Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure costs.
Auckland Council recently voted to decrease the amount of city fringe land available for development, citing flood risks and infrastructure costs.
Environment
Nov 13, 2023
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a land change model that simulates interactions between urban growth, increased flooding and how humans adapt in response. The new model could offer a more realistic ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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Fifteen years ago, the global population was almost evenly divided between urban and rural dwellers. In 2022, according to World Bank figures, almost a billion more people live in cities and towns than in the countryside. ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2022
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Cities worldwide are warming by 0.5 °C on average per decade—29% faster than in rural areas—according to an article published online in Communications Earth & Environment. The findings suggest that climate change and ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2022
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About 29 percent of the United States' population live in coastline counties—more than 41 million are in Atlantic counties. This high population density poses a critical challenge to sustainable developments in coastal ...
Earth Sciences
May 25, 2022
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Migration in the United States has been on a downward trend since the 1960s, according to new research from Rice University.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2022
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Likely the first extinction event of the 2000s in Europe, the sad history of the Pyrenean Ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) is a powerful example of the ever-increasing species loss worldwide due to causes related to human ...
Evolution
Apr 6, 2021
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As cities physically expanded worldwide between 1970 and 2010, the population in those cities became less dense, according to a study led by a Texas A&M university professor.
Environment
Mar 26, 2020
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Around 12,000 years ago, settlers in the Fertile Crescent of West Asia domesticated a few wild plant and animal species. The emergence of agriculture is believed to have driven extensive human population growths, because ...
Biotechnology
Jun 6, 2016
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Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal.
Ecology
May 31, 2015
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