Urbanization

Fuel aggregator startups are using advanced technologies to provide solutions for B2B facing stakeholders that include fuel pump owners, fuel companies, and B2C-facing stakeholders that include the population of billions, the end consumers.As India accelerates towards a future marked by innovation and progress, its roads are witnessing a transformation of unprecedented traffic and congestion. The once-dominant ethos of the light-vehicle market is swiftly giving way to a…

New research explores the scaling of waste production in urban systems, finding that solid waste increases linearly with population growth, while wastewater and greenhouse gas emissions scale differently. This highlights the need for improved waste management strategies in growing urban areas and the development of a new science of waste to ensure sustainability and reduce environmental impact.Waste is an inherent outcome of life on Earth and the functioning of human economies. Over time, living systems have adapted to…

MEC, Megacities; LC, large cities; MC, medium cities; SMC, small-medium cities; SM, small cities. Letters (a, b, c, etc.) represent significant differences at the 0.05 level for cities of different sizes in each year. The dashed line denotes the mean FVC of cities of all sizes in each year. Credit: Science China Press Between 1990 and 2005, the national average urban fractional vegetation cover (FVC) decreased from 0.38 to 0.35…

The Centre’s push to expand metro lines, airports and scheme to help the middle class buy their own house are among measures announced in the interim budget that will boost the real estate sector, say developers in Noida and western Uttar Pradesh.The developers hailed the interim budget presented on February 1 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and announced the government’s plan to build two crore more homes for rural poor in the next five years under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY).She also announced a…

Leading scientists propose a crucial shift in global governance to mitigate the environmental impact of rapid urban expansion. They suggest a new global advisory system, akin to the IPCC, to guide sustainable urban development and protect Earth’s ecosystems. This initiative aims to fill a critical gap in current policymaking and is supported by the UKRI PEAK program. Credit: SciTechDaily.comLeading experts in science are urgently advocating for a significant transformation in global governance to safeguard the future of…

In each water sample, researchers examined nitrate isotopes, which are unique, allowing the team to trace the water sample back to where it originated. Credit: University of Texas at Arlington Four decades of changes in land use in central Costa Rica have increased nitrate concentrations in drinking water, in some areas to potentially unsafe levels, according to a new study led by a University of Texas at Arlington scientist.…

Last Updated: November 28, 2023, 12:45 ISTKolkata: Govt Accelerates Joka Bus Terminus Expansion in Sync with Metro Extension to Majerhat. (PTI)Bengal's Joka bus terminus undergoes major expansion to meet rising demand, aligning with Metro extension. The Bengal government is gearing up to amplify the Joka bus terminus, aligning with the imminent extension of the Joka-Esplanade Metro to Majerhat station.This strategic move aligns with the imminent extension of the Metro to Majerhat station, prompting an expected surge in…

Bivariate relationships between ∆WageGap and ∆PopulationDensity across MSAs.Notes: N = 229. Data come from the 2000 Decennial Census and 2014-2018 ACS (Manson et al., Citation2021; Ruggles et al., Citation2021). AAPI = Asian American and Pacific Islander. r = correlation coefficient. Correlations are weighted by 1 divided by the (heteroskedasticity robust) variance of ∆WageGap. Circle sizes correspond to the size of the weights. Rug plots on the y-axis…

Try walking outside on a midsummer day in New York City. You’re sweating buckets. You can smell garbage rotting by the side of the road. The sunlight and heat seem to reflect from the steaming pavement, which is so hot to the touch it burns your skin.Arctic Blast to Send U.S. into Dangerous Deep Freeze, Imperiling Holiday TravelThat’s an example of the urban heat island effect – a well-known phenomenon in which cityscapes, particularly those without much in the way of trees or shade, tend to amplify and reflect heat,…

Heat is a silent hazard sitting beneath cities, threatening to shift infrastructure. A study published this week in Communications Engineering, outlines how heat could be changing major cities, but urban areas throughout the U.S. may not be prepared.Arctic Blast to Send U.S. into Dangerous Deep Freeze, Imperiling Holiday TravelStudy researchers set up more than 150 sensors above and below ground throughout the Chicago Loop. They gathered data from 2019 into the end of 2022. These sensors were placed in subway tunnels,…