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Navy’s Unmanned Ship To Navigate World’s Shipping Lanes, Track Down Subs and Mines

Edit Inquisitr 04 May 2016
According to UPI, DARPA and defense technology firm Leidos are spearheading the development of the Navy’s unmanned ship ... DARPA officials said that the Navy’s unmanned ship does not just answer one of the biggest challenges the Navy faces today, but also represents an entirely new class of unmanned vessel with vast possibilities for the future....

Why Africa’s Industrialization Is Still A Mirage

Edit Modern Ghana 04 May 2016
Can the attitude of the continents’ urbanized folks who are always quick to transform challenges to opportunities evolve “African capitalism?” It is easier to blame thriving industrial centers that thwart the ability of others to surface in order to protect their domestic producers ... The continent should adopt the urbanized mindset ......

Geneva Challenge 2016: applications open (Institute of International and Development Studies)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
I call on students from around the world to participate in the Geneva Challenge, and the Graduate Institute looks forward to welcoming the winning teams to Geneva' ... According to the Graduate Institute's Professor Martina Viarengo, head of the contest's academic steering committee, 'urban populations will continue to grow at a very fast pace in the next two decades, presenting huge challenges for humanity'....

Real Rugby Stories: Streatham-Croydon - 'a community hub' (The RFU - Rugby Football Union)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
While the existence of a discreet rugby club in one of London's most urban areas might be the first surprise, the second is that Streatham-Croydon RFC consider themselves to be the fifth oldest club in the world ... The biggest untapped market for rugby is urban inner city areas ... FACING CHALLENGES. It's been a remarkable success story but not one without challenges ... The biggest untapped market for rugby is urban inner-city areas....

Asia’s Economies Must Build Resilience To Sustain Growth (ADB - Asian Development Bank)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
The region's economic prospects are increasingly linked to the ability of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and India to address their economic, environmental, and climate challenges ... The AER highlighted the scale of this challenge ... The region already has 13 or the world's 23 megacities, and its urban population is expected to nearly double from 1.6 billion in 2010 to 3 billion by 2050....

Urban planning symposium May 5 addresses ‘The Future City’ (University of Washington)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
What kinds of cities shall we live in, and how can urban planners help make them a reality? What possible future scenarios lie ahead, and how will big data and new technologies affect science and decision-making in urban design? ... Morning discussions will center on the causes of urban change and what drives innovation in the study of cities ... The symposium is sponsored by the urban design Ph.D....

2,508 cities selected under PM Narendra Modi's scheme for affordable housing

Edit The Times of India 04 May 2016
As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana' for providing affordable houses to the urban poor, the Lok Sabha was informed today. As on April 25, 2016, a total of 2,508 cities of 26 states have been identified as selected for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for all (Urban) Mission," Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said during Question Hour....

2,508 cities selected under PM's scheme for affordable housing

Edit The Times of India 04 May 2016
New Delhi, May 4 () As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana' for providing affordable houses to the urban poor, the Lok Sabha was informed today ... The target beneficiaries of the scheme would be poor and people living under EWS and LIG categories in urban establishments of the country....

Atlanta LINK gets first look at Dallas

Edit Atlanta Journal 04 May 2016
More than 100 key metro Atlanta leaders touched down in Dallas today to start a four-day look at the city’s progress – or lack of it – in tackling many of the same issues challenging Atlanta....

Mayor Slay Launches St. Louis Riverfront Butterfly Byway with Support from GRO1000 Garden and Greenspace Program (The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
'Urban greenspaces provide environmental benefits and also offer a host of social and economic opportunities ... Louis Urban Vitality and Ecology Initiative -- were presented with the ScottsMiracle-Gro Give Back To Gro Youth Gardener Award ... Louis Butterfly Project in 2014 to foster the connection between people and urban natural resources where they live, work, learn and play....

Jane Jacobs believed cities should be fun — and changed urban planning forever

Edit Vox 04 May 2016
When Jane Jacobs published The Death and Life of Great American Cities in 1961, she was a lone voice with no credentials speaking up against the most powerful ideas in urban planning. Fifty-five years later, on Jacobs' 100th birthday (honored in today's Google Doodle), urban dwellers are all living in her vision of the great American city ... How Jacobs left her mark on urban planning....

UNT geographer receives NSF CAREER Award (University of North Texas)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
Alexandra Ponette-González, University of North Texas assistant professor of geography, will study post oak and blackjack oak trees as urban air filters for the environment after receiving a National Science Foundation CAREER Award ... 'Trees in urban areas may work as urban air filters ... 'Many urban planners think about the benefits of planting trees in cities, but more research is needed on how the trees improve air quality.'....

Co-production can produce excellent research and public benefit, report finds (The University of Sheffield)

Edit Public Technologies 04 May 2016
The research programme, which was funded by N8, a collaboration of the eight most research intensive universities in the north of England, and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), provides one of the first fully evidenced accounts of the benefits and opportunities as well as challenges of co-production ... However, co-production also challenges our current practices....
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