Study suggests that appropriate urban planning can improve sleep health of the entire community. Three key components of green spaces are found to contribute to sleep-enhancing environments. Firstly, spending time in the green space or homes built around the green space can have certain protections from sleep-disrupting noise as trees …
Myfood’s smart solar aquaponic greenhouses may be the solution to bringing fresh produce to people who lack the space, time, or knowledge to do so themselves. These greenhouses are the size of a yard or city balcony, and can produce up to 660 to 880 pound of essential vegetables a …
Local Roots’ shipping container farms deployed over 100 farms in 2018 with traditional farming methods with costs that match other competitors despite having less waste. The company was started to promote global health and sustainability in farming as 52% of the food grown in American doesn’t reach the customer and …
The Netherlands is the globe’s second largest exporter of food as measured by values, second only to the United States. Its significant achievements are a result of its commitment to sustainable agriculture through the use of advanced technology. For example, farmers can worry less about the weather as 80 percent …
Farming robots can improve crop yield and reduce the environmental impact of farming. Ben Scott-Robinson, the co-founder of Small Robot Company (SRC), says that farming costs have increased in the last three decades even though revenues and yields are consistent. Scott-Robinson, along with co-founder and farmer Sam Watson-Jones, are trying …
Zeedijk, a street in Amsterdam, used to be a marketplace for heroin. Residents started moving out as drug dealers took up the streets. On May 19, 1983, the residents demanded that their local government do something about it. The government increased policing and implemented a treatment-based approach to tackle heroin …
The author of the Op-Ed calls for the empty office space downtown to be converted to studio/work space for independent artists, painters, writers, musicians, sculptors, architects, 3D animators, fashion designers etc. With around 1.4 million square meters of vacant office space, the author says that this is doing the economy …
Ottawa’s official plan aims to focus on urban intensification as an alternative to sprawl by creating “15-minute neighbourhoods.” These neighbourhoods will take the form of residential hubs where people can meet most of their daily needs within a 15-minute walk from their homes. To reach this goal, the city is …
Crosswalk is an app that gives pedestrians with restricted mobility extra crossing time. A sensor in the lights constantly scans the pavement on either side of the junction, and if it “sees” a Crosswalk user waiting when the button is pressed, it adjusts the green-light time. The app comes pre-installed …
Vienna uses gender mainstreaming, which means that they create laws and rules that benefit both sexes equally so there is equal access to resources. Officials say that this works, in areas of education and health care policy. In Vienna, before a project gets started, data is collected on how different …