by Ryan | Oct 25, 2016 | Big data, Data, Presentations, UNFCCC, Urbanization
Last week, a group of over 45,000 attendees and representatives from 143 countries and 500 cities[1] participated in the adoption of the New Urban Agenda (the Agenda) at the UN-Habitat III conference in Quito. The Agenda includes a vision of sustainable urbanism,...
by Rosengarten, Carlin | Jun 20, 2016 | Big data, Data, Energy, UNFCCC
Above: Kai and F&ES classmate Andrew Moffat at the Renewable Energy Industries Forum 2015 in Washington, D.C. Hailing from Harbin (哈尔滨市), the capital of China’s Heilongjiang (黑龙江) province – known as the “Ice City” for its extremely cold winters – Xu Kaiyang (Kai)...
by AngelHsu | Mar 6, 2016 | Air quality, Big data, China, Data
When it comes to our most pressing environmental challenges, much of the data needed to take effective action are missing. Water quality, recycling rates, toxic chemical exposures, land degradation – assessing these environmental issues is hampered by the lack of...
by AngelHsu | Mar 31, 2014 | Big data, Data, Policy
Check out our policy commentary, “Development: Mobilize citizens to track sustainability” on Nature.com and in the April 3 print edition of Nature, vol. 508. Also, check out the amazing infographic Anne Householder created to accompany the...
by AngelHsu | Feb 19, 2014 | Big data, Data, Podcast
I participated as a panelist for a Guardian podcast on whether Big data is a friend or foe of sustainability. Check out the article here and the podcast recording below.
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