Sentences with phrase «many urban environments»

In fact, participants were found to be substantially happier outdoors in all natural environments than they were in urban environments.

As per the title, he thinks the urban environment is our greatest invention as a species, and explores the economic underpinnings of assorted cities, ascendant and in decline, today and through history.

«But we realized that category wasn't sustainable, given that 80 % of Canadians live in urban environments.

The State Department issued a statement about the call, saying «the secretary made clear the United States and its partners hold Russia responsible for this situation, including the use of incendiary and bunker buster bombs in an urban environment, a drastic escalation that puts civilians at great risk.»

Over half the world's population is now aged under 30, with the same proportion living in an urban environment.

There aren't many cities that could offer Amazon a truly urban environment with an incredibly business - friendly local government and affordable housing.

As people start living in more sterile and urban environments their immune systems aren't exposed to microbes and don't know what to do when they encounter allergens or bacteria, making allergies and auto - immune diseases more prevalent, Scientific American's podcast Science Talk explains.

A brigade's worth of tanks used Trophy to destroy approaching enemy fire such as RPGs in a high - clutter urban environment, he added.

That Monday's accident was the first fatal incident involving a fully autonomous vehicle indicates that arguments for their safety have merit, but much of that testing has occurred on highways, which are easier for self - driving cars to navigate than dense, urban environments.

Visions of the Smart City are starting to materialize as CTO's for major municipalities are coming to understand how Internet of Things products and services can provide cost savings, increase quality of life and promote safety in urban environments.

There's plenty of snow and rain in the state as well as mCity, a 32 - acre simulated real - world urban environment at the University of Michigan used by automakers to test autonomous driving tech.

In its latest move, Google joined forces with Aclima, a startup that designs, deploys and manages environmental sensor networks, to monitor air quality in urban environments using Google's Street View vehicles on Tuesday.

That's rapid progress and a testament to a critical early design and engineering decision: to pair Cruise's technology, optimized for complicated urban environments such as San Francisco, with GM's ability to develop and manufacture vehicles at a massive scale.

«We have a lot of land in these urban environments, in big cities like San Francisco and New York, and they're just wastelands of parking lots in highly desirable ZIP codes.

«Unlike natural environments, urban environments are filled with stimulation that captures attention dramatically and additionally requires directed attention (e.g., to avoid being hit by a car), making them less restorative.»

In the early years, Reiss made sure his products were on the backs of bouncers and scalpers who faced harsh temperatures in an urban environment.

Young engineering graduates could now live in an urban environment, get work done on the commute, and enjoy the pleasures of city life at night and on the weekends.

Its PAT200 personal air taxi is a hybrid - electric aircraft that features vertical takeoffs and landings and is optimized for quiet, efficient operation in urban environments.

Chicago is one of my favorite cities in the country, thanks to its thriving urban environment, relatively low cost of living, and amazing food.

These simulated urban environments will be from CARLA, an open - source simulator for autonomous vehicle testing developed by Intel Labs and the Computer Vision Center.

Virtual floods, smart highways and smog sucking towers: how can we examine and activate solutions to improve daily life in urban environments?

A pilot project designed for a dense urban environment, the building - specific service complements Starbucks broad portfolio of stores — from immersive coffee bars, to the familiar neighborhood store.

He said lightening roofs and roads in urban environments would offset the global warming effects of all the cars in the world for 11 years.

When you put that up against an urban environment, which also has its own set of rhythms and its own heartbeat in a way, you can start to draw out a lot of interesting comparisons there — how urban and rural rhythms can match up at some times and, in other times, they're drastically different.

Given this confinement, they have had little direct access to the great social questions of the day... [They are] encouraging nostalgic attachments to former ways of life... and abandoning the victims of social dislocation in rapidly changing urban environments... They appear more interested in maintaining secure spaces which can sustain them in their attempts to cope with the daily problems of living.»

If we turn to the non-written elements of first - century culture, and particularly those encountered in the urban environments of the eastern empire, the importance of imperial ideology in the public culture of its day becomes all the more visible.

People make a lot of assumptions about women pastors — that they have to be aggressively ambitious, that they can only survive in a liberal and urban environment, that they can't serve in Reformed churches, that they must devote all their work and writing to defending their call.

The city dweller who is without wealth is unable to escape the urban environment so as to enjoy a natural one.

In addition to providing a technique to grasp the social dynamics of the immediate urban environment, David Landry also learned from the social sciences how to get a feel for the identity of Faith Church.

My particular circumstances at the time — young, single, living in an urban environment, trying to hack out a living in the theatre — eerily paralleled (or so I fancied) L'Engle's early years in New York, when she worked as an actress, surreptitiously writing in dressing rooms and hotels rooms.

In a very fast - paced urban environment, foresight and planning for the future — as opposed to reaction — do not become irrelevant.

Out of these shared convictions and the culture of building they nourished, the architects and patrons of these cities created urban environments and landscapes that were not only extraordinarily beautiful but that also acted as theaters of memory and hope, places that simultaneously referred to and grounded citizens in their origins, the common destiny for which they longed, and the virtues necessary for success in their individual and collective journeys through life.

Vertical farming is a way to bring fresh, local products to grocery stores and restaurants in urban environments.

Burtons Grill & Bar locations offer an ambience typically associated with urban environments to suburban locations.

Drawing inspiration from Bermuda and Antigua, Alys Beach's stark white walls and private courtyard homes create a harmonious, urban environment characterized by calmness and simplicity.

I manage a micro anaerobic digestion project, which tests the viability of micro AD in a dense urban environment (Central London) with one pilot plant and two in development.

Today, Latin America is more urbanized than any other part of the world — 85 percent of its population will live in cities by 2025 — placing the region at the forefront of the fight to reduce food waste in the urban environment.

All ages Birds of prey and their habitats are fascinating, as are the adjustments they've made to thrive in urban environments.

So despite living in an urban environment, I'm actually generally less concerned about break - ins than I am about other hazards because, 1) we are busy and despite our best efforts to move through the world mindfully, there have been instances where we have accidentally left something on, 2) we live in a side - by - side condo and more humans means more potential for hazards.

We have also noticed that the area in general is much more kid - friendly than our previous urban environment (we're more suburban now, but close to urban areas).

It is designed for active parents who live in an urban environment and like to travel a lot.

If you are a traveling therapist who works in urban areas, the following tips may be particularly useful because research shows that homes in urban environments tend to have higher levels of environmental and background noise.

This funding will help us showcase how LID protects land and water resources, and new and improved facilities at Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary will help illustrate how LID techniques can help with water management in an urban environment.

Xplory V5 is made for parents who live in an urban environment and need a stroller for flat surfaces like going to the mall or walking around on the sidewalk.

These models are getting more and more popular specially in an urban environment where parents used to run a lot of errands around town.

Joovy Scooter is an umbrella stroller that is designed for on - the - go parents who live in an urban environment.

When Mama Miti moved to the city, remembering the beloved trees of her youth, she plants trees to brighten her urban environment.

The bike paths also will provide «an escape from the urban environment and will promote people's physical and mental well - being,» Ochromowicz said.

Every day, we provide a welcoming gateway for people to better understand our urban environment and what it means to them.

It's designed for on - the - go parents who live in an urban environment.