Including assessment of increases
of urban density and possible changes in local circulation patterns?
Matt Battin
of Urban Density Lab designed and helped build the exterior rainscreen siding and innovative space - saving components like storage boxes on the back of the house, a removeable 4 - foot porch, counterweighted ladder and slideable storage cabinet.
Of note today: non-exclusive breastfeeding increases the risk of HIV transmission via the alteration of gut microbiome / T - cell activation; Fasting altered the gut microbiome in beneficial ways but only in mice previously fed a high fat diet; An investigation into new species of the honey and bumblebee gut commensal genus Gilliamella; Catfish development shapes gut microbial community structure independent of diet; A metagenomic analysis of the skin microbiome of the frog, Craugastor fitzingeri; The microbiome is altered during the bioremediation of herbicide contaminated soil; The impact
of urban density on the soil microbiome; A randomized placebo controlled clinical trial of a microbiota based drug for the prevention of Clostridium difficile Infection; and the virome of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin of Mexico
In his outline, Zimmer is also careful to ascribe this to major U.S. cities, and not the entire country, which includes areas where lack
of urban density means that transportation has different patterns.
Not exact matches
Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high
density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities
of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»
A disconnect between
urban infill ambitions in WA and the sector's ability to deliver is hindering the development
of medium -
density projects.
Not content with designing iconic buildings in his homeland
of Denmark, his firm, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has crossed the Atlantic in a bid to revolutionize the way architects and planners think about high -
density urban housing.
Pür Gum — which now has revenues in excess
of $ 10 million, about 60 %
of which come from outside Canada — soon began to target certain high
density U.S.
urban regions — New York, parts
of California, Florida — all «health hubs» where Klein reckoned he could visit many potential retailers without logging a huge amount
of travel time.
Richard Florida, the
urban studies theorist and author
of «The Rise
of the Creative Class» recently cited three particular Boulder ingredients that could help explain its start - up
density: «talented people and a high quality
of life that keeps them around, technological expertise, and an open - mindedness about new ways
of doing things, which often comes from a strong counterculture.»
Researchers
of the Canadian study says factors such as work,
urban size, population
density, economic opportunity or deprivation, and access to and quality
of infrastructure, amenities and services may explain the community - level differences in life satisfaction.
«The reality is
urban centres have a
density of population that allows artists to survive.»
It's been growing nicely in high -
density,
urban markets and we are bringing in Mono to help us think through the next chapter in the Peroni growth story,» says Pete Marino, president
of MillerCoors» craft and imports division, known as Tenth and Blake.
«There's no doubt that Canada is at the forefront
of discussion around how to create more vibrant
urban centres, increase
density and build more sustainable cities,» said council spokesperson Kevin Brass.
For most types
of growth, the population
density of a business owner's region (
urban, rural, or suburban) didn't have any impact on their growth plans.
But the single best predictor
of constituency performance for the BES data seems to be population
density; UKIP is doing much less well in
urban constituencies.
Many high population
density urban metropolitan areas now allow some degree
of choice against that backdrop.
After adjusting their findings to account for differences in race and ethnicity, sex, age, poverty level, education and
urban density of the children's neighborhoods, Keet and her team found that for each microgram / cubic meter increase in coarse particulate matter, asthma diagnosis increased by 0.6 percent, emergency room visits for asthma by 1.7 percent and hospitalizations for asthma by 2.3 percent.
But as it turns out, many people actually like the
density of urban environments, precisely because they offer diversity: Peruvian / Japanese fusion restaurants, live performances by Scandinavian doo - wop bands, a thousand quirky bars and cafés teeming with potential friends and crushes.
A University
of Georgia study using a new method for calculating
urban heat island intensities clarifies the conflict on whether
urban density or sprawl amplify these effects more.
Of course, the Fon system is not likely to work except in
urban areas where the population
density is sufficient to sustain the network; outside those environments, top - down solutions will have to be employed to build the network out.
Joining me was Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser, author
of two pieces, who spoke about how, done right, with an emphasis on education, the greater
density of humanity afforded by
urban living can help us innovate our way out
of the problems facing us today.
In a study published in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters, the researchers provide evidence to suggest that
urban populations have grown more rapidly than the expansion
of urban areas, leading to increased population
densities in some
of the most populated yet vulnerable regions in the world.
«With improved energy
density and inherent fire safety, flow batteries could provide long - duration energy storage for the tight confines
of urban settings, where space is at a premium,» said Imre Gyuk, energy storage program manager at the Department
of Energy's Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, which funded this research.
The supply
of high -
density urban housing has increased, but people continue to choose to live in suburbs and commuter towns.
These so - called
urban heat islands result from various factors, such as population
density, surface sealing, thermal radiation
of buildings, industry, and transport as well as lacking vegetation.
«The assumption from past research has been that cities
of all sizes will eventually decline in
density, with greater amounts
of urban expansion than population growth.
«Local politicians have sought to increase town centre populations by encouraging the supply
of high
density urban housing on almost every available plot
of land.
The plans are isolated from broader decisions about the location,
density and design
of urban development.
It led to profound changes in society, including greater population
densities, new diseases, poorer health, social inequality,
urban living, and ultimately, the rise
of ancient civilizations.
The team evaluated how the duration
of active mosquito season following the arrival
of an infectious traveler and propensity for biting diverse vertebrate species - where every non-human bite slows the transmission process - influence outbreak potential for different
urban densities.
City legislatures have said that creating more
urban density would entice some drivers to take the subway instead
of their cars, which would in turn greatly reduce the city's emission
of greenhouse gasses.
It represents an
urban pastiche in which individuals struggle to come to terms with a sense
of detachment and loneliness despite the territory's high -
density population.
The development
of the Fishermans Bend
Urban Renewal Area precinct will include both a major residential and business area with a proposed
density of 32 000 people / square kilometres (equivalent to Manhattan's population
density).
In particular, the income
of neighborhood residents and the amenities available near the school both affect teachers» decisions
of where to teach, particularly in
urban areas with high population -
density.
High - priority location areas shall be in high -
density, low - economic
urban schools; low -
density, low - economic rural schools; and schools that earned a grade
of «F» or three consecutive grades
of «D» pursuant to s. 1008.34.
This focus on higher
density urban development is expected to have a major impact on purchasing patterns, resulting in the creation
of more affordable housing options.
On islands and in fragmented
urban and suburban habitats unnaturally high
densities of cats are not only capable
of reducing or eradicating populations
of birds and small mammals, they can out - compete native predators like foxes and weasels.
Forty
of these species are often present in
urban or suburban landscapes, where impacts
of high cat
densities on bird populations have been demonstrated elsewhere.
And about how complex it is to raise a puppy for life in the big city — to raise a puppy into an unflappable adult dog, one who is unfazed by the challenges and surprises and social
density of urban living.
The
density of cats, for example, is much smaller than what's typically found in
urban and suburban areas (and probably many rural areas, too).
Indonesia's province
of West Java covers roughly one third
of the entire island — you guessed it, the western bit — and this tremendously diverse environment encompasses high -
density urban zones, dramatic volcanic peaks, rich colonial heritage, impressive national parks, bounteous agricultural regions, beautiful beaches, and is home to the proud Sundanese people who are endowed with unique cultural and artistic traditions.
Rather than the
density of the
urban environment that she tends to portray, these new paintings are more suggestive
of the earliest brimmings
of Spring mosses, barks, and lichens.
In 1959, Mallary took a teaching position at Pratt and moved to New York, where he would combine the brooding weight and
density of the New Mexico abstractions with ephemeral
urban detritus, creating works that established him among the core artists exploring junk art, such as John Chamberlain, Richard Stankiewicz, Claes Oldenburg and Lee Bontecou.
The open fields and expansive ocean vistas give way to a more dense arrangement
of the canvas, putting me in mind
of the
density of urban life itself.
In 1959 Mallary took a teaching position at Pratt and moved to New York, where he would combine the brooding weight and
density of the New Mexico abstractions with ephemeral
urban detritus.
Through a series
of conversations with the city's leading artists and intellectuals, Maltzan explores such issues as real - estate speculation and future
urban development, infrastructure, resources, site
density,
urban experience, political structure, commerce and community, attempting to transform our understanding
of how each affects present - day Los Angeles.
Hong Kong provides with a new
urban background for his research as the territory epitomizes many
of the issues addressed in Dan Perjovschi's drawings, including the ideas and deconstruction
of capitalism, consumption and hyper -
density.
Taking advantage
of the unique
urban landscape and high
density of artist studios in DUMBO, Brooklyn, the first Art Under the Bridge Festival included open studios, live music and dance performances, and an art parade.
It will feature a selection
of the artist's highly - textured paintings that represent essential features
of the
urban landscape, especially those
of Latin American megacities, where qualities
of density, neglect and decay are obvious.
Driss Ouadahi's abstract compositions feature grid patterns with a
density that evokes the tightly woven networks
of high - rise
urban housing projects, subways and fences.