Event Calendar Senior Design Officer - Medway Council Housing Led Urban Design Summer School: Medway, Kent Designing the 21st Century Garden City Friday 10 July until Saturday 11 July 2015 Architecture and Design Scotland Urban Design around the World Latest Research, Policy and Practice Environment Revamped Queens Quay brings new frontier of emerging urban design to the Evidence from past suggests climate trends could yield 20-foot sea-level rise waterfront Volcanoes in USA may have brought end to Roman Empire. Massive volcanic eruptions in 535 and 539 AD, identified in new studies of ice created global high altitude dust layer which reduced global temperatures food output. Denmark The eruptions coincide with the Justinian plague (in 2014 the Justinian plague was Artist Olafur Eliasson On How Urban Design Impacts Our Psyche identified as a strain of Yersina Pestis Bubonic Plague). It has been suggested that – the change in climate and the shortage of food led to rats coming into closer contact with humans, enabling an inter-species infection jump. Japan The question is, what would be the effect of such eruption in the 21st century? The Manhole Covers in Japan Are Absolutely Beautiful Future Cities: Going Off the (Water) Grid India Stronger action needed to transform the 's energy system Ancient Indian city of Ajmer awaits its makeover ‘smart’ Decline in bumblebee species, and their habitats, caus ed by global warming Netherlands Beekeeping Gets a Boost from Innovative Hive Design Bright lights, big trees: Dutch designer imagines an 'urban forest' Pompeii falling into scandalous decline
Event Calendar Housing Led Urban Design Summer School: Designing the 21st Century Garden City Friday 10 July until Saturday 11 July 2015 Architecture and Design Scotland Senior Design Officer - Medway Council Medway, Kent Urban Design around the World Revamped Queens Quay brings new frontier of emerging urban design to the waterfront Denmark Artist Olafur Eliasson On How Urban Design Impacts Our Psyche Japan The Manhole Covers in Japan Are Absolutely Beautiful India Ancient Indian city of Ajmer awaits its ‘smart’ makeover Netherlands Bright lights, big trees: Dutch designer imagines an 'urban forest' Latest Research, Policy and Practice Environment Evidence from past suggests climate trends could yield 20-foot sea-level rise Volcanoes in USA may have brought end to Roman Empire. Massive volcanic eruptions in 535 and 539 AD, identified in new studies of ice created global high altitude dust layer which reduced global temperatures food output. The eruptions coincide with the Justinian plague (in 2014 the Justinian plague was identified as a strain of Yersina Pestis – Bubonic Plague). It has been suggested that the change in climate and the shortage of food led to rats coming into closer contact with humans, enabling an inter-species infection jump. The question is, what would be the effect of such eruption in the 21st century? Future Cities: Going Off the (Water) Grid Stronger action needed to transform the 's energy system Decline in bumblebee species, and their habitats, caus ed by global warming Beekeeping Gets a Boost from Innovative Hive Design Pompeii falling into scandalous decline
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