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Public space loses weight in expanding cities
Public spaces have less and less weight in cities that are expanding, according to the UN Habitat agency alerted in its Thematic Meeting on Public Spaces, which took place this week at the University of Barcelona, as reported by The Country. Something worrying, considering that it is estimated that in 2050 the urban population will…
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Video: Parking vs. well-being in the city
Giving priority to cars and creating parking lots has created a hostile environment for pedestrians in the city, as this video from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy produced by Streetfilms shows.
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The need to adapt the energy system to renewables
The report Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016, published on March 24 by the United Nations Environment Programme, revealed that in 2015, for the first time, investment in renewables was higher in developing countries than in developed countries . This is partly explained by the huge investment in China, where one third of the…
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The great start of Tesla Model 3
< /h3> Tesla, the leading Silicon Valley electric automotive company, unveiled its latest Tesla Model 3 electric car for the first time on Thursday March 31. It is the most anticipated and important model of the company; Until now, Tesla models had been aimed at wealthy customers looking for luxury, but with Model 3 they…
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Virtual reality, in our day to day
We have been hearing about virtual reality as something that will be in our daily lives for a long time, and it seemed like one of those inventions that was never really going to reach our hands. But everything points to the fact that technological development has reached the necessary maturity so that the leap…
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Rethinking New York as a green and pedestrian city
The Big Apple has carried out outstanding projects to become a city friendlier for urban pedestrians and cyclists, and ecologically more sustainable. In recent years, a disused Manhattan elevated rail line has been transformed into the 1.5-mile-long High Lane Greenway (see photo above), Times Square has been closed to cars, or more than 600 miles…
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Video: The submarine cables that connect us
Many of us may believe that, when talking to someone on the other side of the world over the Internet, we are communicating via satellite, but the truth is that more than 99% of international communications are transmitted through submarine cables, thin cables of fiber optics connecting the continents. This animation from Business Insider shows…
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Bordeaux plans one of the largest wooden towers in the world
A few weeks ago we talked about Barcelona’s commitment to building 46 wooden social housing< /a> in Barcelona, wooden construction is still in vogue with the Canopia tower, proposed for the Gare Saint Jean neighborhood of Bordeaux. If carried out definitively, the complex designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects will be one of the largest wooden…
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Video: The new generations facing climate change
UNICEF video warning about how the new generations, the least responsible, are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
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In which countries do you work the longest hours?
In our environment, the face-to-face work culture continues to prevail, although we are increasingly aware that spending more hours at work does not necessarily translate into greater productivity, and there are many who corroborating data. It is more profitable to manage efficiently by planning the working day properly and prioritizing tasks by importance. In some…