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MIT course looks ‘Beyond Smart Cities’

Green Bang

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) plans to offer a short continuing education course titled “Beyond Smart Cities” this June. The course, according to MIT, will focus on “understanding the complexities of cities through the use of Big Data Urban Analytics and the design of New Urban Systems for high-density cities such as systems for mobility, energy, food, and living/working.” Aimed at urban planners, entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors, the course

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Working Group II releases contribution to the Fifth IPCC Assessment Report

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Summary. : At the end of last month, the IPCC released the next component of the Fifth Assessment Report. Working Group II’s addition follows the updated scientific analysis of Working Group I and provides information of the impacts of climate change, vulnerability to climate change, and adaptation suggestions. While some argue that the report goes too far in describing the potential doom and gloom of climate change, others counter that the report does not go far enough.

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MIT course looks ‘Beyond Smart Cities’

Green Bang

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) plans to offer a short continuing education course titled “Beyond Smart Cities” this June. The course, according to MIT, will focus on “understanding the complexities of cities through the use of Big Data Urban Analytics and the design of New Urban Systems for high-density cities such as systems for mobility, energy, food, and living/working.” Aimed at urban planners, entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors, the course