A fascinating new book on urban economics, infrastructure, and the links between them.
I’ve recently shifted from SVN to Git for version control and it’s working great. In fact, I’ve just finished my first project which lets you easily build slides and notes for lectures.
We have a new paper out that looks at how planning restrictions on the use of combined heat and power might affect the overall energy efficiency of an urban energy system. The method is the key innovation here, as we use a series of generic city designs together with an integer programming optimization model to identify some general design principles.
Do you cycle to work? How about drive the kids to school? Or maybe hop a bus downtown for an early morning coffee with a friend? Whatever it is you’re doing, these trips all contribute to the carbon footprint of Britain’s rush hour. Here’s a closer look at some of the results from our recent study of commuting patterns in Britain.
Mark Lynas’s new book is an excellent introduction to a pragmatic view of environmental problems. But it also contains a tale of how the environmental movement uses science in its campaigns, a story that deserves to be told at greater length.
A review of actions taken by the C40 Cities network shows that not all cities own and operate key parts of their urban infrastructure. This means that if they are going to achieve their ambitious climate change and energy policy goals, then they will need to work together with other levels of government, private sector partners, and civil society.
