Tag: Urban area

Detroit Auto Show Day 2: Honda’s Urban SUV

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

(via Detroit Auto Show Day 2: Honda’s Urban SUV, Leaf Price Drop, Verizon-Via Cargo Van · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader)

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Urban outfitters and brands using sweatshop labor

by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Digital health, Knowledge Management

Urban Outfitters Among Fashion Brands Using L.A. “Sweatshop” Labor, Say Feds
ecouterre.com

Looks like For­ev­er 21 isn’t the only appar­el label on the hook for pro­mot­ing sweatshop-like con­di­tions in down­town Los Ange­les. Fed­er­al and state labor author­i­ties announced on Thurs­day the dis­cov­ery of “wide­spread” labor…

RT @inhabitat: Love to shop at Urban Outfitters, Free People, or Anthropologie? We’ve got some bad news for you http://flip.it/m626b http://flip.it/uG2hG

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Terreform Proposes Covering NYC With Vertical Gardens

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Terreform Proposes Covering NYC With Vertical Gardens & Urban Farms to Become Self-Sufficient
inhabitat.com

In response to glob­al urban pop­u­la­tion, Ter­reform, Inc.* has come up with an inno­v­a­tive way for New York City to deal with the issues that arise from this world wide prob­lem. The plan, called New York City Steady State (NYCSS), calls for …

http://flpbd.it/Woajx

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Netatmo Urban Weather Station

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Sustainable Design, Systems Science
ios apps
ios apps (Photo credit: osde8info)

Netatmo Urban Weather Station tells iOS users when it’s safe to brave the great outdoors (video)

Jon Fingas, engadget.com

We haven’t seen weath­er sta­tions gar­ner the same level of clever mobile inte­gra­tion as other pieces of house­hold gear — like, say, ther­mostats. Netat­mo wants its newly avail­able Urban Weath­er Sta­tion to inject a sim­i­lar dose of life…

http://flpbd.it/E3mPn

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Philips Off the Grid Sustainable Habitat 2020

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science
Philips logo following the March 2008 Identity...
Philips logo following the March 2008 Identity Update (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Interesting that Phillips is designing membrane based housing which will mimic biological membranes by allowing more efficient interaction and exchange with the environment.

Philips Off the Grid Sustainable Habitat 2020 by Philips Design » Yanko Design.

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Urban poultry farms ruffle some feathers

by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Knowledge Management
Wilmington's urban farm
Wilmington’s urban farm (Photo credit: tcd123usa)

Urban poultry farms ruffle some feathers – The Boston Globe.

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