by Claire Suh | Oct 7, 2019 | Sustainability, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
Originally posted on the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness website. Montréal is home to a multitude of impressive parks such as Jean Drapeau Park, Pointes-aux-Prairies Nature Park, and Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park. With a mayor who has made creating and...
by Angel Hsu | Sep 12, 2019 | Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index, Urbanization
This past July, I was invited to present our Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC ’19) in Dalian, China as part of the Global Situation Space forum. This space...
by Willie Khoo | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, Sustainability, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
Cities pack a lot of heat. Increasing human activity and the clearing of land for infrastructure are quickly driving up their temperatures. This local phenomenon, known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect, is compounded by rising temperatures from global climate...
by Claire Suh | Aug 16, 2019 | Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
Photo Credits: Marc-Olivier Jodoin on Unsplash. Originally posted on the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness website. As Montréal cools down from a boiling weekend during which Environment Canada warned of humidex values reaching a high of 45 degrees, the...
by Amy Weinfurter | Jun 24, 2019 | Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
The Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI), which measures cities’ environmental performance at the neighborhood scale, will soon grow from 30 to more than 160 cities. Two upcoming events will preview these additions to the Index. Data-Driven Lab Research...
by Amy Weinfurter | Dec 13, 2018 | Big Data, Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index
“I think data is power — but, more importantly, data is latent power. To actually unlock it is a tricky exercise.” These comments, from UN Habitat’s Robert Kehew, helped kick off the launch of the Urban Environment and Social Inclusion Index (UESI) on December 6...
