Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand and the capital of Chiang Mai Province. The city’s location on the Ping River and its proximity to major trading routes contributed to its historical importance as the capital of the Lanna Kingdom. Chiang Mai was founded in CE 1296 and was built as a walled […]
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Protected: Flood Early Warning System for the City of Manado, North Sulawesi
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Mapping Inundation Areas for Sustainable Drainage and Waterlogging Management in Urban Areas of Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Vietnam is prone to the negative impacts of climate change due to its topography and the tropical monsoon climate. Unfortunately, infrastructure in the Mekong Delta Region is poor and unable to keep up with the impacts. An Giang is the upstream province of the Delta, thus the water depth and duration of the flooding are […]
Enhancing Disaster Preparedness of Lakeshore Communities in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines
Calamba is the largest city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is the regional center of the Calabarzon Region, and in 2020, it was home to a population of 539,671. The city is part of the province that has been identified as one of the most vulnerable to climate change. Despite the various measures […]
Protected: Flood Early Warning System for the City of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Indiana University and Orange County collaborate to solve local challenges
Orange County leaders enlist the help of IU students and faculty across disciplines for a range of crucial community projects […]
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University of St. Thomas students improve their transit system through their learning
The Twin Cities’ primary public transit service, Metro Transit, provides 1.5 million weekly rides across 188 jurisdictions with an efficient and accessible network of bus, commuter rail, and light rail transit. The organization is a vital community resource, connecting residents of the region to work, home, school, and each other. Metro Transit is an integral […]
Empowering Community Income Diversification through Sustainable Smart Farming by Academia Resources
Even though the State of Penang is experiencing urban expansion, a large part of the state has desakota characteristics (urban and agricultural forms of land use coexist). In the town of Permatang Pauh, Seberang Perai District, there are 4,070 hectares of agricultural land, with an estimated 2,000 farmers. Many of these farmers engage in wet-rice […]
Zero-Waste towards a Sustainable Community
The Zero-Waste towards a Sustainable Community project was created to help the community to establish a waste management programme that suits the community well, trains the community on best practices of waste management toward zero waste, and increases community awareness of waste management. The Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), has […]
Public Green Space GIS in Hat Yai Municipality
Hat Yai Municipality plans to transform itself into a “Green City” while developing protocols to deal with its vulnerabilities. Even before COVID-19 impacted the municipality, it was already facing extensive challenges due to climate change and its location and elevation. The municipality plans to embrace flexibility in future urban design, taking potential disruptions into account. […]
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