In the week from April 22-28, the municipality of Höchberg in the western district of Würzburg organized a Climate Action Week and dedicated various activities to the question of how climate adaptation can be implemented and lived at the municipal level. As part of this action week, the environmental advisory board, in which one of the EORC team members is active, presented various topics on Sunday (28.04.2024). For example, the possibilities and potential of satellite and UAS-supported data analysis and information gathering were discussed with interested members of the public. The public showed great interest and appreciated EORC’s presence at the event.
Urbanization in China – A review of 12 years of research
The world has experienced a tremendous wave of urbanization. In 1975, 37.7% of the world's population lived in urban areas; 50 years later in 2025, this figure has risen to 58.3%. In China, in particular, the dynamics were even more dramatic: in 1975, only 17.4% of...