La jornada Aprenem del Glòria al delta: mapes de risc d’inundació i component marinaes, organitzat per Interfase y Taula del Llobregat realitzarà la tarda del 23 de setembre de 2021, de 16:30 a 19:00. Continue reading “Jornada: Aprenem del Glòria al delta del Llobregat, 23 setembre 2021”
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57% of Barcelona residents are exposed to excess noise
A new report – published by Barcelona’s Public Health Agency with contributions from INTERFASE and UAB researchers – found that 57% of the city’s residents are exposed to noise levels that are harmful to health as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). Continue reading “57% of Barcelona residents are exposed to excess noise”
Experts in Arctic communities meet in Barcelona
The UAB’s CER-ARCTIC Research Centre organized the past 24-27 April 2018 in Barcelona the 1st ARCTIC research Week, with the participation of renowned experts in Arctic communities.
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Interfase-UAB participates in the ESPON seminar ‘Transforming Territorial Thinking Through Digitalisation”
Interfase-UAB has participated in the ESPON seminar focused on ‘Transforming Territorial Thinking Through Digitalisation”, representing two ongoing projects: ESPON 2020 Database Portal and ESPON GRETA. Continue reading “Interfase-UAB participates in the ESPON seminar ‘Transforming Territorial Thinking Through Digitalisation””
Europe is losing seasonal sea ice faster than perennial
Walruses, belugas and narwhals are the most affected marine mammal species
According to the preliminary results of an ongoing research where Joan Parera and Raquel Ubach are developing a new indicator for monitoring sea ice extent, seasonal sea ice is declining faster than perennial. Continue reading “Europe is losing seasonal sea ice faster than perennial”
The UAB Opens New Arctic Research Centre
The UAB inaugurated its new CER ARCTIC research centre, unique in the whole of Spain in this area and innovative in research that is respectful with and to local Arctic communities. Directed by UAB professor and INTERFASE team researcher Françoise Breton, the centre will focus particularly on the global changes and their impact on the local population. Continue reading “The UAB Opens New Arctic Research Centre”
Children of ’92 – the impact of the Barcelona Olympics 25 years on
Antònia Casellas is featured in an RTVE documentary on the 25th of anniversary of the Olympic Games held in Barcelona in 1992. Continue reading “Children of ’92 – the impact of the Barcelona Olympics 25 years on”
Gestionant l’exposició al soroll a Europa
La contaminació acústica representa un alt risc per a la salut humana i mediambiental. Aquesta comunicació presenta les dades actualitzades sobre el nombre de persones exposades a la contaminació acústica ambiental a Europa, així com un nou resum de les mesures que s’utilitzen en els Estats membres per a la gestió del soroll. Continue reading “Gestionant l’exposició al soroll a Europa”
SSS! Setmana sense soroll, del 24 al 30 d’abril
Interfase UAB col·labora amb la 1a Setmana Sense Soroll. Continue reading “SSS! Setmana sense soroll, del 24 al 30 d’abril”
Copernicus Land: improving the road network within Functional Urban Areas
The European Copernicus programme, previously known as Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is an EU-wide programme that aims to support policymakers, business, and citizens with improved environmental information. Copernicus integrates satellite and in-situ data with modeling to provide user-focused information services.
UAB is leading the Copernicus task EEA/IDM/15/010 under the ETC-ULS consortium including partners from Luxembourg (Space4Environment) and Hungary (FÖMI).
The aim and name of the task is to “Assess the completeness, up to datedness and accessibility to existing road network databases within a selection of Functional Urban Areas of Urban Atlas 2012.” Continue reading “Copernicus Land: improving the road network within Functional Urban Areas”